S. T. Venki

S. T. Venki
Died(2013-03-08)8 March 2013[1]
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India[2]
Years active1990–2001

S. T. Venki was an Indian special effects director, who worked predominately in Tamil , Hindi and Malayalam cinema. He was known for his frequent collaborations with S. Shankar.

Career

For Anjali (1990), Venki experimented with optical printers. For the song "Mukkala Mukkabla" in Kaadhalan (1994), he used computer graphics for the first time in Tamil cinema to render Prabhu Deva's skeleton dance.[1][2] Other notable graphic sequences include Kamal Haasan's face morphing into a lion for Indian (1996) and Aishwarya Rai's computer clone in "Kannodu Kaanbadhellam" from Jeans (1998).[2] He noted that editing archival footage of Subhas Chandra Bose to make Haasan appear alongside Bose in Indian was challenging.[3]

Venki won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects four times for Kaadhalan (alongside C. Murugesh), Kaalapani, Indian and Jeans.[4][5][6][7] He won the Screen Award for Best Special Effects for his work in the film Nayak: The Real Hero (2001).[8]

Filmography

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Veteran actress Rajasulochana dies aged 78". Gulf Times. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ Rajitha (4 November 1997). "The Grand Illusion". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. ^ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Screen Awards 2001". Screen Awards. 18 January 2002. StarPlus.
  9. ^ Sandya. "Naanga Jeans Pant-u Dhaan Pottaakka, Neenga Baggy Pant-a Dhaan Paakka Maateenga" [If we wear Jeans pant, you'll only not see Baggy pant]. Indolink.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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