K.V. Anand was born on October 30, 1966 in Madras, India. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Ayan (2009), Maattrraan (2012) and Ko (2011). He died on April 30, 2021 in Chennai, India.
In 1995, he won the National Award for Best Cinematography for his debut film as a cinematographer, Thenmavin Kombath (1994).
Despite being an award-winning cinematographer himself, he chooses not to be the cinematographer for his own films, and has actively tried to select different cinematographers for each of his projects.