Shaji Kumar

Shaji Kumar
Born	Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2002–present

Shaji Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.^[1]

Career

Shaji Kumar began his career as a cinematographer for Malayalam films, He has frequently collaborated with leading Indian filmmakers like Shaji Kailas, Joshiy, Vinayan and Vysakh, before moving on to balance those commitments alongside Tamil films. In the Tamil film industry, Shaji has extensively collaborated with actor Prashanth for his films. Shaji received critical acclaim for his work in Ponnar Shankar (2011), while he also shot Mambattiyan (2011) and Saahasam (2016).^[2][3]

Filmography

List of film credits

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2001	Uthaman	Malayalam
2002	Valkannadi	Malayalam
	Pakalppooram	Malayalam
	Kanmashi	Malayalam
2003	Ammakilikkoodu	Malayalam
	Pattanathil Sundaran	Malayalam
2004	Njan Salperu Ramankutty	Malayalam
	Vellinakshatram	Malayalam
	Sathyam	Malayalam
	Vesham	Malayalam
2005	Athbhutha Dweepu	Malayalam
	Naran	Malayalam
2006	Yes Your Honour	Malayalam
	Mahha Samudram	Malayalam
	Baba Kalyani	Malayalam
2007	July 4	Malayalam
	Nasrani	Malayalam
2008	Cycle	Malayalam
	Veruthe Oru Bharya	Malayalam
2009	Robin Hood	Malayalam
	Red Chillies	Malayalam
2010	Pokkiri Raja	Malayalam
	Kanagavel Kaaka	Malayalam
	Toofan	Hindi
2011	Ponnar Shankar	Tamil
	Seniors	Malayalam
	Doctor Love	Malayalam
	Mambattiyan	Tamil
2012	The King & the Commissioner	Malayalam
	Mallu Singh	Malayalam
	Madirasi	Malayalam
	Simhasanam	Malayalam
2013	Sringaravelan	Malayalam
	Sound Thoma	Malayalam
2014	Rajadhi Raja	Malayalam
	Ring Master	Malayalam
	Cousins	Malayalam
2016	Saahasam	Tamil
	Pulimurugan	Malayalam
2017	Ramaleela	Malayalam
2018	Mohanlal	Malayalam
	Odiyan	Malayalam	[4]
2019	Madhura Raja	Malayalam
	Ittymaani: Made in China	Malayalam
2022	Night Drive	Malayalam
	Pathonpatham Noottandu	Malayalam
2023	Bandra	Malayalam
2024	Once Upon a Time in Kochi	Malayalam

Awards

Asiavision Awards

• 2016: Best Cinematographer – Pulimurugan^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Pulimurugan review: A Visual Wonder with Problematic Contents – REELISTIC VIEWS". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
2. "Review: Nothing historical about Ponnar Shankar".
3. "Ponnar Shankar Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Ponnar Shankar by Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "Mohanlal says his next film Odiyan will be a visual treat". 26 March 2017.

External links

• Shaji Kumar at IMDb