Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
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The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
for Tamil
(Kollywood
) films.
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The awards are decided by a committee headed by...
for Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
(Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
) films.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.| Year | Cinematographer | Film |
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| 2008 | Arthur Wilson Arthur A. Wilson Arthur Wilson is a cinematographer from India. He has also worked in many Tamil films like Rhythm, Anbe Sivam,Panchathanthiram,Vanathai pola,V.I.P,Shajahan, Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi and Pammal K. Sambandam. He is well known in the movie Naan Kadavul. His latest movie is Bala's Avan-Ivan-References:... |
Naan Kadavul Naan Kadavul Naan Kadavul is a 2009 Indian Tamil film co-written and directed by Bala, based on the Tamil novel Yezhaam Ulagam by Jayamohan who also penned the dialogues for the film. The film stars Arya and Pooja in the lead roles... |
| 2007 | Nirav Shah Nirav Shah Nirav Shah is an acclaimed Indian cinematographer. He has worked on a number of major box office hits in Hindi and Tamil since his debut with the 2004 Hindi film Paisa Vasool.-Career:... |
Billa Billa (2007 film) Billa is a 2007 Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Based on the 1980 Tamil film of the same name and the 2006 Hindi film, Don: The Chase Begins Again, it was adapted by the director, who rewrote portions of the film from the original... |
| 2006 | Ravi Varman Ravi Varman Varman, ISC, is a celebrated Director Of Photography of India. He has shot many award-winning films in Indian languages of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English. Known for his realistic picturization and poetic framing sense, Ravi Varman began his career in Malayalam films... |
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu The soundtrack of the film consists of 5 songs, composed by Harris Jayaraj and the songs were appreciated very much as soon as the audio was launched. Behindwoods was highly pleased with the album commenting,"The album has not let down expectations. It is the usual mix by Harris... |
| 2005 | R. D. Rajasekhar | Ghajini Ghajini Ghajini is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss released on October 14, 2005. The film stars Suriya, Asin, Nayantara, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan. It was dubbed and released in Telugu by Allu Aravind in November 2005, and both versions enjoyed critical and... |
| 2004 | Kannan | Kangalal Kaithu Sei |
| 2003 | N. K. Ekambaram N. K. Ekambaram N. K. Ekhambram is a cinematographer in Kollywood, who has recently filmed the successful Tamil E. He shot to fame through the critically acclaimed, award winning Tamil movie "Iyarkai". He has teamed up twice with Director S.P.Jananathan. Their association has given two visually breathtaking films;... |
Iyarkai Iyarkai Iyarkai is an award-winning debut film in Tamil directed by S. P. Jananathan. N. K. Ekambaram, also a relatively newcomer in the field of cinematography, served as the film's cinematographer. The film stars Shaam, Arun Vijay, Kutti Radhika and Seema Biswas. This film was a low-budget production... |
| 2002 | Arjun Jena | Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus is South Indian Tamil film released in 2002. directed and produced by kathir under the banner sound&light studios The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman... |
| 2001 | R. Rathnavelu R. Rathnavelu Randy Rathnavelu is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films including Thirumalai , Vaaranam Aayiram, and Enthiran.... |
Nandha Nandha The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, son of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja, who usually scores the music for a Bala film. The soundtrack was released on 21 October 2001 at Hotel Connemara, Chennai by actor Kamal Haasan and director Bharathiraja. It features 6 tracks, out of which two were... |
| 2000 | Ananda Kuttan | Kannukkul Nilavu Kannukkul Nilavu Kannukkul Nilavu is a 2000 Indian Tamil language film starring Vijay, Raghuvaran, Srividya, Kaveri and Shalini.-Plot:Gautham Prabhakar meets Dr.Rajasekhar , a psychologist, his daughter Hema and her friends, Surya & Chandru . He has memories of a girl named Gayathri , who he met briefly and... |
| 1999 | Ilavarasu Ilavarasu Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer-turned-actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in... |
Manam Virumbuthe Unnai |
| 1998 | Annadurai | Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Vikraman which stars Karthik and Roja in the lead roles, with Ajith Kumar in a guest appearance. The film also marked supporting actor Ramesh Khanna's debut as an actor, while Moulee and Madhan Bob played other supporting roles... |
| 1997 | Thangar Bachan | Kaalamellam Kadhal Vazhga |
| 1996 | Arthur Wilson Arthur A. Wilson Arthur Wilson is a cinematographer from India. He has also worked in many Tamil films like Rhythm, Anbe Sivam,Panchathanthiram,Vanathai pola,V.I.P,Shajahan, Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi and Pammal K. Sambandam. He is well known in the movie Naan Kadavul. His latest movie is Bala's Avan-Ivan-References:... |
Sundara Purushan Sundara Purushan Sundara Purushan is a Tamil film starring Livingston and Rambha in lead role that became a runaway hit and no one expected the movie to do business as it did. Livingston till then, acted only as a villain or a sidekick but the movie did wonders for him and his image... |
| 1995 | Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema.... |
Indira Indira (film) Indira is a 1995 Tamil film co-written and directed by Suhasini Manirathnam. It stars Anu Hasan in the title role. Its score and well acclaimed soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. Although not a runaway success in Tamil Nadu, the film did well in Tokyo, Japan upon release... |
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| 1992 | Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, and producer who has worked in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi cinema.... |
Roja Roja Roja is a 1992 Tamil political drama, romance film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu.... |
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| 1977 | Babu | Kaatrinile Varum Geetham |
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