B. R. Vijayalakshmi is an Indian cinematographer. She started her
career as an assistant to cinematographer Ashok Kumar and made her
feature film debut in 1985 through the Tamil film Chinna Veedu. Known
for being Asia's first woman cinematographer, Vijayalakshmi has worked
in 22 feature films. In addition to her film career, she has also
worked on many Television series. She is known to be the best friend
of actress/film maker Suhasini. Suhasini being close childhood friend
of B.R.Vijayalakhmi and Manirathnam being a close teenage friend of
B.R.Ravi {B.R. Vijaya Lakshmi's brother} is seen as the reason for
Suhasini-Manirthnam'S romantic marriage. Vijay Lakshmi's brother
B.R.Ravi is a IIT graduate. He dropped himself into cinema after the
demise of his father B.R.Panthulu. Manirathnam has himself stated in
his book "Conversations with Manirathnam" that he discovered his
passion to cinema only when he made routine chit chat's and film
making debates with his friend B.R.Ravi during their early 20s.
According to a speech from suhasini, Manirathnam is acclaimed to have
assisted only one movie in his life time, which is a B.R.Ravi's
Directorial.Vijayalakshmi was born to B. R. Panthulu, a director and
producer in South Indian films. Her brother B.R. Ravishankar is a
film-maker in Kannada cinema. She worked as an interior designer
before entering into films. Vijayalakshmi was interested in pursuing a
cinematography course in a film school, but was persuaded by
cinematographer Ashok Kumar who took her as a camera assistant citing
that practical experience would give more exposure to her. She joined
Ashok Kumar in the 1980 Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe and continued to
work under him for nearly 30 films over a period of three years.
During this time she did "Clash work" for films such as Kai Kodukkum
Kai (1984) and Pillai Nila (1985).Vijayalakshmi got her break as an
independent cinematographer through K. Bhagyaraj's Chinna Veedu in
1985. The film made her Asia's first woman cinematographer. Between
1985 and 1995, she worked in about 22 films including Aruvadai Naal
(1986), Sirai Paravai (1987) and Iniya Uravu Poothathu (1987) for
directors like C. V. Sridhar and G. M. Kumar. She also wrote the
script for Sangeeth Sivan's Malayalam film Daddy (1992). In 1995, she
made her directorial debut through Paattu Padava for which she also
wrote the script and handled the cinematography. The film was screened
at the International Film Festival of India in 1996 and it was well
known for the songs tuned by Ilaiyaraaja.
career as an assistant to cinematographer Ashok Kumar and made her
feature film debut in 1985 through the Tamil film Chinna Veedu. Known
for being Asia's first woman cinematographer, Vijayalakshmi has worked
in 22 feature films. In addition to her film career, she has also
worked on many Television series. She is known to be the best friend
of actress/film maker Suhasini. Suhasini being close childhood friend
of B.R.Vijayalakhmi and Manirathnam being a close teenage friend of
B.R.Ravi {B.R. Vijaya Lakshmi's brother} is seen as the reason for
Suhasini-Manirthnam'S romantic marriage. Vijay Lakshmi's brother
B.R.Ravi is a IIT graduate. He dropped himself into cinema after the
demise of his father B.R.Panthulu. Manirathnam has himself stated in
his book "Conversations with Manirathnam" that he discovered his
passion to cinema only when he made routine chit chat's and film
making debates with his friend B.R.Ravi during their early 20s.
According to a speech from suhasini, Manirathnam is acclaimed to have
assisted only one movie in his life time, which is a B.R.Ravi's
Directorial.Vijayalakshmi was born to B. R. Panthulu, a director and
producer in South Indian films. Her brother B.R. Ravishankar is a
film-maker in Kannada cinema. She worked as an interior designer
before entering into films. Vijayalakshmi was interested in pursuing a
cinematography course in a film school, but was persuaded by
cinematographer Ashok Kumar who took her as a camera assistant citing
that practical experience would give more exposure to her. She joined
Ashok Kumar in the 1980 Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe and continued to
work under him for nearly 30 films over a period of three years.
During this time she did "Clash work" for films such as Kai Kodukkum
Kai (1984) and Pillai Nila (1985).Vijayalakshmi got her break as an
independent cinematographer through K. Bhagyaraj's Chinna Veedu in
1985. The film made her Asia's first woman cinematographer. Between
1985 and 1995, she worked in about 22 films including Aruvadai Naal
(1986), Sirai Paravai (1987) and Iniya Uravu Poothathu (1987) for
directors like C. V. Sridhar and G. M. Kumar. She also wrote the
script for Sangeeth Sivan's Malayalam film Daddy (1992). In 1995, she
made her directorial debut through Paattu Padava for which she also
wrote the script and handled the cinematography. The film was screened
at the International Film Festival of India in 1996 and it was well
known for the songs tuned by Ilaiyaraaja.
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