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Vishnu Thandassery (വിഷ്ണു തണ്ടാശ്ശേരി; born November 19, 1991) is an Indian Cinematographer and Photographer, best known for the photos of Bangalore Days, Premam, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi and Iyobinte Pusthakam. He assisted Sameer Thahir in cinematography for Priyadarshan's Sila Samayangalil and debuted as cinematographer for documentary film Sarah Thaha Thoufeek.

Early life and education
Vishnu completed diploma in animation and visual effects and later moved on to photography.

Career
Vishnu started his career as an assistant still photographer for the film Nidra directed by Sidharth Bharathan. Sameer Thahir cranked camera for the film and Vishnu considers him as his mentor and inspiration.

As assistant photographer
As an assistant photographer, he has done more than ten films including Nidra, Mallu Singh, 916, Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam, Chapters, Ayalum Njanum Thammil, Bavuttiyude Namathil, Mumbai Police, Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal.

Vishnu Thandassery Photography
Vishnu Thandassery is known for the new generation films in Malayalam. His photographs are usually published through his photography page in Facebook. He is an avid traveler and has a collection of travel photography.

Documentary
Vishnu debuted as a cinematographer for the documentary film Sarah Thaha Thoufeek directed by Sarath Kottikkal. The film deals with the religious harmony in Jew Street, Mattanchery. Principal photography of the film started on September 27, 2013 and is all set to release on summer, 2016.

Personal Life
His hometown is Thrissur in Kerala. He is the son of Unnikrishnan and Sheeja. He has a sister named Krishna.