Arjun Jena is an Indian cinematographer from

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Career

Early days

During the 1990s, Jena joined cinematographer P. C. Sreeram's unit as an assistant cameraman. He worked under Sreeram in films such as ''

Thevar Magan ''Thevar Magan'' () is a 1992 Indian, Tamil-language drama film written by Kamal Haasan, who also produced the film, and directed by Bharathan. It stars Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, Revathi, Gautami and Nassar; with Kallapart Natarajan, Kaka Rad ...

'' (1992), ''

Thiruda Thiruda ''Thiruda Thiruda'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language black comedy caper film directed by Mani Ratnam written along with Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Prashanth, Anand, Anu Aggarwal and Heera Rajagopal while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Salim ...

'' (1993), '' May Madham'' (1994), '' Subha Sankalpam'' (1994) and '' Kurudhipunal'' (1995). Later in 1996, he joined cinematographer Jeeva, a former assistant of Sreeram, as an operating cameraman. He apprenticed under Jeeva in ''

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'' (1996), '' Ullasam'' (1997), '' Vaali (1999), Kushi'' (2000), '' Run'' (2002), '' Zor'', '' Hera Pheri'' and '' Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar''.

Independent work

Jena got his first break with the short film ''Silent Scream'', directed by

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. It won the

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at the 46th National Film Awards in 1998. He made his feature film debut with

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's Tamil feature film ''

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'' (2000), which won him the

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. His other works include ''Oka Oorilo'', ''

Aegan ''Aegan'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International. It stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, with Suman, Jayaram, Nassar, Navdeep, and Piaa Bajpai in supp ...

'', '' Love Khichdi'' and ''

Ala Modalaindi ''Ala Modalaindi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen (in her Telugu debut) and Sneha Ullal with the music compo ...

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * http://odishasuntimes.com/tulasi-apa-first-odia-biopic-to-inspire-generations/ * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Ashok-Swain-to-receive-Jaydev-Samman/articleshow/55642243.cms * http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/koditta-idangalai-nirappuga/koditta-idangalai-nirappuga-review.html * https://www.ibtimes.co.in/koditta-idangalai-nirappuga-kin-movie-review-live-audience-response-712142 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jena, Arjun 1971 births Living people Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu Tamil film cinematographers Best Cinematography National Film Award winners M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Artists from Chennai Telugu film cinematographers 21st-century Indian photographers Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners