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 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 alongside Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Roshan Basheer and ...
'' (2014), ''
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'' (2019), ''
L2: Empuraan'' (2025). He was the recipient of the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer in 2013.
Career
Started his career as a camera assistant in a studio called Sangeetha Vision in Thiruvananthapuram. From there he gradually built his knowledge in cinematography by assisting many cameramen.
He started his first independent works for television in 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'' 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 alongside Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Roshan Basheer and ...
'', ''
7th Day'', ''
Memories
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'', ''
Ayaal'', ''
Anarkali''.
Sujith Vaassudev won the 2013
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography 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 (Help:IPA/Malayalam, /pr̩t̪ʰʋiɾaːd͡ʒ/; born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, director, and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Bollywood, Hin ...
and
Vedhika.
Personal life
Sujith married actress
Manju Pillai on 23 December 2000. The couple has a daughter Daya Sujith.
Sujith and Manju Pillai have been separated since 2020 and divorced in 2024.
Filmography
* ''All films are in Malayalam, unless mentioned otherwise.''
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