Tirru

S. Thirunavukarasu (born 21 July 1966), better known mononymously as Tirru, is an Indian cinematographer from Tamil Nadu. He received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in 24 (2017).

Born in Mullukuruchi a village, he became interested in photography while studying science in college. He assisted his cousin, a dentist by profession, in the latter's passion for nature photography. He is married to an architect in Chennai and they have two children.

Tirru's films are predominantly in the Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. He had initially worked as an associate to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram.

He also co-wrote the screenplay of the Malayalam film Mission 90 Days with director Major Ravi.

He is also well known in the field of television commercials having shot more than 1000 commercials in the last 15 years. He has worked with almost all the major advertising production houses in India.

• Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South and V. Shantharam Award for Kanchivaram (2008)
• National Film Award for Best Cinematography for 24 (2017)