J. Williams

J. Williams

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J. Williams was a celebrated cinematographer of Malayalam cinema. He has also directed a few movies and wrote their scripts as well. Noted character artist of Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Shanthi Williams is his wife. Shanthi is his second wife. They got married in 1979. Williams passed away in 2005. He has done camerawork for more than 50 Malayalam films, apart from directing 10 movies. He entered film scene in the early 1970s and reached the elite list of cinematographers within a few years. Spadikam, Bamboo boys and Thakshasila are some of his last best works.

 
Njaan Ninne Premikkunnu, Thulavarsham, Anubhavam, Vishukani, Sridevi, Pathamudayam, Inspector Balram, Carnival, Dowthyam, Chuvanna Chirakukal, Poojakkedukkaatha Pookkal and Madanolsavam are some of his highly acclaimed works. Known for his sincerity, dedication and hard work, this cinematographer is known for taking many risky shots for movies, at a time when technology was not so developed. Known as the bad man among Malayalam cinematographers of 1980s, he was always seen in an untidy manner and fully addicted to smoking.


Williams’s first marriage left him with a lot of troubles. His broken marriage made him so upset that he even tried to end his life cutting his wrist. In the late 1970s, he got attracted to the glowing character artist, Shanthi and asked her parents’ consent for marriage. However Shanthi objected the marriage as she didn’t like his untidy physical appearance, nomad life and addiction to smoking. His marriage to Shanthi was nothing short of a film script. In fact it resembled the blockbuster movie, Sholay. He got into the terrace of a big storied building and proclaimed that he will commit suicide if Shanthi won’t say yes. Someone informed Shanthi’s family and her father flew to the place. He nodded yes, hearing about his past life, broken marriage, talent and dedication to his work, though it took a lot of time for Shanthi to agree to the marriage.

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Updated: October 16, 2014

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