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Shamdat Sainudeen | |
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Occupation | Cinematographer |
Shamdat Sainudeen is an Indian cinematographer from Kerala, India. He has shot many films in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil, including Premayanamaha, The Tiger, Kerala Cafe , Marykkundoru Kunjaadu , and Uttama Villain . [1] His directorial debut Street Lights released on 26 January 2018.
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2004 | Premayanamaha | Telugu | |
2005 | Krithyam | Malayalam | |
The Tiger | Malayalam | ||
Vargam | Malayalam | ||
2006 | A Bahraini Tale | Arabic | |
Indrajith | Malayalam | ||
Smart City | Malayalam | ||
2007 | Nanma | Malayalam | |
2008 | Avakai Biryani | Telugu | |
Kavya's Diary | Telugu | ||
2009 | Duplicate | Malayalam | |
I.G. | Malayalam | ||
Ritu | Malayalam | ||
Kerala Cafe | Malayalam | (segment "Aviramam") | |
2010 | Pramani | Malayalam | |
Prasthanam | Telugu | ||
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | Malayalam | ||
2011 | Teja Bhai & Family | Malayalam | |
Venicile Vyaapari | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Sahasam | Telugu | |
Artist | Malayalam | ||
2015 | Uttama Villain | Tamil | |
Ayal Njanalla | Malayalam | ||
Bhale Manchi Roju | Telugu | ||
2016 | Oozham | Malayalam | |
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan | Malayalam | ||
2017 | Role Models | Malayalam | |
2018 | Street Lights | Malayalam | Directorial debut |
Vishwaroopam 2 Vishwaroop 2 | Tamil Hindi | ||
Devadas | Telugu | ||
2021 | Uppena | Telugu | |
Sridevi Soda Center | Telugu | ||
2022 | Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga | Telugu | |
2023 | Virupaksha | Telugu | |
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