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{{Infobox person
| name = R. Velraj
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| birth_name = Rajamani Velraj
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai district|Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[cinematographer]]
| years_active = 2003-present
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'''Rajamani Velraj''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]], [[Film director|director]] and [[screenwriter|writer]] who primarily works in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]]. He is well known for his camera work in films like [[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]], [[Aadukalam]], [[Vada Chennai]], [[Kadaikutty Singam]] and [[Komban]], and for directing [[Velaiilla Pattadhari]] and [[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]].

== Personal life ==
Rajamani Velraj was born in a village called Kootthiyar Kundu near [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. He went to [[PKN Vidhyasala|PKN Boys Higher Secondary School]] ([[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]]), and studied at Madurai Sourastra College.<ref name="cloud 9">He is married and has two sons, Sanjai and Karthi.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/cinema-cinema/article6267935.ece |title=Cinema cinema! |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=31 July 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>

== Career ==
Early in his career, he was associated with cinematographer [[Tirru]] and worked as an assistant cinematographer in several Tamil films, for example [[Aalavandhan]]. After working with actor [[Dhanush]] in [[Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram]], Dhanush recommended Velraj for his next film [[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]] directed by [[Vetrimaaran]], for which he won the [[Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer]]. Velraj and Vetrimaaran continued working together, making films such as [[Aadukalam]] and [[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]], their most recent film. His first directional debut was [[Velaiilla Pattadhari]], starring [[Dhanush]] and [[Amala Paul]] and with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] as music director. The film was successful and Velraj won several awards for best debut director. In 2015, he directed his second film, [[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]].
Velraj is a member of the [[Indian Society of Cinematographers]].

==Filmography==
===As cinematographer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes
|-
|2002 || ''[[23rd March 1931: Shaheed]]'' || Hindi || Ra Operator
|-
|2003 || ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Polladhavan]]'' || Tamil || '''Winner''', [[Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi'' || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Malabar Wedding]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
|2010 || ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' || Malayalam ||Collaborated with [[Ravi Varman]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011 || ''[[Aadukalam]]'' || Tamil || '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South]]<br>'''Winner''', Vikatan Award For Best Cinematographer
(Cameo appearance)
|-
| ''[[Siruthai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Engeyum Eppodhum]]'' || Tamil || '''Winner''', Vikatan Award For Best Cinematographer
|-
|rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Savaari (2009 film)|Savaari]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Leelai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2013 || ''[[Naan Rajavaga Pogiren]]''||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Ethir Neechal (2013 film)|Ethir Neechal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Udhayam NH4]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Naiyaandi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014|| ''[[Velaiyilla Pattathari]]'' || Tamil || Director (Cameo appearance)
|-
| ''[[Poriyaalan]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
|rowspan="4"|2015|| ''[[Komban]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
| ''[[Vai Raja Vai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Paayum Puli (2015 film)|Paayum Puli]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
|''[[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]]'' || Tamil || Director (Cameo appearance)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016||''[[Pugazh]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
| ''[[Marudhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|2017||''[[Power Paandi]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018||''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
|''[[Vada Chennai]]'' || Tamil || (Cameo appearance)
|-
|rowspan="4"|2019||[[Dev (2019 film)|''Dev'']] || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' || Tamil||(cameo appearance)
|-
| ''[[Sangathamizhan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2021|| ''[[Udanpirappe]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes
|-
|2014|| ''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari]]''
| Tamil || '''Winner''', [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Debut Director]]<br>Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil]]<br> Cameo as Traffic Police
|-
|2015|| ''[[Thanga Magan (2015 film)|Thanga Magan]]'' || Tamil ||Cameo as Ramalingam
|}

=== As actor ===
*''[[Kaalidas]]'' (2019)
*''[[Udanpirappe]]'' (2021)

==Awards==
* 2007- [[Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer]] for ''[[Polladhavan (2007 film)|Pollathavan]]''
* 2011- [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South]] for ''[[Aadukalam]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704164503/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 July 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)
| date= 8 July 2012}}</ref>
* 2011- SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer for ''[[Aadukalam]]''
* 2014-[[4th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director]] for ''[[Velaiyilla Pattathari]]''
* 2019-[[9th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director]] for ''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]''

== References==
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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1399485}}

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[[Category:Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Madurai district]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Tamil film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]

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