A.R. Ashok Kumar
| A.R. Ashok Kumar | |
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| [[|]][[|]] A.R. Ashok Kumar at one of the shooting of an advertisement | |
| Born | Amballur (Vellore district), India |
| 🏡 Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Southern India Cinematographers Association (SICA) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Single |
A.R. Ashok Kumar is an Indian cinematographer of Hindi films and Tamil cinema.
Early life and education
A.R. Ashok Kumar was born and raised in Tamil Nadu. After he passed class 10, he was curious to learn cinematography, which eventually provided him with a career direction. After he finished his schooling, he joined Government Arts College for Men, Nandanam, but after only one year he left and joined cinematographer Nirav Shah, where he learned cinematography.
Career
After leaving Government Arts College for Men, Nandanam, he started his career in Chennai where he assisted cinematographer Nirav Shah, and soon was working on films across genres – action, thriller, and drama. He started as Assistant Cinematographer in films Madrasapattinam,Deiva Thirumagal,Vettai and Thaandavam. Associate Cameraman in films Thalaivaa and soon 1st Assistant Cinematographer in films Saivam and Kaaviya Thalaivan. In 2015 he started working as Camera operator with cinematographer M. Sukumar and worked on films Dharma Durai,Veera Sivaji,Sketch and Kumki 2. He is presently working as director of photography on the upcoming trilingual film Haathi Mere Saathi (upcoming film), directed by Prabhu Solomon.
Filmography
As Cinematographer
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | |
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| 2020 | Haathi Mere Saathi (upcoming film) | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu | Debut film as a cinematographer |
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