Kodapully Gangadharan Jayan is an Indian cinematographer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He has won a National Film Award, two Kerala State Film Awards, a Kerala Film Critics Award and a Kerala State Television Award. He is a member of Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).

Early life Jayan was born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His father Gangadharan was a radiologist. His uncle Velappan Alappad was a renowned film critic. He did his schooling from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School. He pursued his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Mar Ivanios College and Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram. Jayan went to Film and Television Institute of India for pursuing diploma in cinematography, in where Santosh Sivan was his classmate and Venu was his senior.

Career Jayan began his career in Malayalam cinema with Harikumar's Jaalakam after taking over from Venu, who had to withdraw from the shoot after a couple of days. He continues to work in parallel cinema with directors like T. V. Chandran and Priyanandanan.

Jayan has shot over 1000 documentaries. His work in K. R. Mohanan's documentary Oru Vanavyavasthayude Sheshippukal won him the Kerala State Television Award for Best Videography, the first ever for a documentary in Kerala, and The 18th Elephant, in which he worked with P. Balan, won him the National Film Award for Best Cinematography in non-feature film section. He has also shot 197 episodes for Asianet's landmark travelogue Ente Keralam.

Jayan also worked as a deputy director at the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology from 1990 to 2014. He is currently working as the head of department of cinematography at L. V. Prasad College of Media Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the short film Chennikuthu.

Selected filmography Films +YearFilmDirector1987JaalakamHarikumar1988RugminiK. P. Kumaran1989JaathakamSuresh Unnithan1990MarupuramViji Thampi1999SareeSuma Josson2000SusannaT. V. ChandranKattu Vannu VilichappolSashi Paravoor2001PularvettamHarikumarDanyT. V. Chandran2003Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam2004PravasamKalidas PuthumanaKathavaseshanT. V. ChandranChithariyavarLalji George2006PulijanmamPriyanandananNottamSashi ParavoorDrishtanthamM. P. Sukumaran Nair2007ParadeshiP. T. Kunju Muhammed2009RaamanamM. P. Sukumaran NairBoomi MalayalamT. V. Chandran2010Sufi Paranja KathaPriyanandanan2012IthramathramK. Gopinathan2014NayanaK. N. SasidharanChayilyamManoj KanaJalamshamM. P. Sukumaran Nair2015VidooshakanT. K. Santhosh2016AmoebaManoj Kana2017Crossroad - Lake HouseSashi Paravoor2022Gramavrikshathile KuyilK. P. Kumaran

Documentaries +YearFilmDirector1994Oru Vanavyavasthayude SheshippukalK. R. Mohanan2003The 18th Elephant: Three MonologuesP. Balan2013In Search of our Lost Rice SeedsSuma Josson2016In Return: Just a BookShiny Benjamin2020MaythilK. Gopinathan

Short films +YearFilmDirector2016ChennikuthuHimself

Accolades +YearAwardCategoryWork1994Kerala State Television AwardsBest VideographyVanavyavasthayude Sheshippukal2000Kerala Film Critics Association AwardsBest CinematographerSusanna, Kattu Vannu Vilichappol2001Kerala State Film AwardsBest CinematographyDany2003National Film AwardsBest Cinematography (non-feature film)The 18th Elephant: Three Monologues2009Kerala State Film AwardsBest CinematographySufi Paranja Katha

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