Vaidy Somasundaram, also known as Vaidy S., is an Indian

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, who primarily works in the

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

and

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film industries.

Early life and career

After graduating with a gold medal in film technology and cinematography from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai, he debuted as a cinematographer in the Malayalam movie ''

Kanne Madanguka ''Kanne Madanguka'' is a 2005 Malayalam language film directed by Alberrt Antoni. This is one of the seven Malayalam films that won a place in the Indian Panorama 2005. Navya Nair won the Kerala State Film Award for her portrayal of Karunya. Bab ...

''. Then he worked with director

A. K. Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas (10 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a Nationa ...

in the movie ''

Kasthuri Maan ''Kasthuri Maan'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film, a remake of the director's own Malayalam film of same name, and his only Tamil project to date, stars Prasanna and Meera Jasmine, who reprised her ...

''. Later he joined with the film director

Boopathy Pandian Boopathy Pandian is a Tamil film director. Career Bhoopathy Pandian worked as an assistant to Sundar C. Apart from assisting him, he also wrote dialogues for his films '' Winner'' and '' Giri''. Dhanush signed the film, then titled ''Ennai Ma ...

in the movie ''

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam ''Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian. The film stars Dhanush and Shriya Saran, while Prakash Raj, Karunas and Saranya Ponvannan play supporting roles. The f ...

'', a box office success. He also worked with Boopathy Pandian in the movies ''

Malaikottai ''Malaikottai'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian. The film stars Vishal, Priyamani, Devaraj, Ajay, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Urvashi. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, while the ...

'' and ''

Pattathu Yaanai ''Pattathu Yaanai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian and produced by Michael Rayappan. The film stars Vishal and Aishwarya Arjun with Santhanam playing a supporting role. Music was com ...

''. He is known for his work in movies such as ''

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'' and ''

Rana Vikrama ''Rana Vikrama'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Pavan Wadeyar and produced by Jayanna Combines. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, alongside Anjali, Adah Sharma, Dinesh Mangalore, Vikram Singh, Girish Karnad, ...

'' with Pavan Wadeeyar. For ''Googly'', he won a SIIMA Award for Best Kannada Cinematographer. Vaidy teamed up with

Santhosh Ananddram Santhosh Ananddram is a lyricist, screenwriter, director who works in Kannada cinema. His debut films was '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' in 2014. He has directed Raajakumara and Yuvarathnaa starring Puneeth Rajkumar and ''Raajakumara'' was a blo ...

’s directorial debut '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'', which he won SIIMA Award for Best Kannada Cinematographer for the second consecutive year. His notable works with the director P. C. Shekar are ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Awards

;

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on July 17, 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, we ...

* Best Cinematographer Kannada for ''

'' ;

4th South Indian International Movie Awards The 4th South Indian International Movie Awards was held in Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai on 6th and 7 August 2015. SIIMA 2015 recognized the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions ...

* Best Cinematographer Kannada for '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari''

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* * {{authority control Living people Tamil cinematographers Malayalam film cinematographers Kannada film cinematographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Year of birth missing (living people)