Nizar Shafi

Nizar Shafi
Nizar Shafi at work
Born	Nizarali Shafiulla Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Cinematographer film director
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Nebu N. Babu ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1

Nizar Shafi is an Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu and Tamil films. He was critically acclaimed for his work in Sutta Kadhai , Naaigal Jaakirathai , Bhale Bhale Magadivoy and Nenu Local . He debuted as a director with Tamil and Telugu bilingual film Seven. ^[1]

Career

Nizar completed his diploma in cinematography from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai. He assisted Sakthi Saravanan in Saroja and Mankatha , he also worked as an associate cinematographer in Enthiran . His first independent movie as a cinematographer was Sutta Kadhai (2013). His movie Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014) received positive reviews from critics,^{[ citation needed ]} and was one of the most profitable ventures of 2014. ^[2] His movie Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) became the fourth-highest grossing Telugu film of all time at the United States box office, where it was released in 115 screens.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2013	Sutta Kadhai	Tamil
2014	Nalanum Nandhiniyum
	Naaigal Jaakirathai
2015	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy	Telugu	Debut in Telugu cinema
2017	Nenu Local
	Mahanubhavudu
2018	Shailaja Reddy Alludu
2019	Seven	Telugu	Also director
		Tamil
2023	Chatrapathi	Hindi	Debut in Hindi cinema [3]
	Mr. Pregnant	Telugu	[4]
2025	Mazaka

References

1. Pecheti, Prakash (4 June 2019). "Nizar Shafi on a different track". Telanga Today. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
2. "Shakti Soundar Rajan: 'Naaigal Jaakirathai' sequel to come out in 2016". News 18 . IANS. 30 December 2014.
3. "Chatrapathi: Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli and Prabhas' project starring Bellamkonda Srinivas to release on May 12, 2023". Bollywood Hungama. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023. Nizar Ali Shafi who worked for several Telugu and Tamil movies such as Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, Mahanubhavudu etc. will be cranking the camera, [...]
4. "Mr Pregnant: Syed Sohel's 'Katha Veruntadhi' song gets good response". The Times of India . 20 January 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

External links

• Nizar Shafi at IMDb