▁cinema . ▁He ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁camera ▁works ▁in ▁rural ▁subjects ▁and ▁also ▁mov ies ▁like ▁As ur an , ▁ ▁V ella i ▁Il la ▁P att ad h ari , ▁A ad uk al am , V ada ▁Chen na i ▁, K ada ik ut ty ▁Sing am ▁Kom ban , Eng ay um ▁Ep oth um ▁, Power ▁P and i E tc : ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Raj am ani ▁Vel raj ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁called ▁K ooth i yar ▁K und u ▁near ▁Mad ur ai , ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁He ▁did ▁his ▁school ▁in ▁PK N ▁Boys ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁School ▁( T ir um ang al am ), ▁and ▁college ▁in ▁Mad ur ai ▁S our ast ra ▁College . ▁Mar ried ▁and ▁have ▁two ▁sons ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁early ▁stage , ▁he ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁cinemat ograph er ▁Tir ru ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁several ▁T amil ▁films ▁as ▁assistant ▁cinemat ograph ers ▁like ▁▁ ▁A al av and han ▁etc ., ▁After ▁working ▁with ▁actor ▁D han ush ▁in ▁Par atta i ▁Eng ira ▁Az h agu ▁Sund aram , ▁D han ush ▁recommended ▁Vel raj ▁for ▁his ▁next ▁film ▁pol lad hav an ▁directed ▁by ▁V et rim aran ▁. ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁V ij ay ▁awards ▁: ▁Best ▁cinemat ograph er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁he ▁even ▁worked ▁in ▁A ad uk al am ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁got