Chezhiyan

Chezhiyan is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. After completing his Civil Engineering degree, he started his career as an apprentice to P. C. Sreeram before establishing himself as a cinematographer. He was born in South Tamil Nadu at Sivaganga. Making his cinematic debut as a full-fledged cinematographer through Kalloori, Chezhiyan's camera-work in Bala's Paradesi (2013) won the "Best cinematography" award at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival Awards. He is also an acclaimed author of a series of books about cinema titled 'Ulaga cinema'(world cinema) in Tamil. The series of ulaga cinema articles were published by Ananda Vikatan, the Tamil weekly from (2005-2007). He received the KATHA award for his short story Harmoniam (2004) and a Junior Fellowship Award from the Indian government- ministry of culture -for his literary thesis about 'Imagery in Tamil short stories' (2004-2006). He has worked as a cinematographer in many Documentaries, including a biographical docufiction about Former India President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam ( A Little Dream) and a documentary about prolific Tamil writer T.Jeyakandhan. Recently he founded 'The Music School'.The school publishes books to learn western music through Tamil and English. He is also the author of 10 volumes of books about Western Music Theory, and Pesum padam (essays about cinema) mukangkalin thiraippdam (essays about cinema). He received the Best Cinematographer Award at the Norway Tamil Film Festival 2012 for the short film Kallaththoni

Filmography

• Kalloori (2007)
• Rettaisuzhi (2010)
• Magizhchi (2010)
• Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010)
• Paradesi (2013)
• Tharai Thappattai (2016)
• Sawaari (2016)
• Joker (2016)
• திருவிழா ( Documentary about a festival of Tribes) (2002)
• எல்லைகளை விஸ்தரித்த எழுத்துக் கலைஞன் (Documentary about Tamil writer T.Jeyakanthan) (2011)