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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = P. N. Sundaram<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|03|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Panangatri]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Presidency]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|03|22|1934|03|18}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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| occupation = [[Cinematographer]], Film Director<br />
| years_active = 1940s-2010<br />
| spouse = Parvathy Sundaram<br />
| awards = [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]]<br />
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'''P. N. Sundaram''' (18 March 1934 – 22 March 2010)<ref name=sify>{{cite web|title=Cameraman P N Sundaram passes away|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/cameraman-p-n-sundaram-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfqJMedafb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025052445/http://www.sify.com/movies/cameraman-p-n-sundaram-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfqJMedafb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2016|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=15 October 2013|author=Moviebuzz|date=23 March 2010}}</ref> was an [[Cinema of India|Indian]] cinematographer and director who worked in over 250 films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] film industries. Hailing from a lower middle class family, he struggled in his early years and started working early in life. He started his career as a camera assistant at [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]] in the 1950s and later assisted [[A. Vincent]] in cinematography.<ref name=sify /> He was one of the founding members of [[Film Employees Federation of South India]] and served as the president of the [[South Indian Cinematographers Association]].<ref>{{cite news|title=P N Sundaram passes away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-23/chennai/28124851_1_residence-veteran-cinematographer-schedules|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131015142547/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-23/chennai/28124851_1_residence-veteran-cinematographer-schedules|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2013|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 March 2010}}</ref> Sundaram has also directed a few films including seven in Malayalam. ''[[Kolilakkam]]'' is one of his best known films in Malayalam. [[Jayan]], who was the lead actor in the film, died in a helicopter accident during the shooting of its climax.<br />
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Sundaram won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] for his work in the 1968 film ''[[Uyarndha Manidhan]],'' and many other accolades, including awards from [[Jayalalithaa]], actor and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<br />
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Some of his most notable works include ''[[Uyarndha Manithan]]'', ''[[Thanga Pathakkam]]'', ''[[Vietnam Veedu]]'', among many others. He has also worked with veteran actors and directors like [[Jayan]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sridevi]], [[P. Madhavan]] and [[Kamal Haasan]].{{fact|date=February 2019}}<br />
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