K. V. Anand

Quick Facts

Full Name	K. V. Anand
Occupation	Cinematographer
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1966(1966-10-30)
Age	58
Date Of Death	2021-04-30
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Birth City	Tamil Nadu
Horoscope	Libra

K. V. Anand Biography

K. V. Anand is one of the most popular and richest Cinematographer who was born on October 30, 1966 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. K. V. Anand (born 1966) is an Indian cinematographer filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer, who worked primarily on the South Indian film industry. After a brief stint as journalist, he was cinematographers in the early 1990s. He worked for around fifteen films within film production in the Southern as well as Bollywood industries. Anand was awarded an award called the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his first feature film with a Cinematographer Thenmavin Kombath. in 2005. Anand changed to film director in the critically acclaimed Kana Kandaen. Anand is the founder of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC)

Anand has been a cinematographer for 14 films across a variety of different languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. His final project as a cinematographer culminated with Sivaji (2007) The Rajinikanth film starring the superstars of Shankar Anand, which was the highest-priced Tamil film ever produced when it was released. its release.

Then he became to film direction by directing Kana Kandaen (2005) as well. His subsequent film came out as an Block busterAyan (2009) that was an action- packed film set against the background of the trade in Indo-African drugs featuring Suriya and Tamannaah as lead actors. The film premiered in April 2009 to a positive reviewand became the highest-grossing year of 2009. Tamil film of the Tamil language.

K. V. Anand Net Worth

K. V. Anand is one of the richest Cinematographer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K. V. Anand 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anand is a native of Chennai, India to Venkatesan and Anasuya Venkataraman. His early years included Pulicat. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the department of Physics of DG Vaishnav College in June 1986, followed by a Master’s degree in the field of visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. While in college, Anand took part in regular trekking trips in the Himalayas. The trips he took to explore remote places in India led to his interest in photography. Anand was a participant in intercollegiate as well as national, state and regional photography competitions. His photos won him numerous photography awards.

Anand had a meeting with the cinematographer P. C. Sreeram and expressed his desire to join his team in the role of assistant. He joined himand served as an apprentice in Sreeram’s films like Gopura Vasalile, Amaran, Meera, Devar Magan and Thiruda Thiruda. In reality, he was an assistant sixth to Sreeram at the time that Jeeva was a prominent actor in cinematography, worked as the very first assistant for Sreeram. When director Priyadarshan been approached by P. C. Sreeram to assist him in his Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath (1994) Thenmavin Kombath (1994), he was not available and therefore was recommended to Anand to get the chance. The film received a positive review and Anand received an award called the National Film Award for Best Cinematography in his debut film in 1994, with the jury noting that he displayed “outstanding cinematography executed with sincerity, imagination and flexibility”. His first Tamil film was the romantic comedy Kadhal Desam (1996), which was also praised by critics because it showcased Chennai as a contemporary form. Anand also teamed up with director Shankar to make Mudhalvan, a film, a political action film Mudhalvan (2000) and won praise for his innovative camera ramping techniques and general beauty.

In 2011, his third directorial Ko, starring Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Piaa Bajpai and Karthika Nair released to very positive response from media and public. One of the critics neatly summarized it by saying “For an audience numbed by predictable Kollywood potboilers week after week, here is an original offering from KV Anand, a fearless filmmaker who doesn’t insult your intelligence. He is able to cater to the needs of both the elite as well as mass audiences, which should be applauded.” Anand’s fourth directorial venture saw his collaborate with Suriya again in Maattrraan (2012), and was inspired to make the film after watching a documentary about the conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker. While preparing the script, he worked closely with a team of doctors to ensure the medical condition of open-heart transplant, as shown in the film, could be showcased as realistic as possible. However, the movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics and became a success at the box office. His fifth directorial Anegan (2015) starring Dhanush, Amyra Dastur and Karthik in the leading roles was released on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Later he planned to make a script for Vijay by the same for Dulquer Salman. Moreover, the project has been delayed he planned to make a script for Kamal Hassan after his forthcoming venture of Vijay Sethupathi starrer project Kavan (2017).

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Who is K. V. Anand Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

K. Ranked on the list of most popular Cinematographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. K. V. Anand celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

How did KV Anand dead?

Cardiac arrest

When did KV Anand died?

April 30, 2021

Who is KV Anand wife?

Anand is married to Sasikala and the couple has two daughters – Sadhana and Sneha.

How old is KV Anand?

54 years (1966–2021)

Who is the director of Ayan?

K. V. Anand