Aravinnd Singh is an Indian
cinematographer
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and a
Film producer
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who works in the
Tamil film industry
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. He made a breakthrough with his cinematography work in ''
Demonte Colony'' (2015).
Early life and education
Aravind was born in
Chennai to a family who were into the construction business in
Vellore, where he grew up and then eventually completing his higher schooling in Chennai from
Latha Rajinikanth's The Ashram International school with
A Levels
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in
Psychology and
Sociology. He is a
B.Sc.
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
Visual communication graduate from
SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Upon graduation, he went on to specialize in filmmaking with a post-graduate degree from
Whistling Woods international
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in Mumbai. His academic performance resulted in him being selected for the student exchange program involving a semester-long course in
Griffith University in
Brisbane,
Australia
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where he studied Film Direction, Editing, and Sound Design.
Career
After graduating from
Whistling woods international
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and
Griffith University, he assisted cinematographer
Santosh Sivan in the films ''
Urumi'' and ''
Thuppakki
''Thuppakki'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kaj ...
''. His debut feature film ''
Demonte Colony'' went on to be a huge commercial and critical success. An article in
Times of India about his work noted, "The film takes place over the course of two days and the entire second half takes place inside a single room but with the help of his cinematographer, Aravinnd Singh, Ajay manages to keep the film visually appealing — the orange glow of a streetlight in the background provides a stark contrast to the saturated tone that is used for the room and the interesting angles in which the cinematographer frames the action (a must in a horror film) adds to the thrill". Meanwhile,
Sify cites "cinematographer Aravinnd Singh has done a phenomenal job as he conveys all the thrill moments through his lighting and angles. The aerial shot showcasing the housing board colony and the vivid lighting used in the SINGLE ROOM of the protagonists' house are absolutely brilliant".
His second film, ''
Aarathu Sinam
''Aarathu Sinam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slasher crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Sri Thenandal Films. A remake of Jeethu Joseph's Malayalam film ''Memories'' (2013), the film stars Arulnithi, ...
'' was a Tamil remake of
Jeethu Joseph's Malayalam film ''
Memories''. It was directed by
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam is an Indian film director in Tamil cinema known for his 2009 thriller film ''Eeram''.
Career
Venkatachalam is a gold medalist from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. He went on to assist the ...
and starred
Arulnidhi
Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead roles in ''Vamsam'', directed by Pandiraj, Mouna Guru, and Demonte Colony.
Personal life
Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minist ...
and
Aishwarya Rajesh. Upon release the movie was widely appreciated with
Hindustan Times quoting "
Aarathu Sinam
''Aarathu Sinam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language slasher crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Sri Thenandal Films. A remake of Jeethu Joseph's Malayalam film ''Memories'' (2013), the film stars Arulnithi, ...
is a taut thriller like the original,
Memories. It sails through a thrilling terrain to a wow climax." Behindwoods - "Aravinnd Singh's cinematography is fast and elegant. His navigation shot of Madurai in a sequence towards the end of the movie, the long encounter sequence in a construction site in the beginning and certain establishment shots are the work of a creatively superior technician."
IB Times - "Technically, cinematography department is top notch."
Rediff - "The film is, however, technically sound with some intriguing camera angles by cinematographer Aravind Singh." DNA - "Most of the shots by the cinematographer Aravind Singh (like the kids running in the paddy field) are visually quite appealing too."
His recent releases
Natpe Thunai turned out to be highly successful at the box office and ''
K-13'' commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. His other upcoming Tamil films include titled ''
Shaitan Ka Bachcha
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''., Cadaver, a forensic thriller starring
Amala Paul in the lead and '
Diary' starring
Arulnithi written and Directed by Innasi has previously assisted director Ajay Gnanamuthu
Aravinnd Singh turned producer for
Arulnithi's untitled film under his production house 'MNM films', this untitled project is directed by popular YouTube channel Eruma Saani Vijay in
Ron Ethan Yohann
Ron Ethan Yohann (born Fen Vialle; June 11, 1990) is an Indian film composer from Tamil Nadu. He made his debut in 2012 (credited as Fen Viallee) by composing score and songs for the Tamil film ''Sooriya Nagaram'' which didn't fare well both cr ...
's music.
Filmography
References
Sources
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Artists from Chennai
Tamil film cinematographers
People from Vellore
Indian Tamil people
Griffith University alumni
Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu