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V. Manikandan
Born	Velayutham Manikandan (1968-01-13) 13 January 1968 (age 56) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Madras Film Institute
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer Director of Photography

V. Manikandan is a leading cinematographer who has worked as the cinematographer for a number of major box office hits in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam. He is an ad film cinematographer with more than 3000 ad films to his credit.

He won the Best Cinematographer award at the Filmfare Awards South for the movie Anniyan. His debut movie was Atharmam (Tamil) in 1994. He has worked with directors Priyadarshan, Mani Ratnam and S. Shankar. At a function, Mani Ratnam said, "Yes - he is one of the good cinematographers in India". V. Manikandan was nominated for the Asia Pacific Cine Awards(ASPA) for his work in Raavanan/Raavan 2010 for Best Cinematography. He won the Apsara Award for best cinematography for Raavan in 2011. He is the younger brother of Artist V. Jeevananthan, A National Awardee for his Book On Cinema 'Thiraicheelai' in the National Film Awards 2010.

Filmography

Additional cinematography

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

• 2005 Won for Best Cinematography for the film Anniyan
• 2007 Nominated for Best Cinematography for the film Om Shanti Om

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

• 2011 Won Best Cinematography Award for the film Raavan

International

Asia Pacific Cine Awards(ASPA)

• 2010 Nominated for Best Cinematography for the film Raavanan

Annual Central European Bollywood Awards

• 2012 Won Best Cinematography Award for the film Ra.One

References

1. "Agnyaathavaasi movie review: Pawan Kalyan film is a bumpy ride with under-utilised potential". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
2. Anil, Revathy (11 April 2023). "Salman Khan 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Bhai Jaan' Movie Trailer Is Here". News Portal. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

External links

• Manikandan at IMDb

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