Vetri Palanisamy is an Indian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

who primarily works in

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and

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film industries. He is an alumnus of

Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute, is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film in ...

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

. He is known for his work in films such as ''

Souryam ''Souryam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner and directed by cinematographer Siva, who made his directorial debut. It stars Gopichand, Anushka Shetty, Poonam Kaur and M ...

'', '' Muni 2: Kanchana'', '' Veeram,'' ''

Vedalam ''Vedalam'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar, Lakshmi Menon and Shruti Hassan while Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play supporting rol ...

Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Siva. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film was officially announced on 20 November 2017 an ...

and

Annaatthe ''Annaatthe'' () is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Siva and produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara and Keerthy Suresh. While Jagapathi Babu, ...

.''

Early life and career

After completing the Diploma in film Technology in Cinematography Vetri started assisting with Cinematographer S. Saravanan in the films like '' Aahaa..!'',

Auto Driver ''Auto Driver'' is a 1998 Telugu film, produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy under the Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by Suresh Krishna. It stars Nagarjuna, Deepti Bhatnagar and Simran, with music composed by Deva. It was dubbed into Tamil as ' ...

Sangamam ''Sangamam'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romance dance film co written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by V. Natarajan of Pyramid Films. The film stars Rahman and newcomer Vindhya with Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Radha ...

, Oruvan,

Vallarasu ''Vallarasu'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan in his film debut. The film stars Vijayakanth and Devayani. The music is by Deva. It was released on 14 April to positive reviews and became a Blockbuster. T ...

Maayi ''Maayi'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama-film starring Sarath Kumar and Meena, wherein Vadivelu's comedy performance was critically acclaimed. The film was a super hit at box office. This film later remade into Telugu as ''Simharasi'' w ...

. Vetri made his debut as a cinematographer in the film

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and then he got a break with the action drama film ''

Thenavattu ''Thenavattu'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by V. V. Kathir, starring Jiiva and Poonam Bajwa, whilst Ganja Karuppu, Ravi Kale, Shafi, Saikumar, and Rajan P. Dev play pivotal roles. The music was composed ...

'' (2008), before working on the comedy ''

Maasilamani ''Maasilamani'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romance action comedy film directed by R. N. R. Manohar and distributed by Sun Pictures. It stars Nakul and Sunaina and in their second collaboration after ''Kadhalil Vizhunthen'', while Pawan, ...

'' (2009) and the successful horror film, '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) with

Raghava Lawrence Lawrence Raghavendra is an Indian dance choreographer, actor, director, composer, dancer and playback singer. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in ...

. Vetri has often collaborated with director Siva and has been a part of his

films, souryam(2008) ''

Sankham ''Shankar'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by J Bhagavan, J Pulla Rao under Sri Balaji Cine Media banner and directed by Siva and associated by Shiva Rama Krishna. Starring Gopichand, Trisha and Sathyaraj, the ...

'' (2009) and ''

Daruvu ''Daruvu: Sound Of Mass'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Siva, produced by Burugupalli Siva Rama Krishna under Sri Venkateswara Entertainments banner and starring Ravi Teja and Taapsee in le ...

'' (2012), as well as his

films with

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

, '' Veeram''(2014), ''

''(2015) and

Vivegam ''Vivegam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Siva. The movie features Ajith Kumar as primary lead, with Vivek Oberoi (in his Tamil debut), Kajal Aggarwal, and Akshara Haasan playing the supporti ...

(2017). The pair had earlier studied together at

Adyar Film Institute The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute, is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film in ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vetri Living people Artists from Chennai People from Coimbatore district Telugu film cinematographers Tamil film cinematographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Year of birth missing (living people)