P. G. Vinda

P. G. Vinda is an Indian cinematographer and director[2] who works in the Telugu film industry. He is known for his work on the 2004 black-and-white film, Grahanam, which was directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti.[3] Other Vinda films include Anumanaspadam, Ashta Chemma, and Vinayakudu. He made his directorial debut with the children's movie The Lotus Pond (2011).[4]

P. G. Vinda
Born (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976
Palem, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, India[1]
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, film director and film producer
TitleIndian cinematographer

Early life and education

Vinda was born into a Telugu-speaking Hindu farming family in Palem, a village in Mahbubnagar, Telangana. He studied at AP Residential School from Beechupally, located on the banks of the Krishna river, APRDC silver-jubilee degree college Kurnool.

As a child he was also interested in painting. He graduated from the Jawaharlal Nehru Fine Arts University (JNTU) Hyderabad with a degree in fine arts specializing in photography and visual communication. He started his career as an assistant to cinematographer Madhu Ambat for Rajkumar Santoshi's Lajja.

Vinda started his career as a cinematographer after graduating from School of Fine Arts. When everyone hesitated to work with Digital format in its earlier days, Vinda earned a distinction of master of digital format in Telugu cinema. Vinda has good association with sensible Director Indraganti Mohana Krishna and they worked together in films like Grahanam (2004) Thanikella Bharani in lead, Ashta Chemma (2008) Nani, Swathi and Sreenivas Avasarala debut film, Antaku Mundhu Aa Tarvata (2014) and now they are working on Bandipotu (2015) starring Allari Naresh.

In 2011 he directed the children's movie The Lotus Pond, which was screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the 17th Children's International Film Festival in India.

Vinda set up his production houses Flying Mountain Productions in 2012 and Vinda Productions in 2018 at IMPPA, producing commercials, documentaries and feature films.

P. G. Vinda in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad

Filmography
YearMovieLanguageNotes
2004GrahanamTeluguInternational Film Festival of India
2005Nandanavanam 120kmTelugu
2006AnumanaspadamTelugu
2008Ashta ChammaTelugu
VinayakuduTelugu
2009Sneha GeethamTelugu
2010Adi NuvveTelugu
2011KeyTelugu
It's My Love StoryTelugu
The Lotus PondTeluguThe Golden Elephant(ICFFI)
2013D/O Ram Gopal VarmaTelugu
Anthaka Mundu Aa TarvathaTelugu
Aa AiduguruTelugu
2014RomeoTelugu
NinnindaleKannada
BandipotuTelugu
2015Jyothy LakshmiTelugu
LoaferTelugu
2016GentlemanTelugu
2017LuckunnoduTelugu
Ami ThumiTelugu
2018SammohanamTelugu
2020VTelugu
2022Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku CheppaliTelugu
2023 Mama Mascheendra Telugu

Director and writer

The Lotus Pond (2010) (English and Telugu)

References
  1. "P.G. Vinda interview". Idlebrain.
  2. "Akash to entertain global audiences". Deccan Chronicle. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  3. "Hyderabad : It's a game and it's animated". The Hindu. 20 June 2008.
  4. The Hindu (17 June 2017). "Stick to the basics". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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