What is V. K. Murthy?
[[File:V K Murthy.jpg|thumb|V. K. Murthy in November 2010.]] '''V. K. Murthy''' ({{Lang-kn|ವಿ. ಕೆ. ಮೂರ್ತಿ}}; 26 November 1923 &ndash; 7 April 2014) was an [[India]]n [[cinematographer]]. During his career, he won two [[Filmfare Award]]s in the best cinematographer category. His best known [[movie]]s are ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959) and ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962). For each of those movies, he won a Filmfare Award. He was born in [[Mysore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and lived in [[Mumbai]] for most of his life. Murthy died on 7 April 2014 at his home in [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. He was 90 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ace-cinematographer-v-k-murthy-passes-away/article5882188.ece|title=Ace cinematographer V. K. Murthy passes away|date=7 April 2014|accessdate=7 April 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0615444}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Murthy, V. K.}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Cinematographers]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in India]] [[Category:People from Mumbai]]