Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)

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Ashok Kumar Aggarwal (c. 1941 – 22 October 2014) was an Indian cinematographer who worked mainly in the South Indian film industry. In a career that spanned nearly four decades, he worked in over 125 feature films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi languages. Aggarwal was a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). Born in Allahabad to a Hindi poet, Ashok Kumar obtained a diploma in photography from the Allahabad University. His passion for cinema made him enroll for a course in motion picture photography at the Institute of Film Technology, Adyar, Chennai. Upon graduating from the institute, he made his cinematic debut with the 1969 Malayalam film Janmabhoomi for which he was awarded that year's Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography. Subsequently, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography on two occasions: 1973 (Swapnam) and 1977 (Taxi Driver). His association with P. N. Menon in the early 1970s cemented his place in the Malayalam film industry...

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