P. S. Vinod is Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films. His notable works include Aaranya Kaandam (2010), Panjaa (2011), Manam (2014), Oopiri (2015), Dhruva (2016), Vikram Vedha (2017), Super Deluxe (2019), Ala Vaikuntapuramulo (2020), and Sita Ramam (2022). Vinod received the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South for his work on Manam and Oopiri.
Career He did the majority of the apex commercials in India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, now called the MGR Film Institute. After he graduated from the institute, he assisted veteran cinematographer Santosh Sivan. He was then signed by director Vasanth for two of his successive Tamil films, Appu and Rhythm. Subsequently, he did a few well known films in Bollywood. His second Hindi film Musafir got him a Zee Film Awards nomination. His work in Striker (2010) was praised by critics.
He was chosen by choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan to film her third directorial Tees Maar Khan. Vinod's work in the film was lauded by critics, with the film being selected by Rediff as one of the most good looking Bollywood films of 2010. He has worked on two Tamil films, the gangster film Aaranya Kaandam that won The Grand Jury Award for Best Film at South Asian International Film Festival, and the romantic comedy Kadhal 2 Kalyanam. He won the Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer for the former. The latter that marks actor Arya's brother Sathya's debut has been severely delayed and slated to release in 2012.
Filmography Year Title Language Notes2000 AppuTamil 2000 Rhythm 2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Hindi 2004 Musafir 2005 Neal 'n' Nikki My Wife's Murder 2009 What If... English 2010 Striker Hindi Tees Maar Khan Aaranya Kaandam Tamil 2011 Panjaa Telugu 2013 David Hindi Bullett Raja 2014 Manam Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – SouthNominated–SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu 2016 Soggade Chinni Nayana Oopiri / ThozhaTelugu / TamilBilingual film; Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South DhruvaTelugu 2017 Vikram Vedha Tamil Hello Telugu 2018 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava 2019 Super Deluxe Tamil Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Cinematographer 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Telugu 2021 Vakeel Saab 2022 Attack Hindi Sita Ramam TeluguNominated–SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu Vikram Vedha Hindi Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography2024Guntur KaaramTelugu Shot about 50% of the film2027
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