Vijay Kartik Kannan

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Vijay Kartik Kannan
Vijay kartik kannan while filming Aadai
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2016–present
SpouseYamini Yagnamurthy

Vijay Kartik Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Tamil film industry.[1]

Personal life[edit]

On 16 March 2022, Vijay married fellow cinematographer Yamini Yagnamurthy after being in a relationship for a few years.[2]

Career[edit]

Vijay Kartik started his career in cinematography with the Tamil horror film, Darling 2 (2016). After a brief gap, In 2018, Sivakarthikeyan had offered him to work as the cinematographer for his maiden production venture, Kanaa (2018) where he had to decline the offer as he was not confident in completing the film in the specified time. Later, he worked as the cinematographer in Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor (2021), directed by Nelson.[3]

Vijay Kartik worked on Aadai (2019) directed by his long-term friend Rathna Kumar whom he knew for more than 13 years and also worked on Vijay Sethupathi's Sindhubaadh (2019) the same year.[1]

He is also known for his work in Sillu Karupatti (2019), Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022), Ravansura (2023) and Jailer (2023).

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Language Notes Ref.
2016 Darling 2 Tamil Debut [4]
2017 Kalki Tamil Short film [5]
2019 Sindhubaadh Tamil
Aadai Tamil [1]
Sillu Karuppatti Tamil Anthology film
2021 Doctor Tamil [3]
2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Tamil Credited for interior shots [6]
Gulu Gulu Tamil [7]
2023 Ravanasura Telugu Debut in Telugu cinema [8]
Jailer Tamil [9]
2024 NBK109 Telugu

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "'Aadai' DoP Vijay Kartik Kannan says cinematography is like a sine wave". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "Tamil film cinematographers - Vijay Kartik Kannan and Yamini Yagnamurthy ties the knot". The Times of India. 2022-03-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "Vijay Kartik Kannan: Controlling laughter was the biggest challenge while filming Doctor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2016-04-01). "'Darling 2' movie review: Live audience response". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ "Kishore and Yasmin in Kalki directed by Dhilip". Behindwoods. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ "'Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal is a decidedly colourful film'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ^ Desk, Online (2022-07-12). "Red Giant Movies to present Santhanam's 'Gulu Gulu' in TN". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ^ "Ravi Teja's Ravanasura first glimpse is here". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ^ "Jailer': Rajinikanth's next with Nelson wraps up shoot". The Hindu. 2023-06-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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