Vetri Palanisamy
Born
Vetri Palanisamy

Palladam Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
OccupationDirector of photography
Years active2007-present
ParentN. S. Palanisamy (father)

Vetri Palanisamy is an Indian cinematographer who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries. He is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.[1] He is known for his work in films such as Souryam, Muni 2: Kanchana, Veeram, Vedalam, Viswasam and Annaatthe.

Early life and career

Vetri hails from a village located in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu. After completing the Diploma in film Technology in Cinematography Vetri started assisting with Cinematographer S. Saravanan in the films like Aahaa..!, Auto Driver, Sangamam, Oruvan, Vallarasu, Maayi. Vetri made his debut as a cinematographer in the film Agaram and then he got a break with the action drama film Thenavattu (2008), before working on the comedy Maasilamani (2009) and the successful horror film, Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) with Raghava Lawrence.[1]

Vetri has often collaborated with director Siva and has been a part of his Telugu films, Souryam (2008), Sankham (2009), and Daruvu (2012), as well as his Tamil films with Ajith Kumar: Veeram (2014), Vedalam (2015), Vivegam (2017), and Viswasam (2019).[2] The pair had earlier studied together at M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute.[1]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2007Agaram TamilDebut
Rameswaram
2008Thenavattu
SouryamTeluguDebut in Telugu cinema
2009MaasilamaniTamil
SankhamTelugu
2011VenghaiTamil
Muni 2: KanchanaTamil
Vellore MaavattamTamil
2012DaruvuTelugu
2013Ya Ya Tamil
2014Veeram[1]
LoukyamTelugu
2015Vedalam Tamil[1]
2017Vivegam
Oxygen Telugu
2019ViswasamTamil
Kanchana 3Tamil
ChanakyaTelugu
2020LaxmiiHindiDebut in Hindi cinema
2021AnnaattheTamil
2023RamabanamTelugu
2024KanguvaTamil[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nathan, Archana (23 July 2017). "Ajith is an even bigger star off-screen, says 'Vivegam' cinematographer Vetri Palanisamy". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ↑ S. R. ASHOK KUMAR. "Showbitz". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Rajaraman, Kaushik (22 July 2023). "DT Next Exclusive: Kanguva is sheer happiness, says director Siva". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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