Arjun Jena
Born (1971-03-06) 6 March 1971
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1990–present

Arjun Jena is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai.

Career

Early days

During the 1990s, Jena joined cinematographer P. C. Sreeram's unit as an assistant cameraman. He worked under Sreeram in films such as Thevar Magan (1992), Thiruda Thiruda (1993), May Madham (1994), Subha Sankalpam (1994) and Kurudhipunal (1995). Later in 1996, he joined cinematographer Jeeva, a former assistant of Sreeram, as an operating cameraman. He apprenticed under Jeeva in Indian (1996), Ullasam (1997), Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000), Run (2002), Zor, Hera Pheri and Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar.

Independent work

Jena got his first break with the short film Silent Scream, directed by Vikram Kumar. It won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 46th National Film Awards in 1998. He made his feature film debut with Kathir's Tamil feature film Kadhal Virus (2000), which won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. His other works include Oka Oorilo, Aegan, Love Khichdi and Ala Modalaindi.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorCast
1998Silent screamVikram KumarShort film
2002Kadhal VirusKathirRichard, Sridevi Vijaykumar
2005Oka OoriloRamesh VarmaTarun, Saloni
2008AeganRaju SundaramAjith Kumar, Nayantara
2009Love KhichdiSrinivas BhashyamRandeep Hooda, Sadha
2011Ala ModalaindiNandini ReddyNani, Nithya Menen
2011Angane ThudangiNandini ReddyNani, Nithya Menen
2016"Tulasi Apa"Amiya PatnaikBarsha Nayak
2017Koditta Idangalai NirappugaR. ParthiepanShanthanu Bhagyaraj, Parvathy Nair

References

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