Siddhartha Nuni

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Siddhartha Nuni
Born1983
NationalityIndian
Education
  • IIT Madras
  • Viewfinder Erasmus European Joint Masters in Cinematography
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active2012–present

Siddhartha Nuni is an Indian cinematographer based in Mumbai, India. [1]

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Education

Siddhartha attended high school at Sainik School, Korukonda and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras. He learnt cinematography at Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai, run by the Indian cinematographer Rajiv Menon. Siddhartha graduated with a Master of Arts from Viewfinder Erasmus Mundus European Joint Masters in Cinematography '19.

Filmography

As cinematographer
List of Siddhartha Nuni film cinematography credits
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2012 Software Hardware Kya Yaaron [ citation needed ]EnglishDebut
2013 Lucia Kannada [2]
2016 Brahman Naman English
U Turn Kannada [3]
2017 Limitless(documentary) English
2019 Kõik Teavad Estonian
2022 Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu: Part I - The Kindling Tamil [3]
2024 Captain Miller Tamil [4]
The Greatest of All Time Tamil [5]
Other roles
List of Siddhartha Nuni film credits in other roles
YearFilmLanguageRoleNotes
2012 Life of Pi EnglishVFX Production Assistant
2018Love in NeonEnglishDirectorShort film
2019Kõik TeavadEstonianDirectorShort film

Awards and nominations

List of Siddhartha Nuni awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2014Lucia (Kannada film, 2013) South Indian International Movie Awards Best CinematographerNominated
2019Kõik Teavad (Estonian Short film, 2019)Best of Baltic Film and Media School 2019Best Short FilmNominated
2020Kõik Teavad (Estonian Short film, 2019)2nd Diorama International Film FestivalBest International Short FilmNominated
2023Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (Tamil film, 2022) South Indian International Movie Awards Best CinematographerNominated
2024Captain Miller (Tamil film, 2024) Film Companion Gold CinematographyWinner

Recognition

Siddhartha was featured in the India Today magazine as one of 37 young Indians making a difference in their field of work in 2013. [6]

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