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P. S. Vinod is a top Indian Cinematographer who works for Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.
P S Vinod was born in Andhra Pradesh State, India.
He debuted as an Independent Cinematographer with the 2000 Tamil film ‘Rhythm and then went to work for several Hindi and Telugu projects.
His notable works include ‘Musafir’ (2004), ‘My Wife’s Murder’ (2005), ‘Rakta Charitra’ (2010), ‘Tees Maar Khan’ (2010), ‘Panjaa’ (2011), ‘Manam’ (2014), ‘Soggade Chinni Nayana’ (2015) and ‘Oopiri’ (2015).
He is also known for portraying Katrina Kaif in a raunchy sexy avatar for her first Item number, Sheila Ki Jawani in ‘Tees Maar Khan’ (2010). ‘Tees Maar Khan’ was selected as one of the most good looking films of 2010 in Bollywood.
He did the majority of the apex commercials in India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, now called the MGR Film Institute. After he graduated from the institute, he assisted veteran cinematographer Santosh Sivan. He was then signed by director Vasanth for two of his successive Tamil films, ‘Rhythm’ and ‘Appu’. Subsequently, he did a few well known films in Bollywood. His second Hindi film ‘Musafir’ got him a Zee Film Awards nomination. His work in ‘Striker’ (2010) was praised by critics.
He was chosen by choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan to film her third directorial ‘Tees Maar Khan’.
Vinod’s work in the film was lauded by critics, with the film being selected by Rediff as one of the most good looking Bollywood films of 2010. He has worked on two Tamil films, the gangster film ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ that won The Grand Jury Award for Best Film at South Asian International Film Festival, and the romantic comedy ‘Kadhal 2 Kalyanam’. He won the Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer for the former.
