Renowned cinematographer V K Murthy passes away

V.K Murthy 

Renowned cinematographer and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee V K Murthy, who won encomiums capturing breathtaking images in Guru Dutt's classics like Pyaasa, Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam and Kagaz Ke Phool, died in Bangalore yesterday at the age of 91.

2008-Dada Saheb Phalke award for V K Murthy

V.K.M Receiving Fhalke Award from President

 V. K. Murthy (Born 1923) is an Indian cinematographer.Murthy, a one-time violinist and jailed freedom fighter, was Guru Dutt's regular cameraman on his movies. He provided some of Indian cinema's most breathtaking images in starkly contrasted black and white. He also shot India's first cinemascope movie, Kaagaz Ke Phool. For his contribution to film industry, particularly Indian film industry he was awarded the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony held at Amsterdam in 2005. On 19 January 2010 he was honored with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2008 with Sathvika Samineni. 

Murthy was born at Mysore. He passed his Diploma in Cinematography from Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic in Bangalore in 1946.Murthy, an ace Cinematographer from Bangalore was part of the Guru Dutt team.

 This stalwart was the cinematographer for one of the most acclaimed Kannada movie Hoovu Hannu - a directorial production of Rajendra Singh Babu and incidentally, Murthy has also acted in that film.