Vetri (cinematographer)
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Vetri Palanisamy | |
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| Born | Vetri Palanisamy |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Director of photography |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Parent | N. S. Palanisamy (father) |
Vetri Palanisamy is an Indian cinematographer who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries. He is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.[1] He is known for his work in films such as Souryam, Muni 2: Kanchana, Veeram, Vedalam, Viswasam and Annaatthe.
Early life and career
[edit]Vetri hails from a village located in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu. 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.[1]
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), Vivegam (2017), and Viswasam (2019).[2] The pair had earlier studied together at M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 2007 | Agaram | Tamil | Debut |
| Rameswaram | |||
| 2008 | Thenavattu | ||
| Souryam | Telugu | Debut in Telugu cinema | |
| 2009 | Maasilamani | Tamil | |
| Sankham | Telugu | ||
| 2011 | Venghai | Tamil | |
| Muni 2: Kanchana | Tamil | ||
| Vellore Maavattam | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Daruvu | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Ya Ya | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Veeram | [1] | |
| Loukyam | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | Vedalam | Tamil | [1] |
| 2017 | Vivegam | ||
| Oxygen | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Viswasam | Tamil | |
| Kanchana 3 | Tamil | ||
| Chanakya | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Laxmii | Hindi | Debut in Hindi cinema |
| 2021 | Annaatthe | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Ramabanam | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Kanguva | Tamil | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Nathan, Archana (23 July 2017). "Ajith is an even bigger star off-screen, says 'Vivegam' cinematographer Vetri Palanisamy". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ S. R. ASHOK KUMAR. "Showbitz". The Hindu.
- ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (22 July 2023). "DT Next Exclusive: Kanguva is sheer happiness, says director Siva". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.