Sujith Vaassudev is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works predominantly in
Malayalam
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films. He has also worked in several
Tamil
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and
Telugu
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films.
He is best known for his works in ''
Memories
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'' (2013), ''
7th Day'' (2014), ''
Drishyam
''Drishyam'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena, with Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and N ...
'' (2014) and ''
Lucifer
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'' (2019). He was the recipient of the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer in 2013.
Career
Started his career as camera assistant in a studio called Sangeetha Vision in Trivandrum. From there he gradually build his knowledge in cinematography by assisting many cameramen.
He started his first independent works for television on 1998.
He has done more than 1000 episodes for television for various Malayalam channels.
He assisted Raja Rathinam for a while in cinematography.
Sujith made his debut with ''
Chekavar
Chekavar (Also known as ''Chekon'' or ''Chevakar'', ''Cekavar'') were a warrior surname in Malabar of Kerala. The Chekavar are a common title of the Hindu Thiyya community. Many Thiyya families today trace their roots to this Chekavar lineage.
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'' a 2010 Malayalam film. His best works include ''
Drishyam
''Drishyam'' () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena, with Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and N ...
'', ''
7th Day'', ''
Memories
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'', ''
Ayaal'', ''
Anarkali''.
Sujith Vaassudev had won the 2013
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
The Kerala State Film Award
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for the films ''
Ayaal'' and ''
Memories
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''.
In 2016 he debuted as a director through the film ''
James & Alice'' starring
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of ...
and
Vedhika
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She started her acting career with the Tamil film '' Madrasi''. She made her breakthrough portraying ''Angamma'' in ...
.
Personal life
Sujith married actress
Manju Pillai
Manju Pillai (born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television shows. She is best known for portraying comedic roles, but has also played character roles. She has won the Kerala State Television Award for K ...
on 23 December 2000. The couple has a daughter Daya Sujith.
Filmography
As Cinematographer
As Director
As Actor
Awards
References
External links
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Living people
Malayalam film cinematographers
21st-century Indian photographers
Malayalam film directors
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Artists from Thiruvananthapuram
Cinematographers from Kerala
1973 births