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In 2011, his third directorial ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'', starring [[Jiiva]], [[Ajmal Ameer]], [[Piaa Bajpai]] and [[Karthika Nair]] released to very positive response from media and public. One of the critics neatly summarized it by saying "For an audience numbed by predictable Kollywood potboilers week after week, here is an original offering from KV Anand, a fearless filmmaker who doesn't insult your intelligence. He is able to cater to the needs of both the elite as well as mass audiences, which should be applauded." Anand's fourth directorial venture saw his collaborate with [[Suriya]] again in ''[[Maattrraan]]'' (2012), and was inspired to make the film after watching a documentary about the conjoined twins [[Chang and Eng Bunker]]. While preparing the script, he worked closely with a team of doctors to ensure the medical condition of open-heart transplant, as shown in the film, could be showcased as realistic as possible.<ref name="ss"/> However, the movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics and became a success at the box office.
In 2011, his third directorial ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'', starring [[Jiiva]], [[Ajmal Ameer]], [[Piaa Bajpai]] and [[Karthika Nair]] released to very positive response from media and public. One of the critics neatly summarized it by saying "For an audience numbed by predictable Kollywood potboilers week after week, here is an original offering from KV Anand, a fearless filmmaker who doesn't insult your intelligence. He is able to cater to the needs of both the elite as well as mass audiences, which should be applauded." Anand's fourth directorial venture saw his collaborate with [[Suriya]] again in ''[[Maattrraan]]'' (2012), and was inspired to make the film after watching a documentary about the conjoined twins [[Chang and Eng Bunker]]. While preparing the script, he worked closely with a team of doctors to ensure the medical condition of open-heart transplant, as shown in the film, could be showcased as realistic as possible.<ref name="ss"/> However, the movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics and became a success at the box office.
His fifth directorial ''[[Anegan]]'' (2015) starring [[Dhanush]], [[Amyra Dastur]] and [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] in the leading roles was released on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews and became a commercial success.
His fifth directorial ''[[Anegan]]'' (2015) starring [[Dhanush]], [[Amyra Dastur]] and [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] in the leading roles was released on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews and became a commercial success.
Later he planned to make a script for [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] by the same for [[Dulquer Salman]]. Moreover, the project has been delayed he planned to make a script for [[Kamal Hassan]] after his forthcoming venture of [[Vijay Sethupathi]] starrer project ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' (2017).Kavan released to positive reviews.His next work Kaapan(2019) released to mixed and lukewarm reviews.The Times Of India cited it as lackluster
Later he planned to make a script for [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] by the same for [[Dulquer Salman]]. Moreover, the project has been delayed he planned to make a script for [[Kamal Hassan]] after his forthcoming venture of [[Vijay Sethupathi]] starrer project ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' (2017).Kavan released to positive reviews. His next work Kaapan(2019) released to mixed and lukewarm reviews. The Times Of India cited it as lackluster.


==Style of working==
==Style of working==

Revision as of 00:35, 12 March 2021

K. V. Anand
Born (1966-10-30) 30 October 1966 (age 58)[1]
Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materDG Vaishnav College, Chennai
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, Film director, Writer, Photographer
Years active1994-present
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Cinematography (1994)

K. V. Anand (born 1966) is an Indian cinematographer, film director and former photo journalist, working mainly in the Tamil Film Industry. After a short period as a journalist, he became a cinematographer in the early 1990s, working for about fifteen films in the Southern and Bollywood industries. Anand won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his debut film as a cinematographer, Thenmavin Kombath, In 2005, Anand turned film director with the critically acclaimed Kana Kandaen. He is the founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC)

Early life

Anand was born in Chennai, India to Venkatesan and Anasuya Venkatesan . His childhood days were spent in Pulicat. He graduated with Bachelor's degree in Physics from DG Vaishnav College in June 1986 followed by Master's degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College, Chennai. During his college days Anand participated in annual trekking expeditions in the Himalayas. His exploratory trips to various remote locations in India triggered his passion for photography. Anand participated in inter-collegiate, state and national level photography contests. His visual images earned him numerous photography awards.

Career

Photo journalist (1988–1992)

Anand worked as a freelance photo journalist for leading newspapers and magazines such as Kalki, India Today, Illustrated Weekly, Aside and other national publications. Within a short period of time, his photos were published in more than 200 magazine covers and had taken photos of 10 Chief Ministers in close quarters. Anand continued to freelance in industrial photography, advertisements and cover pages for fictional Tamil novels.

Cinematographer

Anand met cinematographer P. C. Sreeram and expressed his interest to work for him as an assistant. He joined him, serving as an apprentice for Sreeram's film such as Gopura Vasalile, Amaran, Meera, Devar Magan and Thiruda Thiruda. Actually, he joined as the sixth assistant to Sreeram when Jeeva, another prominent figure in cinematography was the first assistant to Sreeram. When director Priyadarshan had approached P. C. Sreeram to work on his Malayalam film, Thenmavin Kombath (1994), he was unavailable and thus recommended Anand to be given the opportunity. The film received positive reviews and Anand won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his debut venture, with the award committee noting he showed "outstanding cinematography executed with sincerity, imagination and flexibility".[2] Anand's first Tamil film was the romantic drama Kadhal Desam (1996), which also won critical acclaim for showcasing Chennai in a futuristic mould. He also then teamed up with director Shankar for the production of the political thriller Mudhalvan (2000), winning appreciation for his experimental camera ramping and the general grandeur.[3]

Anand has wielded the camera for 14 films in languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. His final work as a cinematographer came with Sivaji (2007), the Rajinikanth-starrer directed by Shankar, the most expensive Tamil film ever made at the time of release.

Film director

He then turned a film director with Kana Kandaen (2005), and his second film turned out to be a Blockbuster Ayan (2009), an action entertainer set on the backdrop of the Indo-African drug smuggling trade, with Suriya and Tamannaah in the lead roles.[4] The film opened in April 2009 to positive review, and the year's highest-grossing Tamil language film.[5]

In 2011, his third directorial Ko, starring Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Piaa Bajpai and Karthika Nair released to very positive response from media and public. One of the critics neatly summarized it by saying "For an audience numbed by predictable Kollywood potboilers week after week, here is an original offering from KV Anand, a fearless filmmaker who doesn't insult your intelligence. He is able to cater to the needs of both the elite as well as mass audiences, which should be applauded." Anand's fourth directorial venture saw his collaborate with Suriya again in Maattrraan (2012), and was inspired to make the film after watching a documentary about the conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker. While preparing the script, he worked closely with a team of doctors to ensure the medical condition of open-heart transplant, as shown in the film, could be showcased as realistic as possible.[3] However, the movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics and became a success at the box office. His fifth directorial Anegan (2015) starring Dhanush, Amyra Dastur and Karthik in the leading roles was released on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Later he planned to make a script for Vijay by the same for Dulquer Salman. Moreover, the project has been delayed he planned to make a script for Kamal Hassan after his forthcoming venture of Vijay Sethupathi starrer project Kavan (2017).Kavan released to positive reviews. His next work Kaapan(2019) released to mixed and lukewarm reviews. The Times Of India cited it as lackluster.

Style of working

Anand has collaborated with composer Harris Jayaraj, editor Anthony and script writers Subha for several of his ventures, describing them as "constant fixtures". While noting he shares a good rapport with Jayaraj, he has stated that Anthony is like his "alter ego" and "his biggest critic", with the pair often working closely during the post-production stages of films.[3] He met the writer duo Suresh and Bala of Subha, during his stint as a photo journalist with the magazine, India Today. Jagan has been a part in most of his films. Despite being a cinematographer himself, Anand opts not to wield the camera for his own ventures and has actively tried to select different cinematographers for each of his projects, like Soundararajan. S, M. S. Prabhu, Richard M. Nathan, Om Prakash and Abhinandan Ramanujam.

During the script-writing process, Anand often finishes up to six drafts, though mentions he rarely "locks his script", suggesting it is always open to changes for improvisations on the shooting spot. He often rephrases dialogues; and sometimes has invented titles during the drafting process, being constantly on the lookout for short and crisp titles. His titles are usually in Chaste Tamil, such as Ayan, Ko, Anegan and Kavan.[3]

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year Film Language
1994 Thenmavin Kombath Malayalam
Minnaram Malayalam
1995 Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam Telugu
1996 Kadhal Desam Tamil
1997 Chandralekha Malayalam
1997 Nerukku Ner Tamil
1998 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna Hindi
1999 Mudhalvan Tamil
2000 Josh Hindi
2001 Nayak: The Real Hero Hindi
2002 Virumbugiren Tamil
The Legend of Bhagat Singh Hindi
2003 Boys Tamil
2004 Chellamae Tamil
2004 Khakee Hindi
2007 Sivaji Tamil
2007 Herova? Zerova? Tamil

As director

Year Film
2005 Kana Kandaen Srikanth, Gopika, Prithviraj
2009 Ayan Suriya, Tamanna, Prabhu
2011 Ko Jeeva, Ajmal, Karthika Nair
2012 Maattrraan Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal
2015 Anegan Dhanush, Amyra Dastur, Karthik
2017 Kavan Vijay Sethupathi, T.Rajendar, Vikranth, Madonna Sebastian
2019 Kaappaan Suriya, Mohanlal, Arya, Sayyeshaa, Poorna

As actor

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1995 Thenmavin Kombath National Film Award for Best Cinematography Won [2]
1997 Kadhal Desam Screen Award for Best Cinematography Won
2001 Josh Screen Award for Best Cinematography Won
2002 The Legend of Bhagat Singh SICA Award for Best Cinematography Won
2007 Sivaji Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South Won
2009 Ayan Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Nominated
2011 Ko Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Nominated
2012 Maattrraan SIIMA Award for Best Director Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Anand K. V. - Profile". TamilNadu Film Directors Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "42nd National Film Festival - 1995" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1995. pp. 40–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Man of the Moment: The KV Anand Interview". Silverscreen.in.
  4. ^ "K.V. Anand – The Director, Cinematographer – Sunday special Interview on Ayan Director – Tamil Movies" (Interview). Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Suriya – Prince of Chennai Box Office". Sify.com. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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