S. Saravanan

Shanmugam Saravanan is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Indian film industry. He is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu. He started his career with Poove Unakkaga, a Tamil romantic film starring Vijay and Sangita in the lead roles and was released in the year 1996. He debuted as a director by his directorial venture Silambattam. Saravanan is well known for his association with Directors Vikraman and Suresh Krissna. He has worked as a cinematographer in more than 25 films in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.

Shanmugam Saravanan
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesSaravanan
OccupationCinematographer
Film Director, screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)Sangita (m.2000 - present)
ChildrenSaai Thejaswathy (b.2002)

Early life and career

The son of poet Ulundurpettai Shanmugham, after completing the Diploma in cinematography from Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, he assisted senior cinematographer P.Selvakumar in the Team of Aabavanan. Later he made his cinematography debut in the film Amma Ponnu. After watching his work in that film Director Vikraman called and offered him to do cinematography for his next venture titled Pudhiya Mannargal. His work was well appreciated in that movie. He then continued to work with Director Vikraman in the films Poove Unakkaga and Suryavamsam. Both the films were a huge commercial success and was also remade in other Indian Languages.

In 1995 he did a Telugu drama film Stri Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.[1] The film has garnered two National Film Awards and also showcased in the Indian Panorama section, International Film Festival of India and 2nd Prague International Film Festival.

He then teamed up with Director Suresh Krissna and did films like Aahaa..!, Auto Driver, Sangamam.

In 2008 Shanmugam Saravanan made his directorial debut in the film Silambattam,[2] a Tamil action comedy. The film starred Silambarasan Rajendar in dual roles while Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu and Kishore also play lead roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's background score and soundtrack. The film was a huge commercial success.[3] The film released on 19 December 2008.

Legacy

Saravanan has mentored some of the prominent cinematographers in the South Indian film industry, who had all assisted him including Vijay Milton,[4] R. Madhi,[5] Vetri[6] and Manoj Paramahamsa.[7]

Filmography

As cinematographer
Year Film Language Director
1993 Amma Ponnu Tamil Arun
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal Tamil Vikraman
1995 Stri Telugu K. S. Sethumadhavan
1996 Poove Unakkaga Tamil Vikraman
1996 Selva Tamil A. Venkatesh
1997 Suryavamsam Tamil Vikraman
1997 Aahaa..! Tamil Suresh Krissna
1998 Aahaa..! Telugu Suresh Krissna
1998 Auto Driver Telugu Suresh Krissna
1998 Oruvan Tamil Suresh Krissna
1999 Sangamam Tamil Suresh Krissna
2000 Vallarasu Tamil N. Maharajan
2000 Maayi Tamil Surya Prakash
2001 Vaanchinathan Tamil Shaji Kailas
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Tamil Moulee
2003 Priyamana Thozhi Tamil vikraman
2003 Vishnu Telugu Shaji Kailas
2004 Madurey Tamil R. Madhesh
2004 Arasatchi Tamil N. Maharajan
2005 Thirupaachi Tamil Perarasu
2005 The Tiger Malayalam Shaji Kailas
2006 Thirupathi Tamil Perarasu
2006 Dharmapuri Tamil Perarasu
2006 Smart City Malayalam B. Unnikrishnan
2008 Vaitheeswaran Tamil R.K. Vidhyadharan
2010 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Malayalam Vayalar Madhavan Kutty
2013 Alex Pandian Tamil Suraj
2017 Pakka Tamil S.S. Surya
2017 Dharmayuddhaya Sinhala Cheyyar Ravi

As Director
Year Film Language Actors
2008 Silambattam[8] Tamil Silambarasan, Sneha, Sana Khan, Prabhu, Santhanam, Nedumudi Venu
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References
  1. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/29kss.htm
  2. https://letterboxd.com/director/s-saravanan/
  3. Listen to fast-pace 'Silambattam' songs
  4. "All you want to know about #VijayMilton". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "An interview with cinematographer Madhi". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. "Vetri (Cinematographer) – Silverscreen.in". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 August 2015). "Confident technician". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. "Silambattam movie review - Behindwoods.com - Silambarasan Sneha Sana Khan Prabhu Santhanam Saravanan Yuvan Shankar Raja Images Gallery Stills". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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