Cinematographer Ashok Kumar Is Ill, His Son Writes A Letter To Media
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By Ramchander
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Cinematographer
Ashok
Kumar
is
ill
from
past
one
month.
His
son
Akash
has
written
a
letter
to
the
media
about
his
health
status.
Find
the
letter
below...
The
primary
objective
for
this
mail
is
to
ensure
that
entire
Indian
film
fraternity
(Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam,
Kannada,
Bengali
and
Hindi)
would
be
noted
of
his
present
condition
and
well
wishers,
fans
and
friends
alike
are
aware
of
the
status
of
his
health
at
present.
Herewith,
I
would
like
to
officially
state
the
status
regarding
him
as
below:
My
father,
cinematographer/director
Shri
Ashok
Kumar
Agarwal,
one
of
the
most
renowned
and
respected
technicians
of
the
Indian
Film
industry
has
been
suffering
from
health
related
issues
for
the
past
one
month
and
is
currently
recuperating
in
ICU
at
SRM
Hospital,
Katankalathur,
Chennai
since
the
last
1
month.
My
father
has
worked
in
over
100
plus
movies
and
is
most
known
for
his
National
Award
for
Best
Cinematography
for
the
1980
tamil
movie
"Nenjathai
Killathe".
He
has
been
the
DOP
for
various
movies
including
movies
like:-
·
Jeans,
Uthiri
Pookal,
Johnny,
Vetri
Vizha,
Nadigan(Tamil)
·
Gali
Patalu,
Kali,
Prema
Pachulu(Telugu)
·
Swapnam,
Taxi
Driver,
My
Dear
KuttiChaathan
(Malayalam)
·
Bawandar,
Saccha
Pyar(Hindi),
·
Backwaters,
Maya
(English)
to
name
a
few.
He
has
also
directed
award
winning
films
like
Andru
Peitha
Mazhayil(Tamil),
Abhi
Nandana(Telugu),
Kaamagini(Hindi)
as
well
and
has
worked
with
stalwarts
and
legends
of
the
Indian
Film
Industry
which
is
a
pride
for
our
film
fraternity.
My
father
also
personally
wishes
to
state
that
he
is
very
close
to
his
friends
from
the
film
fraternity
and
it
has
always
been
his
first
family
for
the
last
3
decades.
I
request
on
behalf
of
my
family
and
friends,
for
your
prayers
and
wishes
for
his
speedy
recovery.
For
those
who
would
like
to
look
at
his
photos
and
videos,
I
request
you
to
visit
his
Facebook
page