Natarajan Subramaniam

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Natarajan Subramaniam
| image = Natarajan Subramaniam at the Bongu Press Meet.jpg
| birth_name = A. Natarajan Subramaniam
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| occupation = {{hlist | [[Cinematographer]] | actor | producer }}
| years_active = 1999–present
| relatives =
}}

'''Natarajan Subramanian''', better known as '''Natty''', is an Indian [[cinematography|cinematographer]] who has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He has also worked as an actor in Tamil films and achieved recognition through his performance as a conman in ''[[Sathuranga Vettai]]'' (2014).

==Career==
Born in a Dalit family Natarajan pursued an interest in photography and quit school at 18, choosing to take up a series of odd jobs to fund his interest rather than going through college. He worked as a still photographer at weddings, and then performed as a videographer at ceremonies. He briefly assisted cinematographer [[B. R. Vijayalakshmi]] but was unable to get a break in the film industry, so chose to work on documentaries instead, before venturing into work on commercials and music videos. He shot videos of the music band [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]]'s first album, and his work was well received.<ref name="ss">{{cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/shrewd-business-the-natarajan-subramaniam-interview/|title=Shrewd Business: The Natarajan Subramaniam Interview - Silverscreen.in|date=26 May 2015|website=silverscreen.in|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> He became acquainted with director [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and the pair discussed a film project which did not materialise, before he was recommended by Varma to [[Anurag Kashyap]], whom he worked with for three Hindi projects - ''[[Last Train to Mahakali]]'' (1999), ''[[Paanch]]'' (2003), and ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2004). In between he had also worked for Tamil romantic-comedy ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' (2002) starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], and had briefly agreed to be a part of [[AR Murugadoss]]'s ''[[Ramanaa]]'' (2001), which he later opted out from.<ref name="ss"/> Despite being active in Tamil films, he has chosen to prioritise work as a cinematographer in Hindi films, working on successful films including ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' (2008), ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' (2013) and ''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-cinematographer/natarajan-subramaniam/an-exclusive-interview-with-cinematographer-natarajan-subramanian.html|title=An exclusive interview with cinematographer Natarajan Subramanian|website=behindwoods.com|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>

Away from cinematography in big-budget Hindi films, Natarajan has embarked on an alternate career as an actor in small-budget Tamil films. He initially appeared in two films by his friend [[Uday Mahesh]], ''[[Naalai]]'' (2006) and ''[[Chakkara Viyugam]]'' (2008), both of which went unnoticed at the box office but he won positive acclaim for his performance in ''Naalai''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/its-buddies-animus-and-action-again-naalai/article3218534.ece|title=It's buddies, animus and action again - Naalai|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 June 2006|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> He starred in two further [[masala (film genre)|action-masala]] films aimed at the village and town audiences, ''[[Milaga]]'' (2010) and ''[[Muthukku Muthaaga]]'' (2011), which received similar lukewarm responses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-love-the-action-masala-films-Natrajan/articleshow/4910692.cms|title=I love the action masala films: Natrajan - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Natarajan featured in the Tamil caper film, ''[[Sathuranga Vettai]]'' directed by newcomer [[H. Vinoth|Vinoth]] and produced by [[Manobala]]. The film opened to positive reviews and became a surprise success at the box office, with a critic noting Natarajan "is brilliant as Gandhi Babu. He does his part with relish using his brains more than brawn with expressive body and eye language".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sathuranga-vettai-review-tamil-pcmbufhibfhcd.html|title=Review |website=www.sify.com|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> However, his 2015 action film ''[[Katham Katham]]'' is not very impressive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saraswathi|first=S.|title=Review: Katham Katham is a total waste of time|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-katham-katham-is-a-total-waste-of-time/20150313.htm|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> Once again, Natty plays the good-man-turned-evil-mind, whose biggest weakness is spondulicks. His dialogue delivery is titch and screen presence, casual, on a believable act of bad cop.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katham Katham review. Katham Katham Tamil movie review, story, rating|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/katham-Katham-Review-tamil-movie-review-18399|access-date=2021-11-30|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> In 2017, he had three film releases including ''[[Enkitta Mothathe (2016 film)|Enkitta Mothathe]]'', ''[[Bongu (film)|Bongu]]'' and ''[[Richie (film)|Richie]]''. In 2018, Natty was approached by the duo directors [[Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan|Hari and Harish]] for a thriller titled "Silk" which is supposed to be a Kanchipuram-based storyline, but the shooting has not yet been started.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akash |title=A Thriller Starring Natty Titled 'Silk' |url=https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/hari-and-hareeshs-next-film-to-star-natty-aka-natarajan-subramaniam.html |publisher=Behindwoods |date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> In [[Pandiraj]]'s ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' (2019), he has a muscular presence, perfect for a character actor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-27|title=Namma Veettu Pillai Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/namma-veettu-pillai-review-sivakarthikeyan-pandiraj-aishwarya-rajesh-anu-emmanuel/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}</ref> He acted in the lead role in ''[[Sandimuni]]'' (2020) and ''[[God Father (2020 film)|Godfather]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Citation|title=Sandimuni Movie Review: The rehash of several done-to-death horror films|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sandimuni/movie-review/74008285.cms|access-date=2021-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Anupama|date=2020-02-22|title=Review: Godfather is enjoyable in parts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/220220/review-godfather-is-enjoyable-in-parts.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> He has played an important role in [[Sibi Sathyaraj|Sibi]]'s cop drama ''[[Walter (2020 film)|Walter]]'' (2020), which was directed by U. Anbarasan. Natty experienced playing the ruthless cop Kannabiran in [[Mari Selvaraj]] in ''[[Karnan (2021 film)|Karnan]]'' (2021). The film was Natty's second collaboration with [[Dhanush]], the first being as the cinematographer of the latter's Hindi debut, ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''. Natty remembers being awed by the actor's talent even back then.<ref>{{Cite web|title='The response to Karnan comes as a huge validation for my acting'|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2021/apr/20/karnans-response-is-a-huge-validation-for-my-acting-24064.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|2002 || ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' || Customer || Uncredited
|-
|2006 || ''[[Naalai]]'' || Natty ||
|-
|2008 || ''[[Chakkara Viyugam]]'' || Kanna ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Milaga]]'' || Azhagar ||
|-
|2011 || ''[[Muthukku Muthaaga]]'' || Raman ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Sathuranga Vettai]]'' || Gandhi Babu ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Jeeva (2014 film)|Jeeva]]'' || Man at bar || Special appearance in "Oru Rosa" song
|-
|2015 || ''[[Katham Katham]]'' || Inspector Pandiyan ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Enkitta Mothathe (2017 film)|Enkitta Mothathe]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Bongu (film)|Bongu]]'' || Deva ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Richie (film)|Richie]]'' || Selva ||
|-
|2019 ||''[[Namma Veetu Pillai]]''|| Ayyanar ||
|-
|2020 ||''[[Sandimuni]]'' || Sandimuni ||
|-
|2020 ||''[[God Father (2020 film)|Godfather]]'' || Adhyamaan||
|-
|2020 ||''[[Walter (2020 film)|Walter]]'' || Arjun Sampath||
|-
|2021 ||''[[Karnan (2021 film)|Karnan]]''|| SP Kannabiran ||
|-
|2022 ||''Infinity''|| CBI officer || Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/natty-plays-a-cbi-officer-in-his-next/articleshow/78424821.cms|title = Natty plays a CBI officer in his upcoming topical thriller - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|2022||''Web''|| ||filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/aug/20/natty-shilpa-manjunath-film-titled-web-26167.html|title=Natty-Shilpa Manjunath film titled Web}}</ref>
|}

===As cinematographer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Last Train to Mahakali]]'' || Hindi || Short Film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' || Tamil || Debut Tamil film
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Paanch]]'' || rowspan="12"| Hindi || Debut Hindi film<br />Unreleased
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'' ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Jab We Met]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Phir Kabhi]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Halla Bol]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Love Aaj Kal]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Lafangey Parindey]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]]'' ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Desi Boyz]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Thuppakki]]'' || Tamil || "Vennilave" song only
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' || rowspan="2"| Hindi ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty]]'' ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[A Aa]]'' || Telugu || Debut Telugu film
|-
| 2017 || ''[[My Story (film)|My Story]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Chal Mohan Ranga]]'' || Telugu ||

|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0836991}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]

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