# Soundararajan (cinematographer)

Soundararajan is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries.

## Early life

Soundar Rajan was born in Uthiramerur, Tamil Nadu to Saranathan and Chandra. His childhood days were spent in Kancheepuram. He graduated with Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College.

## Career

Soundar Rajan completed a degree in Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai before approaching P. C. Sreeram for work experience. Sreeram recommended him to K. V. Anand, who accepted him as an assistant, and they subsequently worked on films including Nerukku Ner (1997), Mudhalvan (1999) and Josh (2000), before continuing as an apprentice till Khakee (2004). Soundar Rajan made his debut as a lead cinematographer with Sukran (2005), before going on to work on Kana Kandaen (2005), directed by his mentor K. V. Anand. He was also given an opportunity by director Shankar to shoot Chimbu Deven's Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008).
He is an acclaimed ad film cinematographer with more than 3000 ad films to his credit. He has since worked on Telugu films including the fantasy film, Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011), where he worked extensively on visual effects for the first time. Soundar Rajan also then continued work on Tamil films including a collaboration with Anand again in Maattrraan (2012), where Suriya portrayed conjoined twins and the crew used up to five different techniques to get the desired illusion on screen. He also won critical acclaim for his work in the bilingual Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014) for his depiction of a fictional hill town. In 2017, he won critical acclaim for his work in Lakshman's action film Bogan.

## Personal life

Soundar Rajan married Anusha on 11 December 2005. They have two children Advaith Soundar (Born 2008 December 22) and Nikita Soundar(Born 2006 September 29)

## Filmography
### As cinematographer

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Sukran | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Kana Kandaen | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Aathi | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Arai En 305-il Kadavul | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Billa | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Bale Pandiya | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Maattrraan | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram/Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | Malayalam Tamil | |
| 2015 | Isai | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Romeo Juliet | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Bengal Tiger | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Bogan | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Goutham Nanda | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Paper Boy | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Charlie Chaplin 2 | Tamil | |
| 2019 | High Priestess | Tamil | Web series |
| 2021 | Seetimaarr | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Odela Railway Station | Telugu | Direct streaming release on Aha |
| 2023 | Amigos | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Devil: The British Secret Agent | Telugu | |
| 2025 | Odela 2 † | Telugu | Filming |

### As guest cinematographer

| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
| 2007 | Billa | Tamil | Chase sequence |
| 2007 | Sivaji: The Boss | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Tamil | Song: Thaiyya Thaiyya |
| 2011 | Engeyum Kadhal | Tamil | Song: Thee Ilai |
| 2016 | Saagasam | Tamil | Song: Desi Girl |
| 2022 | Godfather | Telugu | |

### As associate cinematographer

| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
| 1997 | Nerukku Ner | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Hindi | |
| 1999 | Mudhalvan | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Josh | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Nayak: The Real Hero | Hindi | Remake of Mudhalvan |
| 2002 | Virumbugiren | Tamil | |
| 2002 | The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Khakee | Hindi | |

### As actor

* Bogan (2017)

### Behind the Scenes

* Goutham Nanda
* Romeo Juliet
* Isai
* Bengal Tiger- Raaye Raaye song
* Charlie Chaplin 2