He did the majority of the apex commercials in India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, now called the MGR Film Institute. After he graduated from the institute, he assisted veteran cinematographer
Santosh Sivan. He was then signed by director
Vasanth for two of his successive Tamil films,
Appu and
Rhythm. Subsequently, he did a few well known films in Bollywood. His second Hindi film
Musafir got him a Zee Film Awards nomination. His work in
Striker (2010) was praised by critics. He was chosen by choreographer-turned-director
Farah Khan to film her third directorial
Tees Maar Khan. Vinod's work in the film was lauded by critics, with the film being selected by
Rediff as one of the most good looking Bollywood films of 2010. He has worked on two Tamil films, the gangster film
Aaranya Kaandam that won The Grand Jury Award for Best Film at South Asian International Film Festival, and the romantic comedy
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam. He won the
Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer for the former. The latter that marks actor
Arya's brother Sathya's debut has been severely delayed and slated to release in 2012. ==Filmography==