 In later years, he worked with directors like Pramod Chakravarthy (Naya Zamana, Jugnu), Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani (Tamas).Murthy was also the cinematographer for one of the most acclaimed Kannada film "Hoovu Hannu", a directorial production of Rajendra Singh Babu and also appeared in that film in a role.Murthy was also the principal cinematographer of the widely acclaimed television series produced by Doordarshan and directed by Shyam Benegal, "Bharat Ek Khoj".