Vadlamudi Srinivas Murali Mohan is an Indian visual effects designer, coordinator and supervisor known for his works primarily in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.[1] He is also known for his works in few Hindi and Kannada films.[2] Srinivas fetched five National Film Awards for Best Special Effects for works such as Magic Magic (2003), Sivaji (2007), Enthiran (2010), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), 2.0 (2018) and RRR (2022).[3][4]
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| Born | Vadlamudi Srinivas Murali Mohan Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Visual Effects Supervisor Software Engineer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Early life
editSrinivas Mohan was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India into a Telugu speaking family. Before getting into visual effects industry in Chennai, Srinivas worked as an animator and computer programmer.[5][6]
Filmography and awards
edit| Year | Film | Language | Visual Effects Supervisor | Digital compositing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Indian | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Kadhalar Dhinam | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 1998 | Jeans | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 1999 | Kadhalar Dhinam | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 2000 | Yuvakudu | Telugu | Yes | ||
| Hindustan The Mother | Telugu | Yes | |||
| Kushi | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Palayathu Amman | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Raavanaprabhu | Malayalam | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Run | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Kunjikoonan | Malayalam | Yes | |||
| Ramanaa | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Dhool | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Magic Magic 3D | Malayalam | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects | ||
| Boys | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Mizhi Randilum | Malayalam | Yes | |||
| Enakku 20 Unakku 18 | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Ghilli | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Runway | Malayalam | Yes | |||
| Anji | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Ghajini | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Sivakasi | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Anniyan | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Dishyum | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Veyil | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Krrish | Hindi | Yes | |||
| Bangaram | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Sivaji | Tamil | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects | |
| 2008 | Gaalipata | Kannada | Yes | ||
| Kuruvi | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Arundhati | Telugu | Yes | ||
| Eeram | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Enthiran | Tamil | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects[4] IIFA Award for Best Special Effects[7] Star Screen Award for Best Special Effects Star Screen Award Special Jury for spectacular cutting-edge technology[8] | |
| 2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Telugu | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Nanban | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Maattrraan | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Raja Rani | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 2015 | I | Tamil | Yes | ||
| Anegan | Tamil | Yes | |||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects Best Special Effects in a Movie - NDTV Gadget Guru Awards 2015[9] Movers & Shakers Award for Best VFX at 24FPS International Animation Awards[10] Nandi Award for Best Special Effects | ||
| 2018 | 2.0 | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 2022 | RRR | Telugu | Yes | National Film Award for Best Special Effects[11] | |
| 2023 | Leo | Tamil | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Indian 2 | Tamil | Yes |
References
edit- ^ "Best Special Effects: V Srinivas Mohan (Enthiran)". The Times of India. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (30 October 2010). "Behind the Robot". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b dff.nic.in/58_NFA.pdf
- ^ "Animatronics maketh the clone". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Grafix Srinivas". tv9.net. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Endhiran continues to do it!South". Behindwoods. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Winners of 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Baahubali Wins for Best Special Effects in a Movie". NDTV Gadget Guru Awards.
- ^ "Baahubali Bestowed With Movers n Shakers".
- ^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big". 24 August 2023.