Ansar Shah (also known Ansar Sha) is an Indian

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, who works predominantly in the

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and

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industries. He is a graduate of the

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Early life

Shah attended school at MMHS, Nilamel, and graduated with a

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from the University of Kerala in 2003. He completed post-grad studies in Journalism at the Institute of Journalism in 2004; and Linguistics at the University of Kerala in 2006

Career

Shah started his career assisting established cinematographers such as Rajeev Ravi, Satyajit Pande, Kavin Jagtiani, Suresh Rajan and Rafey Mehmood in movies and commercials. He debuted in the Malayalam movie industry with '' Ishq'' in 2019. That was followed by work on ''Moonwalk'', ''Liquor Island'', and ''

Jo and Jo '' Jo and Jo (Jomol & Jomon)'' is an Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by debutant Arun D Jose. The film is co-produced by Imagine Cinemas and Signature Studios. Written by Arun along with Raveesh Nath, the film stars Nikhila Vimal ...

''. His initial venture in

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was ''Aap ke padose Mein''. He received the 2016 Kerala State Television "Award for Best Cinematography" for the movie short, ''Chaver''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/oru-bharatha-sarkar-ulpannam-movie-poster-subeesh-sudhi-and-shelly-kishore-1.9077379 * https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2023/11/16/oru-bharatha-sarkar-ulpannam-subish-sudhi-turns-hero.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Ansar Malayalam film cinematographers 1983 births Living people People from Kollam district Cinematographers from Kerala