Vijay Armstrong

Vijay Armstrong
Born (1976-01-02) 2 January 1976
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Director of photography

Vijay Armstrong (born January 2, 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. After making his debut with Pugaippadam (2010), he has worked on films including Thottal Thodarum (2015) and Charles's Azhagu Kutti Chellam (2016).[1][2]

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 Bommalattam, Autograph, Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Varalaru. 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 Pugaippadam (2010), after which he worked on Maathi Yosi (2010). He subsequently worked on Raja Guru's Ondipuli and Gopi's Karuppar Nagaram featuring Akhil, both of which did not have a theatrical release.[3][4]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/first-look-pugaippadam-imagegallery-kollywood-jmwpzSjhhefsi.html
  2. ↑ http://www.sify.com/legal/fullstory.php?id=14925489
  3. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/-quot-karuppar-nagaram-will-be-colourful-quot--tamil-news-57718.html
  4. ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/thottal-thodarum/thottal-thodarum-review.html

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