S. R. Sathish Kumar

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S. R. Sathish Kumar
Born
Trichirappali, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Director of photography

S. R. Sathish Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Tamil and Hindi film industries. [1]

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Career

S. R. Sathish Kumar initially apprenticed under P. Selvakumar and A. Rameshkumar. Afterwards, he worked with his friend and fellow cinematographer, N. K. Ekambaram, before getting his first opportunity as a senior cinematographer. [2] Sathish Kumar began his career, as the main cinematographer, on Theekutchi, directed by A. I. Raja. He then worked with S. P. Jananathan on the action adventure film, Peranmai (2009), before signing on to work on Kalyanakrishnan's Bhooloham. [3] The film's delay meant that he worked on the productions of Mappillai (2011) and Meaghamann (2014), earning critical acclaim for his work. For Meaghamann, he experimented with a phone camera for particular shots. [4] [5] He subsequently worked on the Hindi film, Desi Kattey (2014), before Bhooloham (2015) finally released.

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2008 Theekuchi Tamil
2009 Peranmai Tamil
2011 Mappillai Tamil
2013 Story Kathe Kannada
2014 Desi Kattey Hindi
2014 Meaghamann Tamil
2015 Bhooloham Tamil
2016 Wagah Tamil
2017 Kadamban Tamil
2018 Nanu Ki Jaanu Hindi
2019 Arivaan Tamil
2020 Bunker Hindi
2022 Raja Bheema Tamil

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