M'wood not open to all kind of movies: Vishnu Nandan

For Vishnu Nandan, to be a part of the south Indian film industry is a dream come true. Vishnu kickstarted his career as a cinematographer with P Sunil Kumar Reddy���s Telugu movie Ganguputrulu, where he assisted Sabu James, a faculty of the media institute from where he graduated.
Soon he went on to assist cinematographer Santhosh George Kulangara in a science fiction movie Chandrayaan.He also did small roles in both these films. Luckily, both Ganguputrulu and Chandrayaan clicked on international and national platforms, which boosted Vishnu���s profile.
However, Vishnu wanted to gain more experience as a cinematographer. ���So I took up a couple of independent works for music videos, short films and ads after the first two projects,��� says Vishnu.
Kaderasam���s Friendship was his next movie project, where he assisted cinematographer Rajeev Vijay. However, the project did not take off. It was at this time that he went on to do a cameo in K S Bava���s Idiots where he played Sanusha���s ex-boyfriend, who is also a playboy.
However, for Vishnu cinematography remains his first love. What upsets this youngster is that the Malayalam film audience is not open to all kinds of movies. ���The scenario is quite unlike in other film industries,��� says Vishnu, who feels it is Rajesh Pillai���s Traffic which brought about a change in Mollywood as far as cinematography is concerned. It opened gates for many aspiring cinematographers in the industry.
���Three years back, an entry into films was based on your experience and contacts, but now people encourage you even if you don���t have any previous experience, which is indeed a positive development,��� says Vishnu.