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Aloysius Vincent (14 June 1928 – 25 February 2015) was an Indian cinematographer and director of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. From the mid-1960s on he directed some 30 movies including the landmark Malayalam films ''Bhargavi Nilayam'' and ''Murappennu''. He also won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award for ''Prem Nagar'' (1974). His second last Malayalam movie was the 1985 3D film ''Pournami Ravil'' and the last being in 1986 'Kochu Themmadi' ==Biography== Vincent was born in 1928 in Calicut, then part of Madras Presidency. He was trained under cinematographer Kamal Ghosh and was initially associated with Gemini Studios. He started his career in Tamil cinema and shot to fame with the Sivaji Ganesan-starrer ''Uthamaputhiran''. Vincent teamed up with C. V. Sridhar in his masterpieces such as ''Kalyana Parisu, Nenjil Or Aalayam, Kaadhalikka Neramillai, Sumaithaangi'' and ''Then Nilavu''. He then became a freelancer and achieved success in Malayalam and Telugu films. He established himself as one of the leading cinematographers in South India and also earned a name in Hindi films. At a time when the cinematography was in its infancy in Indian cinema, he experimented with the camera angles and placements. He succeeded in bringing in the kind of visuals that were not seen before in the South Indian films. In 2003, Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) awarded him an Honorary Membership, along with K. K. Mahajan and V. K. Murthy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=ISC )〕 Vincent has directed around 30 films, mostly in Malayalam. The first Malayalam film he directed ''Bhargavi Nilayam'' (1964) was scripted by renowned writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. It is considered one of the all time classics in Malayalam cinema and the soundtrack to this film was also a notable success. Few directors could claim such an impressive list of chart-toppers and some of the Malayalam feature films directed by Vincent are ''Murappennu, Nadhi, Gandharvakshethram, Thulabharam, Aswamedham, Achani, Anavaranam, Aalmaram, Thriveni, Nagarame Nandi, Abhijathyam, Asuravithu, Kochu Themmadi, Nizhalattam, Chenda, Sreekrishna Parunthu, Priyamulla Sophia, Nakhangal'' and ''Theerthayathra''. Vincent died on 25 February 2015 at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife and two cinematographer sons–Jayanan Vincent and Ajayan Vincent–and daughters, Sumithra Maria and Snehalatha Marie. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A. Vincent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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