Vidhu Ayyanna

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Vidhu Ayyanna
Notable work Maaveeran (2023)

Vidhu Ayyanna is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry.

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Career

Vidhu's collaboration with Madonne Ashwin began with the film Mandela . Vidhu drew inspiration from various sources, including the French painting Liberty Leading the People for Maaveeran's climax, aiming to project a revolution. [1] For Mandela , the African beats in Bharath Sankar's music inspired Vidhu to use warm, earthy tones and darker skin tones, drawing from African aesthetics. [1]

Vidhu is currently working on Bhanu Bhogavarapu's directorial debut, tentatively titled as RT 75. [2]

Filmography

As cinematographer
YearTitleLanguageRefs
2017 Meyaadha Maan Tamil [3]
2019 LKG Tamil [4]
2020 Oh My Kadavule Tamil [5]
2021 Mandela Tamil [1]
2021 November Story Tamil [6]
2022 Ori Devuda Telugu [7]
2022 Nitham Oru Vaanam Tamil [8]
2023 Maaveeran Tamil [1]
TBA RT 75 Telugu [2]

Awards and nominations

List of Vidhu Ayyanna awards and nominations
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2021 Best Cinematographer Oh My Kadavule Nominated[ citation needed ]
2023 Nitham Oru Vaanam Nominated [9]

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