While he turned director in 2005 with the film Kanaa Kanden, it was his 2009 film
Ayan, starring Suriya, which went on to become a huge commercial success, and brought him into the spotlight as a director. Anand then went on to direct films with actors like Suriya, Dhanush, and Vijay Sethupathi as leads.
As a cinematographer, Anand had last collaborated with director Shankar for the Rajinikanth-starrer
Sivaji. Rajinikanth said that he was shocked and saddened to learn about Anand s death, and extended his condolences to Anand s family.
Anand had once said that cinematography and photography were extremely close to his heart. In a past interview to The Hindu, he said “Cinematography and photography is my thing. Direction is a temporary detour in my career.”
Renowned Tamil Filmmaker K.V. Anand Dies of Cardiac Arrest
Anand began his career as a cinematographer in Malayalam movie Thenmavin Kombath in 1994 and had a decade of work as a cinematographer.
Director-cinematographer KV Anand passed away on Friday. (Photo: Gautham Karthik/Twitter)
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Chennai: K.V. Anand, noted Tamil film director and cinematographer died early on Friday due to cardiac arrest, sources close to his family said.
“He passed away in a hospital at 3 AM due to a cardiac arrest, he was 54 years old,” Riaz K Ahmed, a film industry publicist and movie buff said.
Anand began his career as a cinematographer in Malayalam movie ‘Thenmavin Kombath’ in 1994 and following a decade of work as a cinematographer he made his directorial debut in Tamil flick ‘Kana Kanden’ (2005). ‘Thenmavin Kombath’ bagged the national award (Best Cinematography) for Anand.
Noted Tamil filmmaker, national award winner K V Anand passes away
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Dies due to cardiac arrest K V Anand, noted Tamil film director and cinematographer died here early on Friday due to cardiac arrest, sources close to his family said. He passed away in a hospital at 3 AM due to a cardiac arrest, he was 54 years old, Riaz K Ahmed, a film industry publicist and movie buff said.
Anand began his career as a cinematographer in Malayalam movie Thenmavin Kombath in 1994 and following a decade of work as a cinematographer he made his directorial debut in Tamil flick Kana Kanden (2005). Thenmavin Kombath bagged the national award (Best Cinematography) for Anand.
Filmmaker-cinematographer KV Anand’s signature style, in the films he directed, was the trademark climatic twists that gave the audience a high
In the post-Shankar phase, one could perhaps say that KV Anand and his love for
masala cinema with a liberal scoop of social consciousness, resulted in commercial potboilers that were racy and ‘massy’ and starkly different both in terms of packaging and style, often carrying what is now known patented as the KV Anand twist.
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