Chezhiyan

Chezhiyan

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Chezhiyan is a national award winning film director from Tamil, whose debut film earned best regional film award. He has been a successful cinematographer in the industry before he ventured into film direction through 2017 film, To Let. This Tamil film earned 65th National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. As a cinematographer he is best known for his work, Paradesi in 2013 which won numerous awards at different international film festivals. He received Edison Award and Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Cinematographer, while earned nominations at SIIMA and Vijay Film Awards in Best Cinematography category.

 

Chezhiyan was born in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. Both his parents worked as primary school teachers. But they were patron of arts. He completed his diploma in civil engineering from Alagappa Chettiar College in Karaikudi. Since childhood he was interested in drawing and painting, and also in photography. Though he completed a diploma in civil engineering, his professional career began as an assistant to acclaimed cinematographer P. C. Sreeram. His passion to photography and films prompted him to choose this career, despite having a technical background.

 

As an independent cinematographer, he marked his debut with teenage romance film, Kalloori (2007). This college drama was a box office hit, and his talent in capturing college campus was well appreciated. Before that he shot a few scenes for Seeman’s Thambi (2006) and his name was credited as "additional cinematographer" on rolls. S. Shankar's production Rettaisuzhi, in V. Gowthaman's Magizhchi, Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru, Bala's Paradesi, Sawaari (2016), Tharai Thappattai (2016) and Joker (2016) are his other major works. In 2017 he marked his directorial debut with To Let. He has also done a few short films and documentaries.

Published: November 24, 2018

Updated: November 24, 2018

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