S. R. Kathir

S. R. Kathir is an Indian cinematographer in the Tamil film industry. He is a member of the ISC. He is known for his collaborations with M. Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, and Gautham Vasudev Menon.

S. R. Kathir
Born	1978 (age 46–47)[citation needed] Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Director of photography
Awards	Vijay Awards 2009 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2016 Boston International Film Festival 2022

Career

Kathir has worked on films including Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Subramaniapuram (2008) and Naadodigal (2009), often collaborating in ventures by directors Sasikumar and Samuthirakani.^[1][2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
2007	Kattradhu Thamizh	Tamil
2008	Subramaniapuram	Tamil
2009	Naadodigal	Tamil
2010	Shambo Shiva Shambo	Telugu
	Easan	Tamil
2011	Poraali	Tamil
2012	Neethane En Ponvasantham Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	Tamil Telugu	Additional cinematography
2014	Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum	Tamil
2015	Yennai Arindhaal	Tamil	Additional cinematography
	Rajathandhiram	Tamil
2016	Vetrivel	Tamil
	Lens	Tamil
	Kidaari	Tamil
2017	Kodiveeran	Tamil
2018	Asuravadham	Tamil
2019	Queen	Tamil English	Television series on MX Player
2021	Jai Bhim	Tamil
	Kasada Tabara	Tamil	Segment: Sadhiyaadal
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Tamil
2023	Custody	Telugu Tamil
2024	Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha	Tamil
	Vettaiyan	Tamil
TBA	Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One - Yuddha Kaandam	Tamil	Along with Manoj Paramahamsa and Vishnu Dev

Awards

• Best Cinematographer at Boston international Film Festival (2022)^[3] - Jai Bhim
• Best Cinemotographer Vijay Awards (2009)
• Best Cinemotographer (2008) - Subramaniapuram
• Best Cinemotographer Anandha Vikatan awards (2016) - Kidaari