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'''M. Sukumar''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]], who has worked in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam language films.<ref>https://www.cinestaan.com/people/m-sukumar-93952</ref>
'''M. Sukumar''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]], who has worked in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam language films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/m-sukumar-93952|title=M Sukumar movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sukumar began his career in 1995 by assisting his brother [[M. Jeevan]], who had then, broken into the Tamil film industry as a photographer. While studying for his degree in agriculture, Sukumar stepped in to assist Jeevan for a shoot of [[Rajiv Menon]]'s ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'' (1997).<ref name="bwd">{{Cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-cinematographer/sukumar/an-exclusive-interview-with-ace-cinematographer-sukumar.html|title = An exclusive interview with ace cinematographer, Sukumar}}</ref> He subsequently continued working as an assistant photographer in films including ''[[Minnale]]'' (2001), ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002) and ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the lead actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]. His association with Vikram later led to him being offered the role as the main photographer for the actor's films including ''[[Dhool]]'' (2003) and ''[[Majaa]]'' (2005).<ref name="bwd"/> While launching ''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]'' (2006), director [[Prabhu Solomon]] asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that his brother Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with other projects and Sukumar was brought in to work on a few portions in the film, including a song shoot in [[Chalakudi]].<ref name="bwd"/>
Sukumar began his career in 1995 by assisting his brother [[M. Jeevan]], who had then, broken into the Tamil film industry as a photographer. While studying for his degree in agriculture, Sukumar stepped in to assist Jeevan for a shoot of [[Rajiv Menon]]'s ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'' (1997).<ref name="bwd">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-cinematographer/sukumar/an-exclusive-interview-with-ace-cinematographer-sukumar.html|title = An exclusive interview with ace cinematographer, Sukumar}}</ref> He subsequently continued working as an assistant photographer in films including ''[[Minnale]]'' (2001), ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002) and ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the lead actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]. His association with Vikram later led to him being offered the role as the main photographer for the actor's films including ''[[Dhool]]'' (2003) and ''[[Majaa]]'' (2005).<ref name="bwd"/> While launching ''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]'' (2006), director [[Prabhu Solomon]] asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that his brother Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with other projects and Sukumar was brought in to work on a few portions in the film, including a song shoot in [[Chalakudi]].<ref name="bwd"/>


After ''Kokki'', he worked on other Prabhu Solomon films including ''[[Laadam]]'' (2009), ''[[Mynaa]]'' (2010) and ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]'' (2012), the latter two, winning him acclaim and fetching him opportunities to work in big budget ventures. Critics described his work as "spellbinding", and both films became critical and commercial successes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140112170913/http://www.sify.com/movies/kumki-review-tamil-15015385.html sify.com]</ref><ref>http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/director-interview/prabhu-solomon.html</ref> His work in ''[[Maan Karate]]'' and ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014), meant that he was unable to continue working with Solomon in ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' (2012). [[AR Murugadoss]] also picked Sukumar to work on a single song in his Hindi action film ''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty|Holiday]]'' (2014), during a shoot in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="bwd"/> THAEN movie beautiful cinematography. Super sir...
After ''Kokki'', he worked on other Prabhu Solomon films including ''[[Laadam]]'' (2009), ''[[Mynaa]]'' (2010) and ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]'' (2012), the latter two, winning him acclaim and fetching him opportunities to work in big budget ventures. Critics described his work as "spellbinding", and both films became critical and commercial successes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kumki-review-tamil-15015385.html |title=Movie Review : Kumki |website=[[Sify]] |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112170913/http://www.sify.com/movies/kumki-review-tamil-15015385.html |accessdate=2022-08-09|archive-date=12 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/director-interview/prabhu-solomon.html |title=Prabhu Solomon - Tamil Cinema Director Interview - Prabhu Solomon &#124; Kamal Haasan &#124; Udayanidhi Stalin &#124; Mynaa &#124; Kamal |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}</ref> His work in ''[[Maan Karate]]'' and ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014), meant that he was unable to continue working with Solomon in ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' (2012). [[AR Murugadoss]] also picked Sukumar to work on a single song in his Hindi action film ''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty|Holiday]]'' (2014), during a shoot in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="bwd"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===As cinematographer===
===As cinematographer===
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| 2006
| 2006
|''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]''
|''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]''
| (one song)
| Tamil
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| 1 song
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| 2009
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[Laadam]]''
|''[[Laadam]]''
| Tamil
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| 2009
| ''[[Madurai Sambavam]]''
| ''[[Madurai Sambavam]]''
| Tamil
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|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2010
|rowspan="2" |2010
| ''[[Mynaa]]''
| ''[[Mynaa]]''
| Tamil
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|
|
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| ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]''
| ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]''
| Tamil
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|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |2012
|rowspan="3" |2012
| ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]''
| ''[[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]''
| ''[[Kumki (film)|Kumki]]''
| Tamil
|
|
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|-
|-
| ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]''
| ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" |2014
|rowspan="4" |2014
|''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]''
|''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Maan Karate]]''
| ''[[Maan Karate]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty|Holiday]]''
|''[[Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty|Holiday]]''
| Tamil
⚫
|(one song)
| 1 song
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Mosakutty]]''
| ''[[Mosakutty]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" |2015
|rowspan="4" |2015
|''[[Kaaki Sattai]]''
|''[[Kaaki Sattai]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Janda Pai Kapiraju]]''
| Thoppi
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Janda Pai Kapiraju]]''
| ''[[Thoppi]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Kandupidi Kandupidi]]''
|''Kandupidi Kandupidi''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" |2016
|rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[Gethu]]''
|''[[Gethu]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]''
| ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Veera Sivaji]]''
|''[[Veera Sivaji]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2017
| ''[[Bairavaa]]''
| ''[[Bairavaa]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2018
|rowspan="2" |2018
| ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]''
| ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Chi La Sow]]''
| ''[[Chi La Sow]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Manmadhudu 2]]''
| ''[[Manmadhudu 2]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Varmaa]]''
| ''[[Varmaa]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" |2021
|rowspan="4" |2021
|''[[Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadhu (film)|Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadhu]]''
|''[[Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum]]''
| ''[[Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Republic (film)|Republic]]''
| ''[[Republic (film)|Republic]]''
| Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Thaen (film)|Thaen]]''
| ''[[Thaen (film)|Thaen]]''
| Tamil
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
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| ''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]''
| Tamil
|
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|-
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Yashoda (film)|Yashoda]]''
| ''[[Yashoda (film)|Yashoda]]''
| Telugu
|
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|-
| rowspan="3" |2024
| ''[[Singapore Saloon]]''
| Tamil
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rathnam (upcoming film)|Rathnam]]''
| {{TBA}}
|Tamil
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| ''[[Maamanithan (film)|Maamanithan]]''
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|{{pending film|[[Thiru.Manickam]]}}
|Tamil
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|}
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 10 December 2024

Not to be confused with M. Sukumaran.

M. Sukumar
Born
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationCinematographer

M. Sukumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam language films.[1]

Career

[edit]

Sukumar began his career in 1995 by assisting his brother M. Jeevan, who had then, broken into the Tamil film industry as a photographer. While studying for his degree in agriculture, Sukumar stepped in to assist Jeevan for a shoot of Rajiv Menon's Minsara Kanavu (1997).[2] He subsequently continued working as an assistant photographer in films including Minnale (2001), Samurai (2002) and King (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the lead actor Vikram. His association with Vikram later led to him being offered the role as the main photographer for the actor's films including Dhool (2003) and Majaa (2005).[2] While launching Kokki (2006), director Prabhu Solomon asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that his brother Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with other projects and Sukumar was brought in to work on a few portions in the film, including a song shoot in Chalakudi.[2]

After Kokki, he worked on other Prabhu Solomon films including Laadam (2009), Mynaa (2010) and Kumki (2012), the latter two, winning him acclaim and fetching him opportunities to work in big budget ventures. Critics described his work as "spellbinding", and both films became critical and commercial successes.[3][4] His work in Maan Karate and Nimirndhu Nil (2014), meant that he was unable to continue working with Solomon in Kayal (2012). AR Murugadoss also picked Sukumar to work on a single song in his Hindi action film Holiday (2014), during a shoot in Rajasthan.[2]

Filmography

[edit]

As cinematographer

[edit]
Year Title Language Notes
2006 Kokki Tamil 1 song
2009 Laadam Tamil
Madurai Sambavam Tamil
2010 Mynaa Tamil
Veluthu Kattu Tamil
2012 Thadaiyara Thaakka Tamil
Kumki Tamil
Yaare Koogadali Tamil
2014 Nimirndhu Nil Tamil
Maan Karate Tamil
Holiday Tamil 1 song
Mosakutty Tamil
2015 Kaaki Sattai Tamil
Janda Pai Kapiraju Telugu
Thoppi Tamil
Kandupidi Kandupidi Tamil
2016 Gethu Tamil
Dharma Durai Tamil
Veera Sivaji Tamil
2017 Bairavaa Tamil
2018 Sketch Tamil
Chi La Sow Telugu
2019 Manmadhudu 2 Telugu
2020 Varmaa Tamil
2021 Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu Telugu
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum Tamil
Republic Telugu
Thaen Tamil
2022 Maamanithan Tamil
Yashoda Telugu
2024 Singapore Saloon Tamil
Rathnam Tamil
Thiru.Manickam † Tamil

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "M Sukumar movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan.
  2. ^ a b c d "An exclusive interview with ace cinematographer, Sukumar".
  3. ^ "Movie Review : Kumki". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Prabhu Solomon - Tamil Cinema Director Interview - Prabhu Solomon | Kamal Haasan | Udayanidhi Stalin | Mynaa | Kamal". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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