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{{Infobox person
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| name = V. N. Reddy
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1914|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Cuddapah]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]<br>Director
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1991|12|29|1914|11|20}}
| death_place =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1943-1977
| spouse =
}}
'''Venkata Narasimha Reddy''', otherwise known as '''V. N. Reddy'''<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|year=2003|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|location=India|isbn=81-7991-066-0|page=659}}</ref> (20 November 1914{{spaced ndash}}29 December 1991) was an [[India]]n cinematographer and director who worked predominantly in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu films]], [[Bollywood]], and few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] for over thirty years starting from 1943. One of the Pioneers of Indian cinematography, Reddy was born at [[Kadapa|Cuddapah]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and was brought up in [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]].<ref>[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/277DCF0E5674053CE5256CEF006F9421 V.N.Reddy gariki Madras film journalistulu, editorlu samarpinchina swagahatha pathram (Journalists and Editors in Madras extend invitation to V.N.Reddy), May 1952, Radio News from Rupavahini]</ref>

==Career==
He developed a passion for [[director of photography|cinematography]] at a very young age. ''Badalti Duniya'', his debut movie, was released in the year 1943. He first excelled in black-and-white photography and film making and then shifted to colour film making. His noted films are [[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]] (1948), [[Hulchul (1951 film)|Hulchul]] (1951), [[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]] (1952), Meenar (1954), [[Chori Chori (1956 film)|Chori Chori]] (1956), [[Kashmir Ki Kali]] (1964), [[Do Badan]] (1966), [[Upkar]] (1967), [[Purab Aur Paschim]] (1970) and [[Do Chor]] (1972).

Aag (1948) was made by a group of people in their twenties, Reddy being the oldest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|title=Back To The Future|newspaper=Indian Express|date=18 July 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aag (Fire)(1948) Directed by Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Premnath|url=http://www.moviediva.com/MD_root/reviewpages/MDAag.htm|publisher=Moviediva|access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> It is considered one of the most significant films of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinema - The Era Of Talking Movies - 1940 - 1950|url=http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/south_asia/india/Films.htm|publisher=Windows on Asia|access-date=9 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107214524/http://asia.isp.msu.edu/wbwoa/south_asia/india/Films.htm|archive-date=7 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Writing about Reddy's work for the song ''Dulhan Chali Pehan Chali'' from the movie [[Purab Aur Paschim]], the Indian movie review website, ''Passion for Cinema'' states

{{quotation|VN Reddy's camera under the direction and instructions of [[Manoj Kumar]] presents this song and dance event in [a] very interesting and beautiful manner. Camera peeps through the space left by the four daflis and it is such a nice way to show something to audiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Purab Aur Paschim : Dulhan Chali Pehan Chali teen rang ki Choli|url=http://passionforcinema.com/purab-aur-paschim-dulhan-chali-pehan-chali-teen-rang-ki-choli/|publisher=Passion For Cinema|access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref>}}

[[Lakh Tandon]] and [[V. Gopi Krishna]] were Reddy's assistants. Reddy also tried his hand at directing movies like Ganga Gauri Samvadam (Telugu - 1958),<ref>{{cite web|title=Ganga Gauri Samvadam|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282514/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> Sengottai Singam (Tamil - 1958)<ref>{{cite news|title=மன்னனான எம்.ஜி.ஆர்|url=http://cinema.dinakaran.com/cinema/oldisgold-cinema-Detail.aspx?id=4150&id1=16|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120707142558/http://cinema.dinakaran.com/cinema/oldisgold-cinema-Detail.aspx?id=4150&id1=16|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-07|newspaper=[[Dinakaran]]|language=ta}}</ref> Intika Deepam Illalu (Telugu - 1961), Ananda Jyoti (Tamil - 1963),<ref>{{cite web|title=Ananda Jyoti|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268929/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> and Zahreeli (1977) among others.<ref>{{cite web|title=V. N. Reddy|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714782/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=10 March 2011}}</ref>

Ravikant Reddy,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravikant Reddy|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1803874/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> one of Reddy's six children, who at an early age of 13 to 14 years was trained and apprenticed under his father, is a noted cinematographer himself.

==Partial filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sr. No. !! Movie Name !! Year
|-
| 1 || Badalti Duniya || 1943
|-
| 2 || Krishnarujun Yudh || 1945
|-
| 3 || Omar Khayyam || 1946
|-
| 4 || 1857 || 1946
|-
| 5 || Dil || 1946
|-
| 6 || Dil-ki-rani || 1947
|-
| 7 || Chittor Vijay || 1947
|-
| 8 || [[Aag (1948 film)|Aag]] || 1948
|-
| 9 || Sawan Aya Re || 1949
|-
| 10 || Kali Ghata || 1951
|-
| 11 || [[Hulchul (1951 film)|Hulchul]] || 1951
|-
| 12 || [[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]] || 1952
|-
| 13 || Puttillu (Telugu) || 1953
|-
| 14 || Meenar || 1954
|-
| 15 || [[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] || 1954
|-
| 16 || [[Chori Chori (1956 film)|Chori Chori]] || 1956
|-
| 17 || [[Chiranjeevulu (1956 film)|Chiranjeevulu]] (Telugu) || 1956
|-
| 24 || [[Ananda Jyoti]] || 1963
|-
| 19 || [[Kashmir Ki Kali]] || 1964
|-
| 20 || Lootera || 1965
|-
| 21 || [[Do Badan]] || 1966
|-
| 22 || [[Upkar]] || 1967
|-
| 23 || Latt Saheb || 1967
|-
| 24 || Pushpanjali || 1970
|-
| 25 || Yaadgar || 1970
|-
| 26 || [[Purab Aur Paschim]] || 1970
|-
| 27 || Zameen Asman || 1972
|-
| 28 || [[Do Chor]] || 1972
|-
| 29 || Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye || 1974
|-
| 30 || Jaggu || 1975
|-
| 31 || Zahereeli || 1977
|-
| 32 || College Girl || 1978
|-
| 33 || Khoon Aur Sazaa || 1986
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sr. No. !! Directorial Movies !! Year
|-
| 1 || Ganga Gauri Samvadam (Telugu) || 1958
|-
| 2 || [[Sengottai Singam]] (Tamil) || 1958
|-
| 3 || Intika Deepam Illale (Telugu) || 1961
|-
| 4 || Manapandal (Tamil version of Intika Deepam Illale)|| 1961
|-
| 5 || [[Anandha Jodhi]] || 1963
|-
| 6 || Zahereeli || 1977
|}

==References==
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[[Category:People from Kadapa]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:Telugu film cinematographers]]
[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1991 deaths]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]

V. N. Reddy - Revision history

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