V. Manikandan is a leading cinematographer who has worked as the cinematographer for a number of major box office hits in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.
He has worked with directors Priyadarshan, Mani Ratnam and S. Shankar.
At a function, Mani Ratnam said, "Yes - he is one of the good cinematographers in India".
V. Manikandan was nominated for the Asia Pacific Cine Awards(ASPA) for his work in Raavanan/Raavan 2010 for Best Cinematography.
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