M. Sukumar is an Indian

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, who has worked in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam language films.

Career

Sukumar began his career in 1995 by assisting his brother

M. Jeevan M. Jeevan is an Indian director, cinematographer and still photographer, who has worked in the Tamil cinema, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. Career Jeevan began his career as a still photographer and worked on big-budget films including Ma ...

, who had then, broken into the Tamil film industry as a photographer. While studying for his degree in agriculture, Sukumar stepped in to assist Jeevan for a shoot of

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's ''

Minsara Kanavu ''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film that was co-written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol in her Tamil debut, and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a con ...

'' (1997). He subsequently continued working as an assistant photographer in films including ''

Minnale ''Minnale'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah, starring Madhavan, Abbas, Reema Sen (in her Tamil debut), Vivek and Nagesh. The film tells the st ...

'' (2001), ''

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'' (2002) and ''

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'' (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the lead actor Vikram. His association with Vikram later led to him being offered the role as the main photographer for the actor's films including ''

Dhool ''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram, Jyothika and Reema Sen. Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala, and Pasupathy, among others, play important roles. Produced by ...

'' (2003) and ''

Majaa ''Majaa'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Shafi, starring Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Anu Prabhakar, Vijayakumar, Manivannan, Murali and Biju Menon (in his Tamil debut). The music was composed by Vidyasagar. It ...

'' (2005). While launching '' Kokki'' (2006), director

Prabhu Solomon Prabhu Solomon (born 7 May 1969) is an Indian film director who has primarily worked on Tamil films. After making his debut in 1999, he had a middling career before rising to prominence with the success of the romantic tragedy film ''Mynaa'' (2 ...

asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that his brother Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with other projects and Sukumar was brought in to work on a few portions in the film, including a song shoot in

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. After ''Kokki'', he worked on other Prabhu Solomon films including ''

Laadam ''Laadam'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Ponnurangam. The film stars debutant Aravindhan and Charmy Kaur, while Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jayaprakash, Dheeraj Kher and M ...

'' (2009), ''

Mynaa ''Mynaa'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram, it stars Vidharth (actor), Vidharth, Amala Paul and Thambi Ra ...

'' (2010) and '' Kumki'' (2012), the latter two, winning him acclaim and fetching him opportunities to work in big budget ventures. Critics described his work as "spellbinding", and both films became critical and commercial successes. His work in ''

Maan Karate ''Maan Karate'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran. The film was written and co-produced by AR Murugadoss and produced by P. Madhan under banner of Escape Artists Motion Pictures. It star ...

'' and ''

Nimirndhu Nil ''Nimirndhu Nil'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani featuring Jayam Ravi and Amala Paul. It was produced by KS Sreenivasan's Vaasan Visual Ventures. The film's soundtrack and background s ...

'' (2014), meant that he was unable to continue working with Solomon in '' Kayal'' (2012).

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also picked Sukumar to work on a single song in his Hindi action film ''

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'' (2014), during a shoot in

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Filmography

As cinematographer

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Madurai Sambavam ''Madurai Sambavam'' () is a 2009 Tamil language action film written and directed by Youreka. It stars Harikumar, Anuya Bhagvath and Karthika, while Radha Ravi, Dhandapani, and Raj Kapoor play supporting roles. The music was composed by Jo ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2010 , ''

'' , Tamil , Best Cinematography Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards , - , 2010 , ''

Veluthu Kattu ''Veluthu Kattu'' () is a 2010 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Senapathi Magan. The film stars newcomers Kathir and Arundhati, with Archana Sharma, Pavina, L. Raja, Karate Raja, Muthuraj and Vishwanth playing supporting roles. ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2012 , ''

Thadaiyara Thaakka ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, starring Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas and Rakul Preet Singh. The title is derived from a devotional song titled ''Kanda Sh ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2012 , '' Kumki'' , '' Tamil '' , '' Best Cinematography Tamilnadu State Award 2013 SIIMA Awards 2013'' , - , 2012 , ''

Yaare Koogadali ''Yaare Koogadali'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Bhavana. Parvathamma Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar are producing the film under for Poornima Enterprises. ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2014 , ''

'' , Tamil , 1 song , - , 2014 , ''

Mosakutty ''Mosakutty'' () is a 2014 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Jeevan and produced by John Max under the banner of Shalom Studios. It features actors Veera and Mahima Nambiar in the lead roles. The film is set in Madurai and Kerala. The film ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2015 , ''

Janda Pai Kapiraju ''Janda Pai Kapiraju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film. Janda Pai Kapiraju was written and directed by Samuthirakani, and features Nani and Amala Paul in lead roles. The film's soundtrack and score were composed ...

'' , Telugu , , - , 2015 , ''

Kaaki Sattai ''Kaaki Sattai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Dhanush, their second collaboration after '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2015 , '' Thoppi'' , Tamil , , - , 2015 , ''

'' , Telugu , , - , 2015 , ''Kandupidi Kandupidi'' , Tamil , , - , 2016 , ''

Gethu ''Gethu'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran. Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, the film features himself in the lead role along with Amy Jackson, Sathyaraj in a supporting role, and ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2016 , ''

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'' , Tamil , , - , 2016 , ''

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'' , Tamil , , - , 2017 , ''

Bairavaa ''Bairavaa'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by Bharathan, and produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy. The film stars Vijay as the titular debt collector who takes on a criminal masquerading as an education phi ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2018 , '' Sketch'' , Tamil , , - , 2018 , ''

Chi La Sow '' Chi La Sow '' () is a 2018 Indian romantic film directed by Rahul Ravindran. It stars Sushanth and Ruhani Sharma in the lead roles, marking the latter's debut in Telugu. Noted playback singer Chinmayi, wife of Rahul Ravindran, lent her voi ...

'' , Telugu , , - , 2019 , ''

Manmadhudu 2 ''Manmadhudu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Rahul Ravindran. It is produced by Nagarjuna and P. Kiran under Annapurna Studios, Anandi Art Creations and Viacom18 Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Rakul ...

'' , Telugu , , - , 2020 , ''

Varmaa ''Varmaa'' is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bala and produced by Mukesh Mehta of E4 Entertainment. A remake of the 2017 Telugu film '' Arjun Reddy'', directed by Sandeep Vanga, the film stars Dhruv Vikram and ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2021 , ''

Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu ''Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu'' (), also known by the initialism IVNR, is an Indian Telugu-language romantic drama thriller film produced by Aditya Shastri, Harish Koyalagundla and Isha Shastri and written and directed by S. Darshan. The film ...

'' , Telugu , , - , 2021 , ''

Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum ''Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum'' () or simply known as ''RARA'', is a 2021 Tamil-language political satire film directed by Arisil Moorthy, on his directorial debut. It is produced by Suriya and Jyothika of 2D Entertainment, the film features ...

'' , Tamil , , - , 2021 , ''

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'' , Telugu , , - , 2021 , '' Thaen'' , Tamil , Best Cinematography Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards; Studioflicks Awards; Darbhanga International Film Festival; NEW DELHI FILM FESTIVAL-NDFF; Lake City International Film Festival; FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL , - , 2022 , ''

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'' , Tamil , , - , 2022 , ''

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