K.V. Anand (1966-2021) Biography, Age, Family, Career

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Full Name	Karimanal Venkatesan Anand

School	Not Known
College	DG Vaishnav College, Chennai Loyola College, Chennai
Education Qualification	Graduation in Physics Postgraduation in Visual Communications

Place of Death	He died at a hospital in Chennai.
Death Cause	He suffered a heart attack after being tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Marital Status	Married
Children	He is survived by two daughters, Sneha and Sadhana.

Father	Venkatesan Anand
Mother	Anasuya Venkataraman

Debut

Malayalam Cinematography	Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
Directorial	Kana Kandaen (2005)

Facts

When K.V. Anand was in college, he used to participate in adventurous sports such as trekking.
He participated in various photography contests at national and state levels.
He started his career as a freelance photojournalist.
He worked as a cinematographer in the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath and won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
He also directed several successful Tamil films.
He was a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).
His final cinematography work was Sivaji (2007), directed by Shankar.
He cinematographed films including Kadhal Desam (1996), Nerukku Ner (1997), Mudhalvan (1999), The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Boys (2003), and Khakee (2004).
His directorial films include Ayan (2009), Ko (2011), Maattrraan (2012), Anegan (2015), Kavan (2017), and Kaappaan (2019).

1. K.V. Anand engaged in adventurous sports like trekking during his college days.
2. He competed in photography contests at national and state levels.
3. After finishing his studies, he began working as a freelance photojournalist for well-known magazines and newspapers.
4. Anand began his cinematography career in 1994 with the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath and earned the National Film Award for Best Cinematography.
5. He contributed to Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industries.
6. In addition to his cinematography work, he directed successful Tamil films.
7. He worked as an assistant cinematographer on films like Thevar Magan and Amaran.
8. A camera-snatching incident while photographing an illegal building inspired elements in his film Ko.
9. He worked as a freelance photojournalist for leading publications such as Kalki, India Today, and Illustrated Weekly, with his photos appearing on over 200 magazine covers.
10. He served as the sixth assistant to cinematographer P. C. Sreeram.