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{{short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aravinnd Singh
| image = Aravinndsingh.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Director of photography]], [[Film producer]]
| alma_mater = [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]], [[Whistling Woods International]]
| website = {{URL|www.aravinndsingh.com}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Aravinnd Singh''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] and a [[Film producer]] who works in the [[Tamil film industry]]. He made a breakthrough with his cinematography work in ''[[Demonte Colony]]'' (2015).

==Early life and education==
Aravind was born in [[Chennai]] to a family who were into the construction business in [[Vellore]], where he grew up and then eventually completing his higher schooling in Chennai from [[Latha Rajinikanth]]'s The Ashram International school with [[A Levels]] in [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]]. He is a [[B.Sc.]] [[Visual communication]] graduate from [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]]. Upon graduation, he went on to specialize in filmmaking with a post-graduate degree from [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling Woods international]] in Mumbai. His academic performance resulted in him being selected for the student exchange program involving a semester-long course in [[Griffith University]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] where he studied Film Direction, Editing, and Sound Design.

== Career ==
After graduating from [[Whistling Woods International Institute|Whistling woods international]] and [[Griffith University]], he assisted cinematographer [[Santosh Sivan]] in the films ''[[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]'' and ''[[Thuppakki]]''. His debut feature film ''[[Demonte Colony]]'' went on to be a huge commercial and critical success. An article in [[The Times of India|Times of India]] about his work noted, "The film takes place over the course of two days and the entire second half takes place inside a single room but with the help of his cinematographer, Aravinnd Singh, Ajay manages to keep the film visually appealing — the orange glow of a streetlight in the background provides a stark contrast to the saturated tone that is used for the room and the interesting angles in which the cinematographer frames the action (a must in a horror film) adds to the thrill".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Demonte-Colony/movie-review/47390492.cms|title=Demonte Colony Movie Review|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Sify]] cites "cinematographer Aravinnd Singh has done a phenomenal job as he conveys all the thrill moments through his lighting and angles. The aerial shot showcasing the housing board colony and the vivid lighting used in the SINGLE ROOM of the protagonists' house are absolutely brilliant".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/demonte-colony-review-tamil-pfwqI8fehcdeh.html|title=Review : Demonte Colony|work=Sify}}</ref>

His second film, ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]'' was a Tamil remake of [[Jeethu Joseph]]'s Malayalam film ''[[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]''. It was directed by [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam]] and starred [[Arulnidhi]] and [[Aishwarya Rajesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/dop-aravinnd-singh-talks-about-aarathu-sinam.html|title=DoP Aravinnd Singh talks about Aarathu Sinam|author=Jyothsna|work=Behindwoods|date=25 February 2016}}</ref> Upon release the movie was widely appreciated with [[Hindustan Times]] quoting "[[Aarathu Sinam]] is a taut thriller like the original, [[Memories (2013 film)|Memories]]. It sails through a thrilling terrain to a wow climax."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/aarathu-sinam-review-a-taut-thriller-like-the-original-memories/story-dIdnRNQHJ542W1yyBnKvMN.html|title=Aarathu Sinam review: A taut thriller like the original, Memories|work=hindustantimes.com/|date=26 February 2016}}</ref> Behindwoods - "Aravinnd Singh's cinematography is fast and elegant. His navigation shot of Madurai in a sequence towards the end of the movie, the long encounter sequence in a construction site in the beginning and certain establishment shots are the work of a creatively superior technician."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/aarathu-sinam/aarathu-sinam-review.html|title=Aarathu Sinam (aka) Aaradhu Sinam review|author=Behindwoods Review Board|work=Behindwoods|date=26 February 2016}}</ref> [[International Business Times|IB Times]] - "Technically, cinematography department is top notch."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/aarathu-sinam-movie-review-live-audience-response-668302|title='Aarathu Sinam' movie review: Live audience response|date=26 February 2016|work=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref> [[Rediff.com|Rediff]] - "The film is, however, technically sound with some intriguing camera angles by cinematographer Aravind Singh."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-aarathu-sinam-is-a-decent-thriller/20160226.htm|title=Review: Aarathu Sinam is a decent thriller|date=26 February 2016|work=Rediff}}</ref> DNA - "Most of the shots by the cinematographer Aravind Singh (like the kids running in the paddy field) are visually quite appealing too."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-aarathu-sinam-review-arivazhagan-fails-to-match-expectations-2182731|title='Aarathu Sinam' review: Arulnithi does a good job but Arivazhagan fails to match expectations|date=26 February 2016|work=dna}}</ref>

His recent releases [[Natpe Thunai]] turned out to be highly successful at the box office and ''[[K-13 (film)|K-13]]'' commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. His other upcoming Tamil films include titled ''[[Shaitan Ka Bachcha]]''.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/santosh-narayanan-part-of-siddharths-shaitan-ki-bachcha.html|title = Santosh Narayanan part of Siddharth's Shaitan Ki Bachcha|date = 7 June 2016}}</ref> Cadaver, a forensic thriller starring [[Amala Paul]] in the lead <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/amala-paul-to-play-a-forensic-pathologist/articleshow/68671241.cms|title = Amala Paul to play a forensic pathologist - Times of India}}</ref> and '[[Arulnithi|Diary]]' starring [[Arulnithi]] written and Directed by Innasi has previously assisted director Ajay Gnanamuthu <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/22/arulnithis-next-film-titled-diary-2172968.html|title=Arulnithi's next film titled Diary}}</ref>

Aravinnd Singh turned producer for [[Arulnithi]]'s untitled film under his production house 'MNM films', this untitled project is directed by popular YouTube channel Eruma Saani Vijay in [[Ron Ethan Yohann]]'s music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arulnithi-play-college-student-his-next-118998|title=Arulnithi to play a college student in his next|date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/feb/24/arulnithi-to-star-in-eruma-saani-vijays-directorial-debut-17194.html|title=Arulnithi to star in Eruma Saani Vijay's directorial debut}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! class="unsortable" |Language
! Notes
|-
| 2015
|''[[Demonte Colony]]''
|Tamil
|Debut
|-
|2016
|''[[Aarathu Sinam]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Iravukku Aayiram Kangal]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Natpe Thunai]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[K-13 (film)|K-13]]''
|Tamil
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
|''[[Shaitan Ka Bachcha]]''
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
|''Cadaver''
|Tamil
|
|-
|''Diary''
|Tamil
|
|-
|2021
|''[[D Block (film)|D Block]]''
|Tamil
| Also producer
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/adhik-ravichandran-next-new-movie-prabhu-deva-amyra-dastur-tamil-news-224610|title = Prabhu Deva teams up with Adhik Ravichandran for a new movie - Tamil News|date = 24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/amala-paul-to-play-a-forensic-pathologist/articleshow/68671241.cms|title = Amala Paul to play a forensic pathologist - Times of India}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/feb/24/arulnithi-to-star-in-eruma-saani-vijays-directorial-debut-17194.html|title=Arulnithi to star in Eruma Saani Vijay's directorial debut}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arulnithi-play-college-student-his-next-118998|title=Arulnithi to play a college student in his next|date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/arulnithi-to-team-up-with-eruma-saani-director-vijay-kumar-news-tamil-uczsLKbeebbcd.html|title = Arulnithi to team up with 'Eruma Saani' director Vijay Kumar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/02/25/what-is-arulnithis-next/|title = What is Arulnithi's next?|date = 25 February 2020}}</ref>

== External links ==
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