Director

M. Karnan

Camera

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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 1423403

IMDb ID: nm1549914

Known for: Camera

Born: January 1, 1933

Died: December 13, 2012

Age: 79

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 1987

Years active: 26

Wikidata: Q16019434

Also known as

Karnan

Frequent jobs

Director of Photography (6)Additional Director of Photography (1)Director (1)Cinematography (3)

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Biography

M. Karnan (c. 1933 – 13 December 2012) was an Indian cinematographer and director who mainly worked in Tamil cinema. Starting his career as an assistant to V. Ramamurthi, Karnan gradually rose to a full-fledged cinematographer, and made a few films based on curry western featuring Jaishankar in the lead. In an interview to Behindwoods, cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran mentioned Karnan as an inspiration and noted the way he made films. He had a very good heart and he was a pure soul . He had helped many in his times. After prolonged illness, he died on 13 December 2012.

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