Arjun Jena is an Indian
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
from
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
.
Career
Early days
During the 1990s, Jena joined cinematographer
P. C. Sreeram's unit as an assistant cameraman. He worked under Sreeram in films such as ''
Thevar Magan
''Thevar Magan'' ( or ) is a 1992 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Bharathan, and written and produced by Kamal Haasan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan, Haasan, Revathi, Gautami and Nassar (acto ...
'' (1992), ''
Thiruda Thiruda'' (1993), ''
May Madham'' (1994), ''
Subha Sankalpam
''Subha Sankalpam'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film features Kamal Haasan, Aamani and Priya Raman in lead roles, with Viswanath playing a significant suppor ...
'' (1994) and ''
Kurudhipunal'' (1995). Later in 1996, he joined cinematographer
Jeeva, a former assistant of Sreeram, as an operating cameraman. He apprenticed under Jeeva in ''
Indian'' (1996), ''
Ullasam'' (1997), ''
Vaali (1999),
Kushi'' (2000), ''
Run'' (2002), ''
Zor'', ''
Hera Pheri'' and ''
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar''.
Independent work
Jena got his first break with the short film ''Silent Scream'', directed by
Vikram Kumar
Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is known for directing ''Yavarum Nalam'' (2009; ''13B'' in Hindi), ''Ishq (2011 film), Ishq'' (2011), ''Manam (film), Manam'' ( ...
. It won the
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the
46th National Film Awards in 1998. He made his feature film debut with
Kathir's Tamil feature film ''
Kadhal Virus'' (2000), which won him the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. His other works include ''Oka Oorilo'', ''
Aegan'', ''
Love Khichdi'' and ''
Ala Modalaindi''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu
Tamil cinematographers
Best Cinematography National Film Award winners
M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni
Artists from Chennai
Telugu film cinematographers
21st-century Indian photographers
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners