V. Srinivas Mohan | |
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Born | Vadlamudi Srinivas Murali Mohan Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Occupation(s) | Visual Effects Supervisor Software Engineer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Vadlamudi Srinivas Murali Mohan is an Indian visual effects designer, coordinator and supervisor known for his works primarily in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. [1] He is also known for his works in few Hindi and Kannada films. [2] Srinivas fetched five National Film Awards for Best Special Effects for works such as Magic Magic (2003), Sivaji (2007), Enthiran (2010), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), and RRR (2022). [3] [4]
Srinivas Mohan was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India into a Telugu speaking family. Before getting into visual effects industry in Chennai, Srinivas worked as an animator and computer programmer. [5] [6]
Year | Film | Language | Visual Effects Supervisor | Digital compositing | Notes |
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1996 | Indian | Tamil | Yes | ||
1997 | Kadhalar Dhinam | Tamil | Yes | ||
1998 | Jeans | Tamil | Yes | ||
1999 | Kadhalar Dhinam | Tamil | Yes | ||
2000 | Yuvakudu | Telugu | Yes | ||
Hindustan The Mother | Telugu | Yes | |||
Kushi | Tamil | Yes | |||
Palayathu Amman | Tamil | Yes | |||
2001 | Raavanaprabhu | Malayalam | Yes | ||
2002 | Run | Tamil | Yes | ||
Kunjikoonan | Malayalam | Yes | |||
Ramanaa | Tamil | Yes | |||
2003 | Dhool | Tamil | Yes | ||
Magic Magic 3D | Malayalam | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects | ||
Boys | Tamil | Yes | |||
Mizhi Randilum | Malayalam | Yes | |||
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Tamil | Yes | |||
2004 | Ghilli | Tamil | Yes | ||
Runway | Malayalam | Yes | |||
Anji | Telugu | Yes | |||
2005 | Ghajini | Tamil | Yes | ||
Sivakasi | Tamil | Yes | |||
Anniyan | Tamil | Yes | |||
2006 | Dishyum | Tamil | Yes | ||
Veyil | Tamil | Yes | |||
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei | Tamil | Yes | |||
Krrish | Hindi | Yes | |||
Bangaram | Telugu | Yes | |||
2007 | Sivaji | Tamil | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects | |
2008 | Gaalipata | Kannada | Yes | ||
Kuruvi | Tamil | Yes | |||
2009 | Arundhati | Telugu | Yes | ||
Eeram | Tamil | Yes | |||
2010 | Enthiran | Tamil | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects [4] IIFA Award for Best Special Effects [7] Star Screen Award for Best Special Effects Star Screen Award Special Jury for spectacular cutting-edge technology [8] | |
2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Telugu | Yes | ||
2012 | Nanban | Tamil | Yes | ||
Maattrraan | Tamil | Yes | |||
2013 | Raja Rani | Tamil | Yes | ||
2015 | I | Tamil | Yes | ||
Anegan | Tamil | Yes | |||
Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects Best Special Effects in a Movie - NDTV Gadget Guru Awards 2015 [9] Movers & Shakers Award for Best VFX at 24FPS International Animation Awards [10] Nandi Award for Best Special Effects | ||
2018 | 2.0 | Tamil | Yes | ||
2022 | RRR | Telugu | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects [11] | |
2023 | Leo | Tamil | Yes | ||
2024 | Indian 2 | Tamil | Yes |
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