Naidu was born in Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. His father, Chitti Babu Naidu, is a writer and director of stage plays at Andhra Pradesh, and his mother, Ananthalakshmi, is a housewife. His elder sister, Padma Latha, is an electronics engineer and his elder brother, K.V.S. Naidu, is a mechanical engineer. His younger sister, Kanaka Durga, is an electronics engineer, and his younger brother, Shyam K. Naidu, is a cinematographer. He attended Skpgn Govt. Junior College Rcpuram.[3] Born into a family of engineers, Chota spent most of his time watching films instead of concentrating on his studies and, due to this, he failed in his 10th standard exams. As a way to widen his exposure to films, he worked as a gatekeeper in a nearby theatre. He failed in his supplementary exams later that year because he was increasingly watching more films. Realizing his interest in cinema, his father Chitti Babu Naidu challenged him to pass at least 10th standard, and thereby, if he's successful, his father will employ him in the film industry. Chota took the challenge and passed with good rank and, as promised, his father made him a camera apprentice at Devar Films outdoor unit, which is a camera rental house in the city of Chennai in 1979. Later, he joined Taraka Prabhu outdoor unit under Dasari Narayana Rao. He was working with top cinematographers during the 1980s throughout India as a focus puller. He was inspired by DOP (Director of Photography) V.S.R. Swamy for his discipline, dedication and craft. He considers Swamy as his role model.
Career
Naidu's first opportunity as a DOP was for the telefilm Kristhu Jananam (1987) for DD Hyderabad Kendra which was directed by Bharath Parepalli and produced by P. Seetha Devi, who later went on to become his wife.
From then onwards, he was continuously working for more regional and national television work and TV commercials, evolving his craftsmanship in the process.
Naidu received critical acclaim with his debut Kristhu Jananam, a telefilm dealing with the times of Jesus Christ, for the rich painting-like cinematography.
For Matru Devo Bhava, Naidu applied the chiaroscuro (extremely bright back light and top light to the point of burnout) and silhouette techniques to communicate predominantly a tragic content.
Varasudu was his first big commercial film. In the film, he adopted a commercial style of lighting and a fitting selection of the color palette to portray grandeur.
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like Matru Devo Bhava Choodalani Vundi and Kotha Bangaru Lokam Naidu is part of the Indian Society of Cinematographers the South Indian Cinematographers Association and the Telugu Cinematographers Association He received two state Nandi Awards for Anji Kotha Bangaru Lokam and two Filmfare Awards South for Kotha Bangaru Lokam Damarukam for his cinematography His outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry and the Indian Television Industry working as a DOP for Telugu Tamil and Hindi films and in television 1 2 is appreciated from last 30 and odd years Chota K NaiduBorn 1962 07 03 3 July 1962 age 60 Ramachandrapuram Konaseema district Andhra Pradesh IndiaNationalityIndianOther namesChotaOccupationCinematographerYears active1989 presentRelativesShyam K Naidu brother Sundeep Kishan nephew AwardsTwo Nandi AwardsTwo Filmfare Awards South Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Style 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditNaidu was born in Ramachandrapuram East Godavari district Andhra Pradesh His father Chitti Babu Naidu is a writer and director of stage plays at Andhra Pradesh and his mother Ananthalakshmi is a housewife His elder sister Padma Latha is an electronics engineer and his elder brother K V S Naidu is a mechanical engineer His younger sister Kanaka Durga is an electronics engineer and his younger brother Shyam K Naidu is a cinematographer He attended Skpgn Govt Junior College Rcpuram 3 Born into a family of engineers Chota spent most of his time watching films instead of concentrating on his studies and due to this he failed in his 10th standard exams As a way to widen his exposure to films he worked as a gatekeeper in a nearby theatre He failed in his supplementary exams later that year because he was increasingly watching more films Realizing his interest in cinema his father Chitti Babu Naidu challenged him to pass at least 10th standard and thereby if he s successful his father will employ him in the film industry Chota took the challenge and passed with good rank and as promised his father made him a camera apprentice at Devar Films outdoor unit which is a camera rental house in the city of Chennai in 1979 Later he joined Taraka Prabhu outdoor unit under Dasari Narayana Rao He was working with top cinematographers during the 1980s throughout India as a focus puller He was inspired by DOP Director of Photography V S R Swamy for his discipline dedication and craft He considers Swamy as his role model Career EditNaidu s first opportunity as a DOP was for the telefilm Kristhu Jananam 1987 for DD Hyderabad Kendra which was directed by Bharath Parepalli and produced by P Seetha Devi who later went on to become his wife From then onwards he was continuously working for more regional and national television work and TV commercials evolving his craftsmanship in the process Naidu s first movie as a cinematographer was Dasari Narayana Rao Amma Rajinama 4 1991 He collaborated with Dasari Narayana Rao for several other films such as Venkanna Babu Surigadu and Santaan Some of the directors he collaborated with are E V V Satyanarayana for the films Varasudu Maga Rayudu Veedevadandi Babu and Maavidaakulu Kranthi Kumar for Bhale Pellam K Raghavendra Rao for Allari Premikudu Bombay Priyudu and Gangotri Ramgopal Varma for Deyyam Suresh Krissna for Master Daddy and Baba Tamil Satish Kaushik for Prem Hindi Gunasekhar for Choodalani Vundi David Dhawan for Kunwara Hindi A R Murugadoss for Stalin Trivikram Srinivas for Julai and with V V Vinayak for Tagore Bunny Lakshmi Krishna Adhurs Naayak and Alludu Seenu Style Edit Naidu received critical acclaim with his debut Kristhu Jananam a telefilm dealing with the times of Jesus Christ for the rich painting like cinematography For Matru Devo Bhava Naidu applied the chiaroscuro extremely bright back light and top light to the point of burnout and silhouette techniques to communicate predominantly a tragic content Varasudu was his first big commercial film In the film he adopted a commercial style of lighting and a fitting selection of the color palette to portray grandeur Personal life EditHis nephew Sundeep Kishan is a film actor 4 Filmography EditYear Title Language Notes1991 Amma Rajinama Telugu1992 Venkanna Babu TeluguSurigadu TeluguRaguluthunna Bharatham TeluguDr Ambedkar Hindi1993 Santaan HindiVarasudu TeluguMathru Devo Bhava Telugu1994 Maga Rayudu TeluguBhale Pellam TeluguAllari Premikudu Telugu1995 Prem HindiTaj Mahal TeluguKondapalli Rathaiah Telugu1996 Mrugam TeluguDeyyam Telugu1997 Master TeluguVeedevadandi Babu Telugu1998 Choodalani Vundi TeluguMaavidaakulu Telugu2000 Annayya TeluguPukar HindiKunwara HindiAzad Telugu2001 Eduruleni Manishi TeluguDaddy Telugu2002 Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai HindiBaba Tamil2003 Gangotri TeluguJohnny TeluguTagore Telugu2004 Anji Telugu Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer 5 Madhyanam Hathya TeluguGudumba Shankar Telugu2005 Bunny Telugu2006 Lakshmi TeluguDarwaza Bandh Rakho HindiStalin Telugu2007 Aata TeluguShankar Dada Zindabad Telugu2008 Krishna TeluguPremer Kahini BengaliKotha Bangaru Lokam Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer South 6 Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer 7 2010 Adhurs TeluguBrindavanam Telugu2011 Prema Kavali TeluguVeera Telugu2012 Julayi TeluguDamarukam Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer South 8 2013 Naayak TeluguRamayya Vasthavayya TeluguVenkatadri Express Telugu2014 Alludu Seenu Telugu2015 Beeruva TeluguTiger Telugu2016 Krishnashtami TeluguOkka Ammayi Thappa TeluguNaanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends Telugu2017 Winner TeluguJai Lava Kusa TeluguOxygen Telugu2018 Touch Chesi Chudu TeluguKavacham Telugu2019 Raju Gari Gadhi 3 Telugu2021 Alludu Adhurs Telugu2022 Bimbisara TeluguGinna TeluguTelevision EditAppuchesi Pappukudu DD Saptagiri See also EditIndian cinematographersReferences Edit Chowdhary Y Sunita 12 March 2015 Ready with his tiger The Hindu narasimham m l 2 January 2011 Campus love story The Hindu Govt Jr College Ramachandrapuram Ramachandrapuram a b Off the beaten track The Hindu 9 May 2010 Nandiawards2004response Telugu cinema news 56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 ragalahari com Retrieved 5 August 2009 Nandi awards 2008 announced Telugu cinema news Filmfare Awards South The complete list of Winners Archived 10 May 2015 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditChota K Naidu at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chota K Naidu amp oldid 1147211335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
