Shivaramaiah ramachandra aith popularly known as S.ramachandra.He was a National Award winning Indian cinematographer. In 2006, he was honoured with Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award at the Karnataka State Film Awards. He was recognised as a gifted cinematographer and as a force behind the offbeat films in Kannada cinema.He died on 10/1/2011. His famous films are rocky,dev eeri,beru nad grahana.