Vetri (cinematographer)
Vetri Palanisamy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vetri Palanisamy Palladam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Director of photography |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Parent(s) | N. S. Palanisamy (father) Rathinam (mother) |
Vetri Palanisamy is an Indian cinematographer who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries.[1] He is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. He is known for his work in films such as Souryam, Muni 2: Kanchana, Veeram and Vedalam.[2]
Early life and Career
After completing the Diploma in film Technology in Cinematography Vetri started assisting with Cinematographer S. Saravanan in the films like Aahaa, Auto Driver, Sangamam, Oruvan, Vallarasu,Maayi. Vetri made his debut as a cinematographer in the film Agaram and then he got a break with the action drama film Thenavattu (2008), before working on the comedy Maasilamani (2009) and the successful horror film, Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) with Raghava Lawrence. Vetri has often collaborated with director Siva and has been a part of his Telugu films, souryam(2008) Sankham (2009) and Daruvu (2012), as well as his Tamil films with Ajith Kumar, Veeram(2014), Vedalam(2015) and Vivegam(2017). The pair had earlier studied together at Adyar Film Institute.[3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Agaram | Tamil | T. Nagarajan |
| Rameswaram | S. Selvam | ||
| 2008 | Thenavattu | V. V. Kathir | |
| Souryam | Telugu | Siva | |
| 2009 | Maasilamani | Tamil | R. N. R. Manohar |
| Sankham | Telugu | Siva | |
| 2011 | Venghai | Tamil | Hari |
| Muni 2: Kanchana | Tamil/Telugu | Raghava Lawrence | |
| Vellore Maavattam | Tamil | R. N. R. Manohar | |
| 2012 | Daruvu | Telugu | Siva |
| 2013 | Ya Ya | Tamil | I. Rajasekar |
| 2014 | Veeram | Siva | |
| Loukyam | Telugu | Sriwass | |
| 2015 | Vedalam | Tamil | Siva |
| 2017 | Vivegam | ||
| Oxygen | Telugu | A. M. Jyothi Krishna | |
| 2019 | Viswasam | Tamil | Siva |
| Kanchana 3 | Tamil | Raghava Lawrence | |
| Chanakya | Telugu | Thiru | |
| 2020 | Laxmmi Bomb | Hindi | Raghava Lawrence |
| Annaatthe | Tamil | Siva |
References
- ^ "Vetri - Profile - CineUlagam". CineUlagam.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Cinematographer Vetri (Cinematographer) - News, Photos & Videos - Silverscreen, Tamil Movies". Silverscreen.in.
- ^ S. R. ASHOK KUMAR. "Showbitz". The Hindu.
- ^ S. R. ASHOK KUMAR. "Great expectations". The Hindu.