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**radikal** · 08-05-2010, 03:27 AM

Another well-known camera man was Nivas, again during late 70's, thanks to his successful partnership with Bharatiraja for all his jubilee hits - 16 vayadhinilE, kizhakkE pOgum rayil, sigappu rOjAkkaL, pudhiya vArppugaL and niRam mARAdha pookkaL.

His work for sigappu rOjAkkAL was particularly appreciated and was quite talked about. (I remember reading specifc references about the car wind shield reflecting the trees on the road etc).

When Bharatiraja chose to act, he let Nivas direct him in 'kallukkul eeram' (The titles ofcourse had BR as 'direction mERpArvai'). That venture was a failure and possibly broke their association as well. BR picked Kannan for his next film nizhalgaL and later on talked about Kannan as "his own eyes" etc.

Nivas directed another movie, 'enakkAkakkAththiru' which is now only remembered for its phenomenal songs ('O nenjamE, idhu un rAghamE' was one).

I don't know what is this connection of camera man trying to become directors...(looks like it continues even now, I think Sivaji camera man K V Anand in the director of ayan).

Thanks possibly to the likes / efforts of Balu Mahendra / Ashok Kumar / Nivas, the titles in films showing their job got upgraded, changing from 'oLippadhivu / camera' etc to "Director of Photography"

08-05-2010, 03:27 AM	#18
radikal Join Date Oct 2005 Age 54 Posts 4,523 Senior Member	Another well-known camera man was Nivas, again during late 70's, thanks to his successful partnership with Bharatiraja for all his jubilee hits - 16 vayadhinilE, kizhakkE pOgum rayil, sigappu rOjAkkaL, pudhiya vArppugaL and niRam mARAdha pookkaL. His work for sigappu rOjAkkAL was particularly appreciated and was quite talked about. (I remember reading specifc references about the car wind shield reflecting the trees on the road etc). When Bharatiraja chose to act, he let Nivas direct him in 'kallukkul eeram' (The titles ofcourse had BR as 'direction mERpArvai'). That venture was a failure and possibly broke their association as well. BR picked Kannan for his next film nizhalgaL and later on talked about Kannan as "his own eyes" etc. Nivas directed another movie, 'enakkAkakkAththiru' which is now only remembered for its phenomenal songs ('O nenjamE, idhu un rAghamE' was one). I don't know what is this connection of camera man trying to become directors...(looks like it continues even now, I think Sivaji camera man K V Anand in the director of ayan). Thanks possibly to the likes / efforts of Balu Mahendra / Ashok Kumar / Nivas, the titles in films showing their job got upgraded, changing from 'oLippadhivu / camera' etc to "Director of Photography"
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