Vetri (cinematographer)
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vetrivel Palanisamy
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| birth_name = Vetrivel Palanisamy
| other_names = Vetri
Vetri Palanisamy
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| birth_place = Palladam
Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
| occupation = Director of photography
| alma_mater = Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
| parents = N. S. Palanisamy (father)
| years_active = 2007-present
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Vetrivel 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.{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Archana |date=2017-07-23 |title=Ajith is an even bigger star off-screen, says ‘Vivegam’ cinematographer Vetri Palanisamy |url=https://scroll.in/reel/844632/ajith-is-an-even-bigger-star-off-screen-says-vivegam-cinematographer-vetri-palanisamy |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}} 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.
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).{{cite web |author=S. R. ASHOK KUMAR |title=Showbitz |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2350509.ece |work=The Hindu}} The pair had earlier studied together at M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |2007 | Agaram
| rowspan="3" | Tamil | Debut | |
| Rameswaram | |||
| rowspan=2|2008 | Thenavattu | ||
| Souryam | Telugu | Debut in Telugu cinema | |
| rowspan=2| 2009 | Maasilamani | Tamil | |
| Sankham | Telugu | ||
| rowspan=3|2011 | Venghai | Tamil | |
| Muni 2: Kanchana | Tamil | ||
| Vellore Maavattam | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Daruvu | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Ya Ya
| rowspan=2| Tamil | ||
| rowspan=2|2014 | Veeram | ||
| Loukyam | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | Vedalam
| rowspan="2" | Tamil | rowspan="2" | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | Vivegam | ||
| Oxygen
| Telugu | | |||
| rowspan=3| 2019 | Viswasam | Tamil | |
| Kanchana 3 | Tamil | ||
| Chanakya | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Laxmii | Hindi | Debut in Hindi cinema |
| 2021 | Annaatthe | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Ramabanam | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Kanguva | Tamil | {{Cite web |last=Rajaraman |first=Kaushik |date=2023-07-22 |title=DT Next Exclusive: Kanguva is sheer happiness, says director Siva |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/kanguva-is-sheer-happiness-director-siva-725806 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}} |
References
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External links
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Category:People from Coimbatore district
Category:Telugu film cinematographers
Category:Tamil film cinematographers
Category:Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu
Category:M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni