George C. Williams is an Indian

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, who works in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

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Career

As a youngster, George C. Williams revealed he had a passion for keeping track of lighting, camera angles and framing in

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, often observing the work of

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and Jeeva during his school days. He subsequently pursued a degree in Visual Communication from

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, learning more about the art of cinematography. In college, he got to know

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, whom he then worked with in his films Raja Rani and Theri. George gained entry into films through a family friend, the choreographer Kalyan, who introduced him to cinematographer

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to join as an assistant. He subsequently first helped out as a second unit cameraman in ''

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'' (2007) and then in ''

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'' (2009). He subsequently also worked with

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for the Telugu film ''

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'' (2011), revealing his early stint helped him get used to the technology involved. Another early assignment he was given, was the video of "Nenjodu Cherthu" from the music album

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(2012), directed by

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and his work in the project won him rave reviews from the Malayali audience. He was subsequently signed by

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to be the main cinematographer for his production, Atlee's '' Raja Rani'' (2013) and then ''

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'' (2014). The success of both films, catapulted George into among the leading cinematographers in Tamil films. He subsequently signed projects in

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and

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cinema.

Filmography

As cinematographer

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, George C. Living people Artists from Chennai Tamil film cinematographers M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people)