Vijay Kartik Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He is highly regarded for his work in Doctor (2021), Jailer (2023), and Daaku Maharaaj (2025).
Personal life On 16 March 2022, Vijay married fellow cinematographer Yamini Yagnamurthy after being in a relationship for a few years.
Career 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.
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.
Filmography
All films are in Tamil, unless mentioned otherwise.
+YearFilmNotesRef. 2015 Bench Talkies Segment: Madhu2016Darling 22017KalkiShort film2019SindhubaadhAadaiSillu KaruppattiAnthology film2021Doctor2022Kaathuvaakula Rendu KaadhalCredited for interior shotsGulu Gulu2023RavanasuraTelugu film; Debut in Telugu cinemaJailer2025Daaku MaharaajTelugu film20262027Telugu film
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