U. K. Senthil Kumar is an Indian

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, who has worked in the

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and Malayalam film industries.

Career

A native of Coimbatore, Senthil Kumar belongs to the 1989-92 batch of the Government Film Institute, Chennai, and has worked in about 50 films. After making his debut in 1993 with

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's '' Karuppu Vellai'' (1993), Senthil Kumar worked exclusively for director

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. He continued working in quickly shot, low budget films and established a reputation as a talented cameraman. He also acted in

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film in 2006. He then returned to work with Sundar C in the well received comedy films ''

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'' (2012) and then ''

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'' (2014). He has also helped politicians with their promotion campaigns, helping create hologram-like videos for

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's 2014 campaign and was established as nations one of the best camera man. He also worked for Telangana chief minister Chandrasekar Rao for his elections. Other than these work he also waved his flag in

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is a

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which was also a successful work in his career.

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

* '' Karuppu Vellai'' (1993) * '' Amaithipadai'' (1994) (Camera Operator Only) * ''

Murai Maman ''Murai Maman'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil language comedy film and the directorial debut of Sundar C. The film stars Jayaram and Khushbu. The film had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 19 May 1995. Plot Sirusu (Jayaram) and his ...

'' (1995) * ''

Murai Mappillai ''Murai Mappillai'' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars newcomers Arun Vijay (known at the time as Arunkumar) and Kirthika, with Rajashree, Manivannan, K. Prabakaran, Goundamani and Senthil playing ...

'' (1995) * ''

Ullathai Allitha ''Ullathai Allitha'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Rambha and Goundamani, with Manivannan, Jai Ganesh, Senthil, and Jyothi Meena in supporting roles. It revolves around a ...

'' (1996) * ''

Mettukudi ''Mettukudi'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. starring Karthik (actor), Karthik, Gemini Ganesan, Goundamani, Nagma and Manivannan. The music was composed by Sirpy with cinematography by U. K. ...

'' (1996) * '' Arunachalam'' (1997) * ''

Janakiraman ''Janakiraman'' is a 1997 Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sarathkumar and Nagma whilst Rambha, Goundamani and Manivannan play supporting roles. The film was one among 1997 Deepavali releases and became a c ...

'' (1997) * ''

Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar ''Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language directed by Sundar C. Prabhu Deva and Meena played the leading roles, whilst the film featured an extensive cast, along with a bevvy of supporting actors. The film released on 14 ...

'' (1998) * ''

Unnai Thedi ''Unnai Thedi'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Malavika, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya. Some of the scenes are ...

'' (1999) * ''

Suyamvaram ''Suyamvaram'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry. The film was planned by Giridharilal Nagpal who produced a ...

'' (1999) * ''

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga ''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik and Rambha with Goundamani, Vivek, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, sc ...

'' (1999) * ''

Azhagarsamy Azhagarsamy is a 1999 Tamil language drama film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sathyaraj and Roja. The film, produced by Malar Balu, had musical score by Deva and was released on 10 December 1999. Plot A rich landlord gave money to Thaya ...

'' (2000) * ''

Kannan Varuvaan ''Kannan Varuvaan'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik, Manthra and Divya Unni, while Goundamani, Senthil, Manorama, Ranjith and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was c ...

'' (2000) * ''

Unnai Kann Theduthey ''Unnai Kann Theduthey'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Sundar C, starring Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Livingston and Ravali. The film had musical score by Deva and was released in 2000. Cast *Sathyaraj as Vichu *Khushbu a ...

'' (2000) * ''

Ullam Kollai Poguthae ''Ullam Kollai Poguthae'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sundar C. This film stars Prabhu Deva and Anjala Zaveri, with Karthik in a main guest appearance. Deepa Venkat and Vivek play other supporting roles. The ...

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Maaran'' (2002) * ''

Indru ''Indru'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by Naveen S. Muthuraman. The film stars Karthik and Tanu Roy. The film has the usual elements and did not make an impact at the box office. Cast * Karthik as Goutham *Tanu Roy ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

Nenjil Jil Jil ''Nenjil'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Selva and produced by Manish Nair, Bhavani Kanagasapay under the banner Candy Films Ltd & Gatpaham Entertainment Ltd. Navdeep pairs up with Aparna, while Vadivelu plays the comedian ...

'' (2006) * ''

Manikanda ''Manikanda'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Selva. Arjun plays a dual role, that of father and son. The film, which began production in 2002, went through more production, and was finally released in 2007, was promoted ...

'' (2007) * '' Naan Avanillai'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Pandi'' (2008) * ''

Guru En Aalu ''Guru En Aalu'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Selva and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. It stars Madhavan, Abbas and Mamta Mohandas in the leading roles, while Vivek and Brinda Parekh portray supporting ro ...

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Muthukku Muthaaga ''Muthukku Muthaaga'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil family drama film written, produced, and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. It stars Vikranth, Natraj, Harish, Oviya, Monica, Prakash, Veerasamar, Ilavarasu, and Saranya Ponvannan. The film is a very sad ...

'' (2011) * ''

Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action ''Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action'' is a 2011 Malayalam film, it stars Srikanth, Honey Rose and Babu Antony in main role. It is a sequel to the 1993 film ''Uppukandam Brothers''. The film received negative reviews. It was later dubbed and r ...

'' (2011) * ''

Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam ''Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Shabarish and Sunaina. Cast * Shabarish as Pandi * Sunaina as Valarmathi * Soori (actor ...

'' (2012) * '' Ullam'' (2012) * ''

Vizha ''Vizha'' () is a 2013 Tamil film directed by Barathi Balakumaran. It stars Mahendran and Malavika Menon. The film, based on the award-winning short film ''Uthiri'', portrays the love story of Sundaram (Mahendran), who plays the thappu instrumen ...

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Vilasam'' (2014) * '' Sakalakala Vallavan'' (2015) * ''

Katham Katham ''Katham Katham'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by newcomer Babu Thooyavan, son of veteran writer Thooyavan. The film stars Nandha, Natarajan Subramaniam, Sanam Shetty and Sharika, and was produced by Appu Movies. The su ...

'' (2015) * ''

Angali Pangali ''Angali Pangali'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by S. Balamurugan. The film stars Vishnu Priyan, Sanyathara and Soori, and was released on 17 June 2016. Plot Cast * Vishnu Priyan * Sanyathara * Soori * ...

'' (2015) * '' Pallikoodam Pogamale'' (2015) * ''

Aranmanai 2 ''Aranmanai 2'' ()() is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sundar himself, Trisha, Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Poonam Bajwa, Soori, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan and R ...

'' (2016) * ''

Muthuramalingam ''Muthuramalingam'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Rajadurai. The film stars Gautham Karthik and Priya Anand, while Napoleon plays a pivotal supporting role. Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, so ...

'' (2017) * ''

Meesaya Murukku ''Meesaya Murukku'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in his directorial debut and stars as the lead along with newcomer Aathmika as the female lead, while Vivek, RJ ...

'' (2017) * ''

Kalakalappu 2 ''Kalakalappu 2'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu. It is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 film ''Kalakalappu''. The film features Jiiva, Jai, Shiva, Nikki Galrani and Catherin ...

'' (2018) * ''

Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja ''Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Karthik Venugopalan in his directorial debut. The film stars Rio Raj in his lead acting debut, Shirin Kanchwala, and RJ Vigneshka ...

'' (2019) * ''

Aranmanai 3 ''Aranmanai 3'' () is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written directed by Sundar C. The film stars an ensemble star cast including Sundar C, Arya, Raashii Khanna and Andrea Jeremiah, with Sakshi Agarwal, Vivek marking the first ...

'' (2021) * ''

My Dear Bootham ''My Dear Bootham'' () is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language children fantasy comedy drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan of Manjapai and Kadamban fame, and produced by Ramesh P. Pillai under the banner of Abhishek Films. It stars Prabhu ...

'' (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senthil Kumar, U. K. Living people People from Coimbatore Malayalam film cinematographers Tamil film cinematographers 1972 births 20th-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu