Vijay Kartik Kannan

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Vijay Kartik Kannan
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Kannan while filming Aadai
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2016–present
Notable work Jailer (2023)
SpouseYamini Yagnamurthy

Vijay Kartik Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. [1] He is known for his cinematography in Jailer (2023) and Daaku Maharaaj (2025).

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Personal life

On 16 March 2022, Vijay married fellow cinematographer Yamini Yagnamurthy after being in a relationship for a few years. [2]

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. [3]

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. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotesRef.
2016 Darling 2 TamilDebut
2017 Kalki TamilShort film [4]
2019 Sindhubaadh Tamil
Aadai Tamil [1]
Sillu Karuppatti TamilAnthology film
2021 Doctor Tamil [3]
2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal TamilCredited for interior shots [5]
Gulu Gulu Tamil [6]
2023 Ravanasura TeluguDebut in Telugu cinema [7]
Jailer Tamil [8]
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Telugu [9]
2026 Jailer 2 Tamil

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Aadai' DoP Vijay Kartik Kannan says cinematography is like a sine wave". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Tamil film cinematographers - Vijay Kartik Kannan and Yamini Yagnamurthy ties the knot". The Times of India. 2022-03-17. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. 1 2 "Vijay Kartik Kannan: Controlling laughter was the biggest challenge while filming Doctor". Cinema Express . 24 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Kishore and Yasmin in Kalki directed by Dhilip". Behindwoods. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ "'Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal is a decidedly colourful film'". The New Indian Express. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Red Giant Movies to present Santhanam's 'Gulu Gulu' in TN". www.dtnext.in. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Ravi Teja's Ravanasura first glimpse is here". Cinema Express . 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ↑ V, Harshini S. (2023-08-17). "Jailer Cinematographer Vijay Kartik on Weird Angles, Silhouettes and Visual Comedy in the Rajinikanth-starrer". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  9. ↑ Harsh, B. H. (2024-06-10). "NBK 109 makers release special glimpse on Balakrishna's birthday". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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