My First Short Film as a Cinematographer

Short Film Title: ORU PIDI MANN

Based on novel: Oru pidi mann (by I.Santhan)

Synopsis: Post war in Sri Lanka, Newly married couple Rayan and Kalyani had a small wish i.e going to the dangerous place of Army Occupied Area to take the red sand out to plant a beautiful flower. During the process whether both their wishes achieved or not forms the crux of the story.

Cast:

Rajan - A.K.Praveen

Kalyani - Gabrella fellus

Mohan - Marikkani-C

Army Man - Rajendran

Edited by: D.R.Ashwin kumar

Cinematography by: M.Manikanda prabhu

Directed by: A.Rammoorthy

Special Recognition: This film was selected, and shown along with many world cinemas during the 14th Chennai International Film Festival, 2017.

I would like to sincerely thank the director A Rammoorthy for giving me my first opportunity as a Cinematographer for his short film (fiction). 

My First Travelogue Film :-)

Title: My Travel Diary...pages: Mahabalipuram to Kanyakumari

(This approximately 10 minutes edit is more of a trailer of my upcoming one hour travelogue film)

The Parkour - A Short Video

Me, Satish Venkatraman, Jagadeesan and Ajith; did cinematography for a short video on Parkour training which includes running, jumping, climbing, rolling, etc. Edited by Kaamesh. Editing supervised by Lenin Sir.

Worthy Attempts - A Short Film

The short film provided was a wonderful opportunity for me to work with my brother, Karthikeyan. I appreciate the efforts of "Worthy Attempts" crew for their support and interest. Pre-production work including storyboard and planning was a nice learning experience. Post production work such as editing and music composition really amazed me. (Note: Though it was made in 2012, the very thought of its making brings me joy. Hope the new viewers like it.)

Vasanth - Hey Mani, how did you write the screenplay for the short film. It is very complexly written...I am very impressed. U conveyed that it is really worth trying to help people. Help may be small or big..but it is always worthy...very nice team work. Expecting more. Good work from your team :)