S. D. Vijay Milton

S. D. Vijay Milton is an Indian cinematographer and film director working in Tamil films.^[1] He directed the romantic comedy film Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu (2006) starring Bharath and Mallika Kapoor. He received critical acclaim for his work in Kaadhal (2004), Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012), Goli Soda (2014) and Kadugu (2017).

S. D. Vijay Milton
Born	(1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 54)
Alma mater	Madras Film Institute
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, Film director
Years active	1998–present

Career

Following the success of Goli Soda, Vijay Milton directed a film titled 10 Enradhukulla, a road movie featuring Vikram and Samantha. In 2017, He directed Kadugu which is released by Suriya 's 2D Entertainment and won positive reviews from critics. He then directed Goli Soda 2 with his own production company Rough Note Production.^[2][3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as		Notes
		Cinematographer	Director
1997	Kathirunda Kadhal	Y		Debut
1998	Priyamudan	Y
1999	Nenjinile	Y
	Pooparika Varugirom	Y
	Hello	Y
2001	Chocolate	Y
	Dosth	Y
2002	Dhaya	Y
	Samurai	Y		1 Song
2003	Kadhaludan	Y
	Relax	Y		Malayalam film
	Joot	Y
	Soori	Y
2004	Autograph	Y
	Bose	Y
	Kaadhal	Y
2006	Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu	Y	Y	Directorial debut
2007	Deepavali	Y
2008	Pazhani	Y
	Kadhalil Vizhunthen	Y
2010	Aattanayagann	Y
2011	Udhayan	Y
2012	Vazhakku Enn 18/9	Y		Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer
	Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai	Y
2013	Attahasa	Y		Kannada film
2014	Goli Soda	Y	Y	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second Prize)
2015	10 Endrathukulla	Y	Y
	Pravegaya	Y		Sinhala film
2017	Kadugu	Y	Y
	Vizhithiru	Y
2018	Goli Soda 2	Y	Y
	Aan Devathai	Y
2021	Kasada Tabara	Y		Segment: Akkarai
2021	Pogaru	Y		Kannada film
2022	Bairagee	Y	Y	Kannada film
2024	Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan	Y	Y
	Goli Soda Rising	Y	Y	Web Series

Actor

• Japan (2023) - Karuppasamy

Books

• Vilakkappatta Kanikalin Kavithai^[4] (Poems)
• Kolusugal Pesakkoodum^[5](Poems)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2012	Tamil Nadu State Awards	Best Cinematographer	Vazhakku Enn 18/9	Nominated
	7th Vijay Awards			Nominated
2013	2nd South Indian International Movie Awards			Nominated
2014	Vijay Awards	Best Story, Screenplay Writer	Golisoda	Won	[6]
	Behindwoods Gold Medals	Best film		Won	[7]
2015	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Film,Best Cinematographer		Nominated