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Priyan
Born
Nagendran

1964
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Died9 November 2017(2017-11-09) (aged 53)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesPriyan
Occupationcinematographer

Priyan (1964 – 9 November 2017) was an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Beginning his career as an assistant to Balu Mahendra, Priyan began his career as an independent technician in the 1990s before establishing himself as a leading cinematographer in the Tamil film industry in the 2000s.[1] He is notable in his work with Director Hari. He died due to heart attack in his home.[2]

Career

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Priyan was born and raised in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. While he was doing an industrial course in polytechnics, Priyan spent his time with his uncle Ganesan during a summer vacation in Chennai. Having noticed his interest in cinema, his uncle introduced him to his friend K. Balaji, an actor-producer in the Tamil film industry. Priyan subsequently started working in K. Balaji's camera unit and worked for the production house, Sujatha International, for five years as an assistant cinematographer.

Through his work, he was introduced to cinematographer-director Balu Mahendra and worked with him on films including Moondram Pirai (1982), Olangal (1982), Sadma (1983) and Yathra (1984). Moreover, he worked in the cinematography teams of films including Mani Ratnam's Pagal Nilavu (1985) and Nayakan (1987). Priyan then worked in productions by Rajiv Menon and Suresh Menon, collaborating with them for serials and commercials.[3]

Priyan made his debut as an independent cinematographer with K. S. Adhiyaman's Thotta Chinungi (1995), before regularly associating with director Cheran in films including Porkkaalam (1997), Desiya Geetham (1998) and Vetri Kodi Kattu (1999). During the turn of the millennium, Priyan got the opportunity to work on high-profile projects including K. S. Ravikumar's Kamal Haasan-starrer Thenali (2000), Star (2001) and Majunu (2001). Thereafter he has regularly collaborated in films with Hari and has worked on 13 movies barring Venghai (2011), where Priyan was busy working on Velayudham (2011).[4]

Filmography

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Movie Year Director
Vaa Vaa Vasanthame 1992 Pazha Karupiah
Thotta Chinungi 1995 K. S. Adhiyaman
Porkaalam 1997 Cheran
Desiya Geetham 1998 Cheran
Vetri Kodi Kattu 2000 Cheran
Anantha Poongatre 2000 Raj Kapoor
Thenali 2000 K. S. Ravikumar
Star 2001 Praveen Gandhi
Majunu 2001 Ravichandran
Thamizh 2002 Hari
Bala 2002 Deepak
Saamy 2003 Hari
Kovil 2004 Hari
Arul 2004 Hari
Udhaya 2004 Azhagam Perumal
Ayya 2005 Hari
Aaru 2005 Hari
Vallavan 2006 Silambarasan
Thimiru 2006 Tarun Gopi
Varalaru 2006 K.S. Ravi Kumar
Thaamirabharani 2007 Hari
Vel 2007 Hari
Seval 2008 Hari
Thoranai 2009 Saba Iyappan
Singam 2010 Hari
Velayutham 2011 Mohan Raja
Singam II 2013 Hari
Poojai 2014 Hari
Singam III 2017 Hari
Saamy 2 2018 Hari

References

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  1. ^ http://www.videos.behindwoods.com/videos-q1-09/director-interview/priyan.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ @PTTVOnlineNews (9 November 2017). "சென்னையில் திரைப்பட ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் ப்ரியன் மாரடைப்பால் காலமானார் #Priyan #Chennai #TamilCinema" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Cinematographer Priyan talks about Suriya 's Si3 & his long journey along witb Director Hari !! - fridaycinemaa". www.fridaycinemaa.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cinematographer Priyan and Hari’s 12th Successful Partnership - Poojai | Interview. YouTube.
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