K. V. Anand

Biography

Karimanal Venkatesan Anand ISC was an Indian cinematographer, film director and photojournalist, worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. After a short period as a photojournalist, he became a cinematographer in the early 1990s, working on about fifteen films in the Southern and Hindi cinema industries. Anand won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his debut film as a cinematographer, Thenmavin Kombath. In 2005, Anand turned director with Kana Kandaen, and prioritised direction henceforth. He was a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).

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Awards & recognition

• ★National Film Award — Best Cinematography · 1995