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Arjun Jena | |
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| Born | 6 March 1971 |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Arjun Jena is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai.
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Arjun Jena | |
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| Born | 6 March 1971 |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Arjun Jena is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai.
During the 1990s, Jena joined cinematographer P. C. Sreeram's unit as an assistant cameraman. He worked under Sreeram in films such as Thevar Magan (1992), Thiruda Thiruda (1993), May Madham (1994), Subha Sankalpam (1994) and Kurudhipunal (1995). Later in 1996, he joined cinematographer Jeeva, a former assistant of Sreeram, as an operating cameraman. He apprenticed under Jeeva in Indian (1996), Ullasam (1997), Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000), Run (2002), Zor , Hera Pheri and Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar .
Jena got his first break with the short film Silent Scream, directed by Vikram Kumar. It won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 46th National Film Awards in 1998. He made his feature film debut with Kathir's Tamil feature film Kadhal Virus (2000), which won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. His other works include Oka Oorilo, Aegan , Love Khichdi and Ala Modalaindi .
| Year | Title | Director | Cast |
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| 1998 | Silent scream | Vikram Kumar | Short film |
| 2002 | Kadhal Virus | Kathir | Richard, Sridevi Vijaykumar |
| 2005 | Oka Oorilo | Ramesh Varma | Tarun, Saloni |
| 2008 | Aegan | Raju Sundaram | Ajith Kumar, Nayantara |
| 2009 | Love Khichdi | Srinivas Bhashyam | Randeep Hooda, Sadha |
| 2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Nandini Reddy | Nani, Nithya Menen |
| 2011 | Angane Thudangi | Nandini Reddy | Nani, Nithya Menen |
| 2016 | "Tulasi Apa" | Amiya Patnaik | Barsha Nayak |
| 2017 | Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga | R. Parthiepan | Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Parvathy Nair |
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