B. S. Lokanat ( tam. பி.எஸ்.லோகநாத் ; 1937 - December 9, 2011 ) - Indian cameraman. From 1973 to 1985, he was an operator in all the films of K. Balachander , with whom he collaborated in 55 films, both in Tamil and Telugu and Hindi [1] . For his work in the film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), in which the future star of Tamil cinema Rajnikant debuted , he was awarded the National Film Award [2] .
| B.S. Lokanat | |
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| English BS Lokanath | |
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| Date of Birth | 1937 |
| Date of death | December 9, 2011 |
| Place of death | Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India |
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| Profession | cameraman |
| Career | 1973-1995 |
| Awards | National Film Awards |
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On the morning of December 9, 2011, Lokanat suffered a heart attack, after which he was taken to hospital, where he died at half past five in the evening. He left his wife Radha, two daughters and two sons [1] , one of whom, Sanjay Lokanat, also became a cameraman [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Shankar. ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் பி.எஸ்.லோகநாத் மரணம் - கேபி, கமல் அஞ்சலி (English) . FilmiBeat Tamil (10 December 2011). The appeal date is December 15, 2016.
- ↑ 23rd National Film Awards (Eng.) . DKF India. The appeal date is October 14, 2013.
- ↑ SR Ashok Kumar. Sailing into the past . The Hindu (22 October 2010). The appeal date is December 14, 2016.