Vijay Kartik Kannan
Cinematographer · Born May 18, 1984 (42) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vijay Kartik Kannan is an Indian cinematographer who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. He is known for his cinematography in the Tamil film Jailer. Vijay Kartik started his career in cinematography with the Tamil horror film, Darling 2 (2016). After a brief gap, In 2018, Sivakarthikeyan had offered him to work as the cinematographer for his maiden production venture, Kanaa (2018) where he had to decline the offer as he was not confident in completing the film in the specified time. Later, he worked as the cinematographer in Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor (2021), directed by Nelson. Vijay Kartik worked on Aadai (2019) directed by his long-term friend Rathna Kumar whom he knew for more than 13 years and also worked on Vijay Sethupathi's Sindhubaadh (2019) the same year.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 18, 1984 (42)
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Vijay Kartik Kannan's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vijay Kartik Kannan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Vijay Kartik Kannan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Kaaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Jailer 2(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Daaku Maharaaj(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Jailer(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Ravanasura(2023)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Gulu Gulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Doctor(2021)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Sillu Karuppatti(2019)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Aadai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sindhubaadh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Kalki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Darling 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Iravaakaalam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2016 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Vijay Kartik Kannan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Vijay Kartik Kannan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Vijay Kartik Kannan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vijay Kartik Kannan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nelson Dilipkumar shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Nelson DilipkumarShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023), Doctor (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Nelson Dilipkumar
Actors
- Yogi BabuShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023), Doctor (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Yogi Babu
- MirnaaShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Mirnaa
- RajinikanthShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rajinikanth
- Ramya KrishnanShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Ramya Krishnan
Composers and editors
- Anirudh RavichanderShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023), Doctor (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Anirudh Ravichander
- R. NirmalShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023), Doctor (2021)See all 3 shared titles with R. Nirmal
Producers
- Kalanithi MaranShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Kalanithi Maran
- Raja SridharShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Raja Sridhar
- Ramesh KuchirayarShared titles: Jailer 2 (2026), Jailer (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Ramesh Kuchirayar