A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Saravanan
Shanmugam Saravanan
Birthplace:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Shanmugam Saravanan is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Indian film industry. He is an alumni 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, Malayalam and 1 movie even in Sinhalese.
Cinematography:
1993 Amma Ponnu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1995 Stri
1996 Poove Unakkaga
1996 Selva
1997 Suryavamsam
1998 Gunda Mawali
1999 Oruvan
1999 Sangamam
2000 Maayi
2000 Vallarasu
2001 Vaanchinathan
2003 Vishnu
Director:
1993 Amma Ponnu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1995 Stri
1996 Poove Unakkaga
1996 Selva
1997 Suryavamsam
1998 Gunda Mawali
1999 Oruvan
1999 Sangamam
2000 Maayi
2000 Vallarasu
2001 Vaanchinathan
2003 Vishnu
2008 Silambattam
Director of Photography:
1993 Amma Ponnu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1995 Stri
1996 Poove Unakkaga
1996 Selva
1997 Suryavamsam
1998 Gunda Mawali
1999 Oruvan
1999 Sangamam
2000 Maayi
2000 Vallarasu
2001 Vaanchinathan
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Priyamaana Thozhi
2003 Vishnu
2004 Arasatchi
2004 Madurey
2005 The Tiger
2005 Thirupaachi
2006 Dharmapuri
2006 Smart City
2006 Thirupathi
2008 Silambattam
2008 Vaitheeswaran
2013 Alex Pandian
2017 Dharmayuddhaya
2018 Pakka
???? Golmaal
Screenplay:
1993 Amma Ponnu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1995 Stri
1996 Poove Unakkaga
1996 Selva
1997 Suryavamsam
1998 Gunda Mawali
1999 Oruvan
1999 Sangamam
2000 Maayi
2000 Vallarasu
2001 Vaanchinathan
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Priyamaana Thozhi
2003 Vishnu
2004 Arasatchi
2004 Madurey
2005 The Tiger
2005 Thirupaachi
2006 Dharmapuri
2006 Smart City
2006 Thirupathi
2008 Silambattam
2008 Vaitheeswaran
2013 Alex Pandian
2017 Dharmayuddhaya
2018 Pakka
???? Golmaal
Story:
1993 Amma Ponnu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1995 Stri
1996 Poove Unakkaga
1996 Selva
1997 Suryavamsam
1998 Gunda Mawali
1999 Oruvan
1999 Sangamam
2000 Maayi
2000 Vallarasu
2001 Vaanchinathan
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam
2003 Priyamaana Thozhi
2003 Vishnu
2004 Arasatchi
2004 Madurey
2005 The Tiger
2005 Thirupaachi
2006 Dharmapuri
2006 Smart City
2006 Thirupathi
2008 Silambattam
2008 Vaitheeswaran
2013 Alex Pandian
2017 Dharmayuddhaya
2018 Pakka
???? Golmaal
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