V.K Murthy awarded at IIFA

The unsung hero behind the screen V. K. Murthy who created mesmerizing effects with his cinematography received the prestigious IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award today. V K Murthy, the ace cameraman from Bangalore was part of the Guru Dutt team. This stalwart was the cinematographer for one of the most acclaimed Kannada movie 'Hoovu Hannu' - a directorial production of Rajendra Singh Babu and incidentally, Murthy has acted in that film too!

In 1959, Guru Dutt's Kaagaz ke Phool, a movie considered his best was appreciated for its supremacy. More than anything else, what it won the most accolades for was its cinematography that created unparalleled history in the field of cinematography. It was none other than V K Murthy who did the magic and he even won a Filmfare Award. He never worked with any other directors as long as Dutt was alive. Some of Murthy's best work is found in Guru Dutt's movies like Pyaasa, Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam and Aar Ya Paar. Murthy then worked with Kamal Amrohi on his masterpiece, Pakeezah and Razia Sultana. In later years, he worked with directors like Pramod Chakravarthy (Naya Zamana, Jugnu), Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani (Tamas).

Aged 80, Murthy moved back to Bangalore from Mumbai four years ago to lead a retired life. We at viggy.com congratulate the veteran on this occasion.