Vijay Armstrong (born 2 January 1976) 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 has worked in the

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film industry. After making his debut with ''

Pugaippadam ''Pugaippadam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Rajesh Lingam. The cast includes Priya Anand, Mrinalini, Yamini, Nandha, Shivam, Amzath Khan and Harish. The music was composed by Gangai Amaran with cinemato ...

'' (2010), he has worked on films including ''

Thottal Thodarum ''Thottal Thodarum'' is a 2015 Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by noted critic and writer Cable Sankar. The film features Thaman Kumar and Arundhati (actress), Arundhati in the lead roles, while Vincent Asokan plays a ...

'' (2015) and Charles's ''

Azhagu Kutti Chellam ''Azhagu Kutti Chellam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language children's film written and directed by Charles. The film stars child actors Krisha Kurup, Chanakyaa, Yazhini, Rajesh, and Ken Karunas. Akhil and Riythvika play supporting roles while V ...

'' (2016).

Career

Vijay had initially enrolled in a law degree but changed his career became a photo journalist for the Vikatan Group, before working as a Graphic and Web Designer for Digit Net Communications in Bangalore. Interested in pursuing a career as a cinematographer, he assisted in the camera teams of films including ''

Iyer IPS ''Iyer IPS'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by P. Harirajan. It stars Sathyaraj in a dual role as police officer and a gangster, along with Megha and Sanghavi. The music was composed by Dhina. The film ...

'', ''

Yaaradi Nee Mohini ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mithran Jawahar. It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu hit Selvaraghavan's ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' and stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, a ...

'', ''

Varalaru ''Varalaru: History Of Godfather'', or simply known as ''Varalaru'' (), is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action-drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under the banner NIC Arts. The film stars A ...

'' and ''

Cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

''. He consequently worked as an independent cinematographer in ad films, working for over fifty brands, and then worked on assignments for documentaries including the BBC documentary about PT Usha and another one for the ILO. In 2009, he got his first big break as a cinematographer for Rajesh Lingam’s ''

'' (2010), after which he worked on ''

Maathi Yosi ''Maathi Yosi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Nandha Periyasamy and music by Guru Kalyan. Starring Harish, ''Kanchivaram'' fame Shammu along with newcomers Gopal, Alex and Lokesh in the lead roles, the fi ...

'' (2010). He subsequently worked on Raja Guru's ''Ondipuli'' and Gopi's ''Karuppar Nagaram'' featuring

Akhil Akhil (in Devanagari: अखिल {{IAST, akhilā) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian given name, which means "everything" or "complete". The equivalent feminine name is Akhilā. See also *Akhil (disambiguation) References Indian mas ...

, both of which did not have a theatrical release. He also used practical lights instead of the traditional film set lighting in the web series ''

Nila Nila Odi Vaa ''Nila Nila Odi Vaa'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language horror romantic comedy web television series hosted on Viu, a video on demand digital distribution platform. It is directed by Nandhini JS and produced by Viu and Make Believe Productions ...

''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Buddhan Yesu Gandhi'' (2016) * ''

'' (2018)

Television

* ''

'' (2018)

References

External links

* * http://blog.vijayarmstrong.com/ * https://www.facebook.com/armstrong.vijay {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Vijay Living people Artists from Chennai Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu Tamil film cinematographers 1976 births