The son of poet Ulundurpettai Shanmugham, after completing the Diploma in cinematography from the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai, 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.
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Shanmugam Saravanan is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Indian film industry He is an alumnus of the M G R Government Film and Television Training Institute He started his career with Poove Unakkaga a Tamil romantic film starring Vijay and Sangita 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 SaravananBorn 1972 10 15 15 October 1972 age 50 Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaOther namesSaravananAlma materM G R Government Film and Television Training Institute ChennaiOccupationsCinematographerFilm directorScreenwriterYears active1993 presentSpouseSangita Madhavan Nair m 2000 wbr ChildrenSaai Thejaswathy b 2002 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Legacy 3 Filmography 3 1 As cinematographer 3 2 As Director 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career EditThe son of poet Ulundurpettai Shanmugham after completing the Diploma in cinematography from the M G R Government Film and Television Training Institute Chennai 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 failed verification 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 Saravanan made his directorial debut in the film Silambattam 2 a Tamil action comedy film 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 EditSaravanan 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 EditAs cinematographer Edit Year Film Language Director1993 Amma Ponnu Tamil Arun1994 Pudhiya Mannargal Tamil Vikraman1995 Stri Telugu K S Sethumadhavan1996 Poove Unakkaga Tamil Vikraman1996 Selva Tamil A Venkatesh1997 Suryavamsam Tamil Vikraman1997 Aahaa Tamil Suresh Krissna1998 Aahaa Telugu Suresh Krissna1998 Auto Driver Telugu Suresh Krissna1998 Oruvan Tamil Suresh Krissna1999 Sangamam Tamil Suresh Krissna2000 Vallarasu Tamil N Maharajan2000 Maayi Tamil Surya Prakash2001 Vaanchinathan Tamil Shaji Kailas2001 Shahjahan Tamil Ravi2002 Pammal K Sambandam Tamil Moulee2003 Priyamana Thozhi Tamil vikraman2003 Vishnu Telugu Shaji Kailas2004 Madurey Tamil R Madhesh2004 Arasatchi Tamil N Maharajan2005 Thirupaachi Tamil Perarasu2005 The Tiger Malayalam Shaji Kailas2006 Thirupathi Tamil Perarasu2006 Dharmapuri Tamil Perarasu2006 Smart City Malayalam B Unnikrishnan2007 Ali Bhai Malayalam Shaji Kailas2008 Vaitheeswaran Tamil R K Vidhyadharan2010 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Malayalam Vayalar Madhavan Kutty2013 Alex Pandian Tamil Suraj2017 Pakka Tamil S S Surya2017 Dharmayuddhaya Sinhala Cheyyar RaviAs Director Edit Year Film Language Actors2008 Silambattam 8 Tamil Silambarasan Sneha Sana Khan Prabhu Santhanam Nedumudi Venu2022 Sippai 9 Tamil Gautham Karthik Lakshmi Menon Vibha Natarajan MadhuReferences Edit I wanted to become a sanyasi rediff movies 29 May 2022 Films directed by S Saravanan Listen to fast pace Silambattam songs All you want to know about VijayMilton Filmibeat com Retrieved 25 December 2017 An interview with cinematographer Madhi Behindwoods com Retrieved 25 December 2017 Vetri Cinematographer Silverscreen in Silverscreen in Retrieved 25 December 2017 Chowdhary Y Sunita 25 August 2015 Confident technician The Hindu Retrieved 25 December 2017 Silambattam movie review Behindwoods com Silambarasan Sneha Sana Khan Prabhu Santhanam Saravanan Yuvan Shankar Raja Images Gallery Stills Behindwoods com Retrieved 25 December 2017 Gautham Karthik and Lakshmi Menon s shelved film Sippai resumes after 8 years Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 29 July 2021 External links EditS Saravanan at IMDb S Saravanan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S Saravanan amp oldid 1127236325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
