B. Kannan

Born	Bhimsingh Kannan (1951-01-10)10 January 1951 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	13 June 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 69)
Occupations	Actor Cinematographer
Years active	1980–2018
Spouse	Kanchana Kannan
Relatives	A. Bhimsingh (father) B. Lenin (brother)

Bhimsingh Kannan (10 January 1951 – 13 June 2020) was an Indian cinematographer and actor who worked in Tamil and Malayalam films. He was known for his association with Director Bharathiraja and was referred to as "Bharathirajavin Kangal" (Bharathiraja's Eyes).

Personal life

Kannan was the son of film-maker A. Bhimsingh and the younger brother of editor B. Lenin. He was married to Kanchana and has two daughters namely MadhuMathi Kannan and Janani Kannan.

Career

Kannan was known for his recurrent association with Bharathiraja.^[1]^[2]

Filmography

Tamil

Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978)
Nizhalgal (1980)
Alaigal Oivathillai (1981)
Tik Tik Tik (1981)
Kaadhal Oviyam (1982)
Valibamey Vaa Vaa (1982)
Mann Vasanai (1983)
Pudhumai Penn (1984)
Muthal Mariyathai (1985)
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985)
Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986)
Vedham Pudhithu (1987)
Kodi Parakuthu (1988)
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu (1988)
Soora Samhaaram (1988)
En Uyir Thozhan (1990)
Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991)
Nadodi Thendral (1992)
Captain Magal (1993)
Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993)
Karuththamma (1994)
Priyanka (1994)
Pasumpon (1995)
Senathipathi (1996)
Kadal Pookkal (2001)
Looty (2001)
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2003)
Vishwa Thulasi (2004)
Ayul Regai (2005)
Uliyin Osai (2008)
Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011)

Malayalam

Telugu

Pagadala Padava (1979)
Kotha Jeevithalu (1981)
Seethakoka Chiluka (1981)
Aradhana (1987)

Hindi

White Rainbow (2005)
Final Cut of Director (2016)

Actor

Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2008) as John Vaseegaran's family friend
Uliyin Osai (2008) as monk

Awards

He won the Shantaram Award for Best Cinematography for his work in Kadal Pookkal in 2001.^[3] He was also a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer twice for Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) and Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2004).

Death

Kannan died on 13 June 2020 at the age of 69 due to heart complications.^[4]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language
2017–2018	Azhagu	Kannan	Sun TV	Tamil

References

^ S. R., Ashok Kumar (16 July 2005). "Enjoyable tunes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ "Cinematographer B Kannan passes away". The Hindu. 13 June 2020.
^ Ahmed, Feroze (10 November 2002). "Winners, yes, but the race is on..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ "Cinematographer B Kannan passes away at 69". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
1968–1980	P. N. Sundaram (1968) Marcus Bartley (1969) Amirtham (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) Babu (1977–78) A. Somasundaram, Nallusamy / Gnanasekar, Tiwary (1978–79) B. S. Lokanath (1979–80) Ashok Kumar (1980–81)
1981–2000	B. Kannan (1981–82) Soumendu Roy (1982–83) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Ajayan Vincent (1988) Ashok Kumar (1989) Abdul Rahman (1990) Raghunatha Reddy (1991) Santosh Sivan (1992) M. C. Shekar (1993) Jeeva (1994) Santosh Sivan (1995) Arthur A. Wilson (1996) Thangar Bachan (1997) Annadurai (1998) Ilavarasu (1999) Ananda Kuttan (2000)
2001–present	R. Rathnavelu (2001) Arjun Jena (2002) N. K. Ekambaram (2003) B. Kannan (2004) R. D. Rajasekhar (2005) Ravi Varman (2006) Nirav Shah (2007) Arthur A. Wilson (2008) Manoj Paramahamsa (2009) Santosh Sivan / V. Manikandan (2010) Balasubramaniem (2011) M. Sukumar (2012) Siddharth (2013) Nirav Shah (2014)