Ace
southern
cinematographer
Ashok
Kumar
Agarwal
is
battling
for
life
in
the
intensive
care
unit
of
a
private
hospital
here
for
over
a
month
with
health-related
issues,
his
son
Akash
Ashok
Kumar
said.
The
camera
man,
who
is
very
popular
in
Telugu
and
Tamil
film
industries,
is
now
recovering
at
the
ICU
in
SRM
Hospital.
In
a
statement
released
to
the
media,
Akash
Ashok's
son
spoke
about
his
health
condition.
His
statement
reads,
"My
father,
cinematographer-director
Ashok
Kumar
Agarwal,
has
been
suffering
from
health
related
issues
for
the
past
one
month
and
is
currently
recuperating
in
ICU
at
SRM
Hospital."
While
reasons
for
his
illness
are
unknown,
hospital
sources
claim
that
his
condition
is
not
stable.
Ashok
Kumar
has
worked
as
a
lensman
in
over
100
films
across
several
languages.
Some
of
his
best
works
include
films
such
as
Jeansa,
Nadigan
and
Johnny.
He
received
a
National
Award
for
his
work
in
1980
Tamil
film
Nenjathai
Killathe.
He
has
also
worked
as
a
cinematographer
in
Hindi
and
English
films
such
as
Sacha
Pyaar
and
Backwaters
respectively.
He
has
also
directed
award
winning
films
like
Andru
Peitha
Mazhayil
(Tamil),
Abhi
Nandana
(Telugu),
and
Kaamagini
(Hindi)
as
well
and
has
worked
with
several
stalwarts
of
the
Indian
film
industry.