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Indian cinematographer

Vaidy S.
BornVaidy Somasundaram
Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesVaidy S. Pillai
Alma materM.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2004 – present
Websitehttp://vaidys.com/

Vaidy Somasundaram, also known as Vaidy S., is an Indian cinematographer, who primarily works in the Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries.

Early life and career

After graduating with a gold medal in film technology and cinematography from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai, he debuted as a cinematographer in the Malayalam movie Kanne Madanguka. Then he worked with director A. K. Lohithadas in the movie Kasthuri Maan. Later he joined with the film director Boopathy Pandian in the movie Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam, a box office success. He also worked with Boopathy Pandian in the movies Malaikottai and Pattathu Yaanai.

He is known for his work in movies such as Googly and Rana Vikrama with Pavan Wadeeyar. For Googly, he won a SIIMA Award for Best Kannada Cinematographer.

Vaidy teamed up with Santhosh Ananddram’s directorial debut Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari, which he won SIIMA Award for Best Kannada Cinematographer for the second consecutive year.

His notable works with the director P. C. Shekar are Romeo and Raaga.

Filmography

Year Movie Language
2004 Kanne Madanguka Malayalam
2005 Kadhale En Kadhale Tamil
Kasthuri Maan Tamil
2006 Thiruvilayadal Aarambam Tamil
2007 Marudhamalai Tamil
Malaikottai Tamil
2008 Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu Tamil
2009 Kuthirai Tamil
2010 Kacheri Arambam Tamil
2011 Vaadamalli Malayalam
2012 Njanum Ente Familiyum Malayalam
Romeo Kannada
Manthrikan Malayalam
2013 Googly Kannada
Pattathu Yaanai Tamil
2014 Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari Kannada
2015 Rana Vikrama Kannada
Chirakodinja Kinavukal Malayalam
Masterpiece Kannada
2017 Raaga Kannada
2019 Natasaarvabhowma Kannada
2020 One Malayalam
2022 Raymo Kannada

Awards

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards
  • Best Cinematographer Kannada for Googly
4th South Indian International Movie Awards

Sources

References

  1. "SIIMA AWARDS - 2014 - winners". Siima.in. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "SIIMA AWARDS - 2015 - winners". Siima.in. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "Raaga Movie Review {2.5/5}: Good attempt that can be acknowledged if you like bittersweet love stories of underdogs". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. "Check out the nominees for the Times KAFTA 2017 - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 October 2018.

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