Sameer Thahir

Sameer C. Thahir (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter and director, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema while also having worked in a few Tamil films.

Sameer Thahir
Born
Sameer C. Thahir

(1976-11-07) 7 November 1976
Cochin, Ernakulam, Kerala
OccupationCinematographer, Director
Years active2007–present
OrganisationHappy Hours Entertainments[1]
Spouse(s)
Neethu
(
m. 2013)

Thahir made his debut with Big B, the first film directed by cinematographer Amal Neerad, in 2007. Later, he made his directorial and writing debut with Chaappa Kurishu (2011). His second feature film, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi, was released in 2013.[2]

Early life and career

Sameer C Thahir studied in Maharajas College Eranakulam, and the friendships formed during that period is still the driving factor for him in film making.[3] Sameer's mentor Amal Neerad for whom he handled cinematography in "Big B", director Anwar Rasheed , Aashiq Abu for whom Sameer moved the camera in Daddy Cool, and cinematographer Rajeev Ravi for whom Sameer has assisted in films were just some of them from Maharajas friendship circle.

Sameer Thahir evolved from his passion for photography to wedding films to ad films to feature films through a period of time. He says the inspiration for making his own first film Chaappa Kurish(2011) as he wanted to make a film which he would like to see that portrays the contrasts of real life. But the film went on to receive sheer criticism for being a mere copy of a Korean film, titled 'Hand Phone'. In 2012, he handled cinematography for Siddharth Bharathan's Nidra and Lal Jose's Diamond Necklace. Thahir directed a segment in anthology film 5 Sundarikal in 2013. Later in the year his second film as a director Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi was released. It received generally favorable reviews from audience and critics.[4]

Thahir handled camera for 2014 movie Bangalore Days, directed by Anjali Menon. In 2015, He produced the movie Chandrettan Evideya under his banner Happy Hours Entertainments. He produced and directed Dulquer Salmaan starred Kali in 2016. Sameer Thahir was the cinematographer of the 2017 Tamil movie Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 and Priyadarshan's Sometimes(2018). He was the producer of Sudani from Nigeria(2018) and Thamaasha(2019), in which he also handled the cinematography of the latter.

Personal life

Sameer married Neethu on 12 November 2013.[5]

Filmography
Year Title Language Credits Notes
Director Producer Cinematographer Writer
2007 Big B Malayalam Yes Debut movie
2009 Daddy Cool Malayalam Yes
2011 Chaappa Kurish Malayalam Yes Yes Co-written with Unni R.
2012 Nidra Malayalam Yes
2012 Diamond Necklace Malayalam Yes
2013 5 Sundarikal
(Segment: "Isha")		 Malayalam Yes Anthology Film
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Malayalam Yes Yes
2014 Bangalore Days Malayalam Yes
2015 Chandrettan Evideya Malayalam Yes Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman
2016 Kali Malayalam Yes Yes Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman

2017

 Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Tamil Yes
2018 Sudani From Nigeria Malayalam Yes Co-produced with Shyju Khalid

2018

 Sometimes Tamil Yes
2019 Thamaasha Malayalam Yes Yes Co-produced with Shyju Khalid, Chemban Vinod Jose and Lijo Jose Pellissery
2020 Minnal Murali Malayalam Yes
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References
  1. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/04/i-couldnt-have-asked-for-a-better-team-thamaasha-director-ashraf-hamza-1972331.html
  2. "The filmmaker with a difference – Sameer Thahir". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14647255&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3
  5. Soman, Deepa (12 November 2013). "Filmmaker Sameer Thahir got married". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2019.


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