Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)

Arvind Krishna is an Indian cinematographer, producer and actor in Indian film and television industry. He is well known for his work in 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006).

Arvind Krishna
Born
Arvind Krishna

New Delhi
Other namesAravind Krishna
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1992-present
Spouse(s)Anupama Arvind

Early life

Born in New Delhi on 11 May, Arvind Krishna spent his childhood traversing between Chennai and Delhi. He was educated at the Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, and holds a professional graduate degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. His father, a producer, was one of the first to produce a TV series for Doordarshan called "Adade Manohar". S.Krishnan ( Arvind's father) owned a film lab called "Aarkay Home Movies" and a production company called "Ark Media". Arvind was inspired by his father and thus chose to pursue a career in film and television.

Marriage

He is married to Anupama Arvind.

Career

Cinematography

His first stint was with P.C.Sreeram, with whom he interned for six years. In this role he assisted him in the cinematography department and worked on several prestigious ad campaigns, television commercials and feature films. He then moved to work independently as a cinematographer. Subsequently, he met film director Selvaraghavan and was his chief camera person for "Kadhal Kondein, 7G Rainbow Colony and Pudhupettai". Gautham Menon noted producer and director collaborated with Arvind Krishna on "Pachaikili Muthucharam". Arvind has also worked with Veteran P.Vasu for the film "Kuselan". A.L.Vijay and Arvind worked together on "Poi Solla Porom" (a remake of "Khosla Ka Ghosla"). Some of the creative influences for Arvind's work as a cinematographer are the works of Vilmos Zsigmond Janusz Kamiński and Ashok Mehta.

Production

In 2012, he re-launched "Ark Media" and produced for Star Vijay a TV series called "Dharmayutham", an acclaimed first-of-its-kind legal drama. For this production he was the Creative Head cum Producer. The serial has been directed by A.L. Abanindran. It stars Raja Krishnamoorthy, Abbas, Evam's Karthik Kumar, and Anuja Iyer. The first season has just been completed and the second is likely to kick off soon. This production was telecasted for 5 months, spanning 104 episodes. Ark Media is currently in the pre-production phase for a few more TV series in varied genres.

Acting

Arvind Krishna has dabbled in acting and was featured in Padmashri Kamal Hassan's police story "Kurudhipunal " in a much-appreciated role as Dhanush. He also starred in Rajeev Menon's "Kandukonden Kandukonden" as protagonist's best friend. In addition he did a cameo appearance in "Poi Solla Poram" and "Theeratha Vilayatu Pillai".

Filmography
Title Year Language Cinematography Actor Notes
Kurudhipunal1995TamilYesSiva (cameo)
Kandukondain Kandukondain2000TamilYes
Thulluvadho Ilamai2002Tamil filmYes
Kaadhal Kondein2003Tamil filmYes
7G Rainbow Colony2004Tamil filmYes
Chakram2005Telugu filmYes
Pudhupettai2006Tamil filmYes
Pachaikili Muthucharam2007Tamil filmYes
Kuselan2008Tamil filmYes
Poi Solla Porom2008Tamil filmYesYesPolice Officer
Vaamanan2009Tamil filmYes
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai2010Tamil filmYesYesDoctor
Baava2010Telugu filmYes
It's my love story2011TeluguYesArjun (Game developer)
Thank You2013Malayalam filmYes
God's Own Country2014Malayalam filmYesYes
Peruchazhi2014Malayalam filmYesYesGuest Appearance
Kanithan2016Tamil filmYes
Nibunan2017Tamil filmYes
Kuttanadan Maarpaapa2018Malayalam filmYes
Mangalyam Thanthunanena2018Malayalam filmYes
Nenjam MarappathillaiTamil filmYes

As Producer
  • Dharmayutham (2012) (STAR Vijay - Season One)
  • Thiravam Web Series for zee5 and also director for the series

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