S. T. Venki was an Indian special effects director, who worked predominately in Tamil , Hindi and Malayalam cinema. He was known for his frequent collaborations with

S. Shankar Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Tamil cinema. Known as one of the most prominent directors in the history of Indian cinema, he has also worked in H ...

Career

For '' Anjali'' (1990), he experimented with optical printers. For the song "Mukkala Mukkabla" in ''

Kaadhalan ''Kaadhalan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon, who co-wrote the story. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma (in her debut in Tamil cinema), alongside Vadivel ...

'' (1994), he used computer graphics for the first time in Tamil cinema to render

Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu language films also appeared in few Kannada and Malayal ...

's skeleton dance. Other notable graphic sequences include Kamal Haasan's face morphing into a lion for '' Indian'' (1996) and Aishwarya Rai's computer clone in "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" from ''

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'' (1998). He noted that editing archival footage to make Haasan appear alongside

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in ''Indian'' was a difficult task. He won the

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four times for ''Kaadhalan'' (alongside C. Murugesh), ''

Kaalapani ''Kaalapaani'' () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Ja ...

'', ''Indian'' and ''Jeans''. He won the

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for his work in the film '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001).

Filmography

*'' Anjali'' (1990) *''

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'' (1993) *''

'' (1994) *'' Prem'' (1995) *''

'' (1996) (Malayalam) *''

Kadhal Desam ''Kadhal Desam'' ( ) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Vineeth, Abbas and Tabu. This marked Abbas's feature debut and Tabu's Tamil debut. The supporting ...

'' (1996) *'' Indian'' (1996) *''

Koyla ''Koyla'' ( Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action film, action thriller film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles with Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Gh ...

'' (1997) *''

Ratchagan ''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his directoral debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna an ...

'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) *''

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'' (1998) *''

Mudhalvan ''Mudhalvan'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film co-produced, co-written and directed by S.Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting ...

'' (1999) *'' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venki, S.T. People in the computer animation industry Indian animators Visual effects supervisors