B. Kannan

B. Kannan
B. Kannan
Born	Bhimsingh Kannan; Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1981–present
Relatives	A. Bhimsingh (father); B. Lenin (brother);

B. Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in Tamil and Malayalam films.He is known for his association with Director Bharathiraja and is famously referred as "Bharathirajvin Kangal" (Bharathirajas's Eyes)

Personal life

Kannan is the son of film-maker A. Bhimsingh and the younger brother of editor B. Lenin.He is married to Kanchana and has two daughters namely MadhuMathi and Janani (Married to Dinesh Jayapalan - IT Professional and has a daughter Thiyara).

Career

Kannan is known for his recurrent association with Bharathiraja.^[1]

Filmography

Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978)
Nizhalgal (1980)
Alaigal Oivathillai (1981)
Tik Tik Tik (1981)
Kaadhal Oviyam (1982)
Valibamey Vaa Vaa (1982)
Mann Vasanai (1983)
Pudhumai Penn (1984)
Muthal Mariyathai (1985)
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985)
Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986)
Vedham Pudhithu (1987)
Kodi Parakuthu (1988)
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu (1988)
Soora Samhaaram (1988)
En Uyir Thozhan (1990)
Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991)
Nadodi Thendral (1992)
Captain Magal (1993)
Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993)
Karuththamma (1994)
Priyanka (1994)
Pasumpon (1995)
Senathipathi (1996)
Kadal Pookkal (2001)
Looty (2001)
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2003)
Vishwa Thulasi (2004)
Ayul Regai (2005)
Bommalattam (2008)
Uliyin Osai (2011)
Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011)
Thugs Of Malgudi (2018)

Awards

He has won the Shantaram Award for Best Cinematography for his work in Kadal Pookkal in 2001.^[2] He is also a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer twice for Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) and Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2004).

References

^ S. R., Ashok Kumar (16 July 2005). "Enjoyable tunes". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ Ahmed, Feroze (10 November 2002). "Winners, yes, but the race is on..." The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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[1] S. R., Ashok Kumar (16 July 2005). "Enjoyable tunes". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

[2] Ahmed, Feroze (10 November 2002). "Winners, yes, but the race is on..." The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
1968–1980	P. N. Sundaram (1968) Marcus Bartley (1969) Amirtham (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) Babu (1977–78) A. Somasundaram, Nallusamy / Gnanasekar, Tiwary (1978–79) B. S. Lokanath (1979–80) Ashok Kumar (1980–81)
1981–2000	B. Kannan (1981–82) Soumendu Roy (1982–83) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Ajayan Vincent (1988) Ashok Kumar (1989) Abdul Rahman (1990) Raghunatha Reddy (1991) Santosh Sivan (1992) M. C. Shekar (1993) Jeeva (1994) Santosh Sivan (1995) Arthur A. Wilson (1996) Thangar Bachan (1997) Annadurai (1998) Ilavarasu (1999) Ananda Kuttan (2000)
2001–present	R. Rathnavelu (2001) Arjun Jena (2002) N. K. Ekambaram (2003) B. Kannan (2004) R. D. Rajasekhar (2005) Ravi Varman (2006) Nirav Shah (2007) Arthur A. Wilson (2008) Manoj Paramahamsa (2009) Santosh Sivan / V. Manikandan (2010) Balasubramaniem (2011) M. Sukumar (2012) Siddharth (2013) Nirav Shah (2014) Ramji (2015)