Mani's Cinematographer - ManiKandan

Manikandan :

Manikandan shot the mammoth song sequence Yakkai Thiri ... for Ayudha Ezhuthu and also some of the Ajay Devgan scenes for Yuva. Describing the experience of working with Mani Ratnam as "ultimate" the cameraman says, "Mani would be on the sets at 5 in the morning,
and would work through the day.

We would have a 30-minute break for breakfast and lunch and that's it. None would leave the sets and neither would he. The shooting was down South in Pollachi and Theni. Ajay Devgan would tell us that he had never seen sunrise till he began shooting for Yuva.

But that's how Mani Ratnam worked."

Mani's Cinematographer - Ravi K . Chandran

The latest tie-up of Mani Ratnam was with the ace cinematographer Ravi. K. Chandran. They both in cooperation worked for two movies, one was Kannathil Muthamittal and the other was Ayudha Ezhuthu (Yuva in Hindi).

For the movie Kannathil Muthamital, Ravi bagged the national award. Ravi tried something different in Ayudha Eluthu. The whole movie was picturised in three different colors narrating the character of the heroes. A perfect match for the movie! “Mani Sir is the fastest among the directors, I have worked with”, Ravi said in an interview. He also added that “The good thing about Mani Ratnam is that he gives you the full concentration and energy required to shoot.” "This was very important as we wanted to shoot both versions of the film simultaneously".

Source: Behindwoods

Mani's Cinematographer - Madhu Ambat

Those who have seen Maniratnam's 'Anjali' will never forget the visual effect of the scene in which the 'mentally retarded' young girl is introduced. The dim light in the scene puts the viewer in the child's world, and it sets the mood for the film.

Take Bharathan's 'Vaisali' or 'Amaram' or Lenin Rajendran's 'Swathi Thiranal' or 'Kulam' or 'Daivathinte Vikruthikal': All these films give us the impression that more is conveyed through visuals than through dialogues and that is the success of a cinematographer like Madhu Ambat.

Madhu, noted for presenting various moods, has worked with most of the major directors, including M Night Shyamalan. His handling of the camera for Shyamalan's 'Praying with Anger' and 'Wide Awake' has won him international acclaim. It was Hollywood politics which kept Madhu from 'Sixth Sense', against the director's wish.

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Source: http://www.madhuambat.com/profes.htm / Chennai Online