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Vetri (cinematographer)

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Vetri Palanisamy
Born
Vetri Palanisamy

Alma materFilm and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
OccupationDirector of photography
Years active2007-present
ParentN. 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

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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

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Year Film Language Notes
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ S. R. ASHOK KUMAR. "Showbitz". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (22 July 2023). "DT Next Exclusive: Kanguva is sheer happiness, says director Siva". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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