Aloysius Vincent (14 June 1928 – 25 February 2015) was an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works in

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and

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language films. From the mid-1960s on, he directed some 30 movies including the landmark Malayalam films ''

Bhargavi Nilayam ''Bhargavi Nilayam'' () is a 1964 Indian Malayalam-language romantic horror film directed by A. Vincent (in his directorial debut) and written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer based on the short story '' Neelavelicham''. The film stars Madhu, Vija ...

'', and ''

Murappennu ''Murappennu'' is a 1965 Malayalam-language drama film directed by A. Vincent and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir in the lead role with an ensemble supporting cast including Sharada, Madhu, Jyothilakshmi, K. P. Umme ...

''. He received the

Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The category was first awarded in 1954. Superlatives Kamal Bose, Radhu Karmakar, Fali Mistry & Jaywant Pathare ...

for '' Prem Nagar'' (1974) starring

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, h ...

. In 2003, the

Indian Society of Cinematographers Indian cinematographers work in a number of regional film centres: Mumbai for films in Marathi and Hindi, Hyderabad for Telugu films, Chennai for Tamil films, Kochi for films in Malayalam, Kolkata for Bengali films, Bangalore for Kannada films ...

(ISC) awarded him an Honorary Membership, along with K. K. Mahajan and V. K. Murthy. He received the J. C. Daniel Award in 1996.

Biography

Vincent was born in 1928 in

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

, then part of

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. He was trained under cinematographer

Kamal Ghosh Kamal Ghosh (1910–1983; often misspelled in film credits as Kamaal) was an Indian cinematographer and film director. Although a native of Kolkata, he was active primarily in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Early life Kamal Ghosh was the nephew of f ...

and was initially associated with

Gemini Studios Gemini Studios was an Indian film studio based in Madras, Tamil Nadu. It was launched when S. S. Vasan, a businessman of many ventures (including the ownership of Ananda Vikatan) bought Motion Picture Producers' Combines from Krishnaswamy Su ...

. He started his career in

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and shot to fame with the

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

-starrer '' Uthamaputhiran''. Vincent teamed up with

C. V. Sridhar Chithamur Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Career Entry In 1951, 18-year-old Sridhar went to A ...

in masterpieces such as ''

Kalyana Parisu ''Kalyana Parisu'' () is a 1959 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar, Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi while K. A. Thangavelu, C. R. Vijayakumari, Vijayakumari ...

'', ''

Nenjil Or Aalayam ''Nenjil Or Aalayam'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman while Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting ro ...

'', ''

Kaadhalikka Neramillai ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also conceived and co-wrote its script with Chitralaya Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Bala ...

'', ''

Sumaithaangi ''Sumaithaangi'' () is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Radha and R. Muthuraman. Based on Ra. Ki. Rangarajan's novel of the same name that was serialised in '' Ku ...

'' and ''

Then Nilavu ''Thennilavu'' ( ) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Sridhar. It stars Gemini Ganesan (credited as Ganesh) and Vyjayanthimala, with K. A. Thangavelu, M. N. Nambiar, M. Saroja and Vasanth ...

''. He then became a freelancer and achieved success in Malayalam and Telugu films. He established himself as one of the leading cinematographers in South India and also earned a name in Hindi films. At a time when cinematography was in its infancy in Indian cinema, he experimented with camera angles and placements. He succeeded in bringing in the kind of visuals that were not seen before in South Indian films. In 2003, the

(ISC) awarded him an Honorary Membership, along with K. K. Mahajan and V. K. Murthy. Vincent has directed around 30 films, mostly in Malayalam. The first Malayalam film he directed, ''

'' (1964), was scripted by renowned writer

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as the Beypore Sultan, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, a humanist and an Indian independence activist. He was a novelist and short story writer not ...

. It is considered one of the all time classics in Malayalam cinema and the soundtrack to this film was also a notable success. Few directors could claim such an impressive list of chart-toppers and some of the Malayalam feature films directed by Vincent are ''

'', ''

Nadhi ''Nadhi'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film directed by K. Thamaraiselvan. The film stars Sam Jones, Anandhi and Karu Pazhaniappan in the lead roles. It was released on 22 July 2022. Cast Production For his role ...

'', '' Gandharvakshethram'', '' Thulabharam'', '' Aswamedham'', '' Achani'', ''

Anaavaranam ''Anaavaranam'' is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by K. J. Joseph. The film stars T. Chandran nair, Sathar, Janardanan and Rani Chandra in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast ...

'', ''

Aalmaram ''Aalmaram'' () is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by A. Vincent and produced by T. K. Pareekutty. The film stars Prem Nazir, Madhu, Sheela and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Prem Nazir as So ...

'', ''

Thriveni ''Thriveni'' () is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by A. Vincent and produced by C. V. Sridhar through Chitralaya in their only production in Malayalam. The film stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Sharada, Savita G. Thampi, and Kaviyoo ...

'', ''

Nagarame Nandi ''Nagarame Nanni'' is a 1967 Malayalam language film, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by A. Vincent. C. S. Venkiteswaran (27 February 2015)"Guiding light of Malayalam cinema" ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 12 December 2017. The film star ...

'', ''Abhijathyam'', '' Asuravithu'', '' Kochu Themmadi'', ''

Nizhalattam ''Nizhalattam'' () is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by A. Vincent and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Sudheer, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Thikkurissy Sukumaran N ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Sreekrishna Parunthu ''Sree Krishna Parunthu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by A. Vincent and written by P. V. Thampi based on his novel ''Krishna Parunthu''. The film stars Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair, Jagathy Sreekumar, Pavithra, and Bi ...

'', ''

Priyamulla Sophia ''Priyamulla Sophia'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Vincent. The film stars Prem Nazir, KPAC Lalitha, Prema and Janardanan. The film's score was composed by G. Devarajan. Cast *Prem Nazir *KPAC Lalitha *Prema *J ...

'', '' Nakhangal'' and ''

Theerthayathra ''Theerthayaathra'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer. The movie ...

''. Vincent died on 25 February 2015 at the age of 86. His sons

Jayanan Vincent Jayanan Vincent is an Indian cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer and director A. Vincent and elder brother to Ajayan Vincent. He is known for his work in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films and he is a member of the Indi ...

and

Ajayan Vincent Ajayan Vincent is an Indian cinematographer. He is the son of cinematographer and director, A. Vincent, and younger brother to Jayanan Vincent. He is known for his work in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films. Filmography *' ...

are also cinematographers

Filmography

As cinematographer

*''

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'' (1953) Telugu (Guest Cinematographer) *''

Neelakuyil ''Neelakuyil'' () is a 1954 Malayalam film jointly directed by P. Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat. It is a neo-realistic melodrama and was based on a story written by Uroob who co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues along with P. Bhaskaran. It sta ...

'' (1954) Malayalam (Cinematographer. Debut as independent cinematographer.) *'' Amaradeepam'' (1956) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1956) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

Yaar Paiyyan ''Yaar Paiyyan'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language children's comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath and written by Sridhar. A remake of the Bengali film '' Chheley Kaar'' (1954), it stars Gemini Ganesan, K. Savitri, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. ...

'' (1957) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Amar Deep'' (1958) Hindi (Cinematographer) *'' Uthamaputhiran'' (1958) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

'' (1959) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

Illarikam ''Illarikam'' () is a 1959 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures ...

'' (1959) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

Pelli Kanuka (1960 film) ''Pelli Kanuka'' () is a 1960 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film, produced by and directed by C. V. Sridhar. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna Kumari and B. Saroja Devi, with music composed by A. M. Rajah. The film is a remake ...

'' (1960) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

Vidivelli ''Vidivelli'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and M. N. Rajam; Ganesan also produced it under Prabhuram Pictures, a subsidiary of his own company S ...

'' (1960) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Ellorum Innattu Mannar'' (1960) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Meenda Sorgam'' (1960) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1961) Malayalam (Cinematographer) *''

'' (1961) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Nazrana'' (1961) Hindi (Cinematographer) *''

'' (1961) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1961) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

Kula Gotralu ''Kula Gotralu'' () is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna Kumari and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Acharya Aatreya wrote the dialogues for the film. ...

'' (1962) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1962) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

'' (1962) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Nenjam Marappathillai'' (1963) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

Dil Ek Mandir ''Dil Ek Mandir'' () is a 1963 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Sridhar and written by Raj Baldev Raj. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar and Mehmood. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. ...

'' (1963) Hindi (Cinematographer) *''

Moodupadam ''Moodupadam'' is a 1963 Malayalam language film directed by Ramu Kariat and scripted by K. T. Muhammed based on S. K. Pottekkatt's novel of the same name. Sathyan and Ambika play the lead roles. It is a social film about the relationship bet ...

'' (1963) Malayalam (Cinematographer) *''

Kadhalikka Neramillai ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also conceived and co-wrote its script with Chitralaya Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Bala ...

'' (1964) Tamil (Cinematographer) Eastman Color *'' Thacholi Othenan (film)'' (1964) Malayalam (Director of Photography) *''

Rajamalli ''Rajamalli'' is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Sukumari and Kottayam Santha in the lead roles. The film had musical score by BA Chidambaranath. Cast *Prem Nazir * Sh ...

'' (1965) Malayalam (Cinematographer) *''

Enga Veettu Pillai ''Enga Veettu Pillai'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy and directed by Chanakya. A remake of his 1964 Telugu film '' Ramudu Bheemudu'', it stars M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, with S. V. ...

'' (1965) Tamil (Cinematographer) Eastman Color *''

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'' (1966) Malayalam (Guest Cinematographer) *'' Letha Manasulu'' (1966) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Bhaktha Prahalada''(1967) Telugu (Cinematographer) Eastman Color *''

Mehrban ''Mehrban'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh, and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. It is a remake of the 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'', based on the novel of the same name by Ashapurna Devi. Th ...

'' (1967) Hindi (Cinematographer) *''

Thunaivan ''Thunaivan'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language devotional film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. It was written by V. Balamurugan, while the music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The ...

'' (1969) Tamil (Special Effects Cinematographer) *''

Adimai Penn ''Adimai Penn'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by K. Shankar and produced by M. G. Ramachandran and R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with Ashokan, Pandari Bai, Rajasree, Mano ...

'' (1969) Tamil (Guest Cinematographer) *''Madhavi (1969 film)'' (1969) Hindi (Cinematographer) *''

Gauravam (1973 film) ''Gauravam'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan in a dual role as a barrister and his nephew (an amateur lawyer) fighting the same case. It is an adap ...

'' (1973) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, produced by P. Gangadhar Rao Jothee Navshakthee Combines and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Jeetendra and Mumtaz, with music composed by Shankar Jaikishan. The film is a remake of the Tel ...

''(1971) Hindi (Cinematographer) *'' Iru Thuruvam'' (1971) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1971) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1973) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Prem Nagar'' (1974) Hindi (Cinematographer) *'' Akkaraipachai'' (1974) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Avan Oru Sarithiram'' (1975) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Babu'' (1975) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Soggadu'' (1975) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Rojavin Raja'' (1976) Tamil (Cinematographer) *'' Jyothi'' (1976) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1976) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1978) Malayalam (Director) *''

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'' (1979) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1980) Tamil / Telugu (Guest Director / Cinematographer) *'' Ashajyothi'' (1981) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1981) Hindi (Cinematographer) *'' Mahaan'' (1983) Hindi (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1983) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1988) Malayalam (Special Effects Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1990) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1990) Telugu (Guest Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1991) Tamil (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1991) Malayalam (Special Effects Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1992) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Dharma Kshetram'' (1992) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Aapathbandhavudu'' (1992) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Aswamedham'' (1992) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1993) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Major Chandrakanth'' (1993) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1994) Telugu (Cinematographer) *'' Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya'' (1996) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1997) Telugu (Cinematographer) *''

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'' (1999) Telugu (Cinematographer)

As director

*'' Kochu Themmadi'' (1986) Malayalam *'' Pournami Raavil 3D'' (1985) Malayalam *''

'' (1984) Malayalam *'' Ponnum Poovum'' (1983) Malayalam *'' Theeram Thedunna Thira'' (1983) Malayalam *''

'' (1978) Malayalam *''

Naam Pirandha Mann ''Naam Pirandha Mann'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by A. Vincent, who wrote the screenplay with Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, while Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya ...

'' (1977) Tamil *''

'' (1976) Malayalam *''

'' (1975) Malayalam *''

Thirumangalyam ''Thirumangalyam'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film photographed and directed by A. Vincent. The film stars Jayalalithaa and Muthuraman, and was also the former's 100th film as an actress. It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film ''Jeeva ...

'' (1974) Tamil *'' Achani'' (1973) Malayalam *''

Chenda (film) ''Chenda'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by A. Vincent. The film stars Madhu (actor), Madhu, Srividya, Sukumari, Sudheer (Malayalam actor), Sudheer and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. It was released on 27 April 1973. Plo ...

'' (1973) Malayalam *'' Dharmayudham'' (1973) Malayalam *'' Nakhangal'' (1973) Malayalam *'' Gandharava Kshetram'' (1972) Malayalam *'' Theertha Yathra'' (1972) Malayalam *''

Aabhijathyam ''Aabhijathyam'' () is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. A remake of the Marathi film ''Manini'' (1961), it stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. It was released on ...

'' (1971) Malayalam *'' Iru Veedugal'' (1970) Tamil *''

'' (1970) Malayalam *''

'' (1970) Malayalam Eastman Color *'' Thulabharam'' (1969) Malayalam *''

'' (1969) Malayalam *''

Nadi Nadi (, ) is the second-largest city in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 59,707 at the most recent census, in 2017. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Asians, India ...

'' (1969) Malayalam Eastman Color *'' Asuravithu'' (1968) Malayalam *'' Thulabharam'' (1968) Malayalam *''

Ashwamedham ''Ashwamedham'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by A. Vincent and written by Thoppil Bhasi. It is based on Thoppil Bhasi's play of the same name. The film stars Sathyan, Sheela and Prem Nazir in lead roles along with Madhu ...

'' (1967) Malayalam *'' Engalukkum Kalam Varum'' (1967) Tamil *''

'' (1967) Malayalam *''

'' (1965) Malayalam *''

'' (1964) Malayalam

Awards

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Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

* Best Cinematographer - Adavi Ramudu (1977) * Best Cinematographer -

13th Prem Nazir Award

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