Cinematographer Nivas dead

Kozhikode: Noted cinematographer P S Nivas, who had wielded camera for several films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi, passed away here on Monday. He was 76.
Nivas, who has been living at Engapuzha near here for the last three years, had been under treatment for cancer. He died at the Institute of Palliative Medicine at 11.45am.
He had won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White) for the 1976 Malayalam film ‘Mohiniyaattam’. Nivas is known for his work in films like ‘16 Vayathinile’, ‘Sagara Sangamam’, among others, and had won the Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer instituted by Andhra Pradesh government for the film ‘Nimajjanam’.
He is survived by wife Shobha, son Dawn Nivas and daughters Diana Nivas and Dhanisha Nivas.