Nizar Shafi is an Indian cinematographer and Film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry and

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. He was critically acclaimed for his work in ''

Sutta Kadhai ''Sutta Kadhai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film written and directed by Subu in his directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast including Balaji Venugopal, Venkatesh Harinathan, Dongli Jumbo, Lakshmi Priyaa C ...

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Naaigal Jaakirathai ''Naaigal Jaakirathai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan featuring Sibiraj, Arundhati and a German Shepherd dog named Mani in the lead. It is inspired from the 1989 film ''Tur ...

'', ''

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. Produced by Bunny Vasu under the production companies GA2 Pictures and UV Creations, ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' stars Nani and ...

'' and ''

Nenu Local ''Nenu Local'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina who wrote the film with Prasanna Kumar Bezawada. Produced by Dil Raju under banner Sri Venkateswara Creations, It stars Nani, Keer ...

''. He debuted as a director with

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and Telugu bilingual film 7 (film).

Career

Nizar completed his diploma in cinematography from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute,

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. He assisted Sakthi Saravanan in '' Saroja'' and ''

Mankatha ''Mankatha'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It stars Ajith Kumar in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea ...

'', he also worked as an associate cinematographer in ''

Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny ...

''. His first independent movie as a cinematographer was ''

'' (2013). His movie ''

'' (2014) received positive reviews from critics, and was one of the most profitable ventures of 2014.
/ref> His movie ''

'' (2015) became the fourth-highest grossing Telugu film of all time at the United States box office, where it was released in 115 screens.

Filmography

;As cinematographer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafi, Nizar Living people Tamil film cinematographers M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Indian Tamil people 1989 births Artists from Chennai Telugu film cinematographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu