S. T. Venki
S. T. Venki | |
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| Died | 8 March 2013[1] Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India[2] |
| Years active | 1990–2001 |
S. T. Venki was an Indian special effects director, who worked predominately in Tamil , Hindi and Malayalam cinema. He was known for his frequent collaborations with S. Shankar.
Career
[edit]For Anjali (1990), he experimented with optical printers. For the song "Mukkala Mukkabla" in Kaadhalan (1994), he used computer graphics for the first time in Tamil cinema to render Prabhu Deva's skeleton dance.[1][2] Other notable graphic sequences include Kamal Haasan's face morphing into a lion for Indian (1996) and Aishwarya Rai's computer clone in "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" from Jeans (1998).[2] He noted that editing archival footage to make Haasan appear alongside Subhas Chandra Bose in Indian was a difficult task.[3]
He won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects four times for Kaadhalan (alongside C. Murugesh), Kaalapani, Indian and Jeans.[4][5][6][7] He won the Screen Award for Best Special Effects for his work in the film Nayak: The Real Hero (2001).[8]
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Award-winning special effects whiz dead". March 8, 2013 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ a b c "Veteran actress Rajasulochana dies aged 78". Gulf Times. March 10, 2013.
- ^ Rajitha (4 November 1997). "The Grand Illusion". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Screen Awards 2001". Screen Awards. 18 January 2002. StarPlus.
- ^ Sandya. "Naanga Jeans Pant-u Dhaan Pottaakka, Neenga Baggy Pant-a Dhaan Paakka Maateenga" [If we wear Jeans pant, you'll only not see Baggy pant]. Indolink.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
External links
[edit]- S. T. Venki at IMDb