P. S. Vinod is Indian

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who works in

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and

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films. He debuted as an independent cinematographer with the 2000 Tamil film ''

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'' and then went to work for several Hindi and Telugu projects. His notable works include '' Musafir'' (2004), '' My Wife's Murder'' (2005), ''

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'' (2010), ''

Panjaa ''Panjaa'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Vishnuvardhan and produced by Arka Media Works and Sanghamitra Art Productions. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh an ...

'' (2011), ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015) ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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Career

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

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. He was then signed by director

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for two of his successive Tamil films, ''

'' 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

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to film her third directorial ''

''. Vinod's work in the film was lauded by critics, with the film being selected by

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as one of the most good looking Bollywood films of 2010. He has worked on two Tamil films, the gangster film ''

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'' that won The Grand Jury Award for Best Film at South Asian International Film Festival, and the romantic comedy ''

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''. He won the

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for the former. The latter that marks actor

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's brother Sathya's debut has been severely delayed and slated to release in 2012.

Filmography

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