[1] He also worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.
A critic from The Times of India noted that "Karthik Phalani's visuals help set the eerie mood" whilst a critic from The Hindu stated how "The filmmaker, however, revelation in terms of his visual sense.
A critic noted that "Cinematographer Karthik Palani has created the right atmosphere and has employed quirky camera moves to keep us in tune with the film's proceedings".
[5] In 2020, Karthik started working on Adipurush, directed by Om Raut.
[6] The filming involved combining motion capture technology[7] with live action similar to the methods used on The Jungle Book (2016) and Planet of the Apes (2011).