Sujith Vaassudev is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works predominantly in

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films. He has also worked in several

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films. He is best known for his works in ''

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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 ''

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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 ''

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'' a 2010 Malayalam film. His best works include ''

'', '' 7th Day'', ''

'', '' Ayaal'', '' Anarkali''. Sujith Vaassudev had won the 2013

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for the films '' Ayaal'' and ''

''. In 2016 he debuted as a director through the film '' James & Alice'' starring

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and

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Personal life

Sujith married actress

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on 23 December 2000. The couple has a daughter Daya Sujith.

Filmography

As Cinematographer

As Director

As Actor

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaassudev, Sujith 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