Sameer Thahir

Sameer C. Thahir ISC (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and film director, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema.

Sameer Thahir
Born	Sameer C. Thahir (1976-11-07) 7 November 1976 (age 48) Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
Occupations	Cinematographer director screenwriter producer
Years active	2007–present
Organisation	Happy Hours Entertainments[1]
Spouse	Neethu ​ (m. 2013)​
Father	Tahir Mattanchery
Relatives	Sanu Thahir (brother)

In this Indian name, the name Thahir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sameer.

He is a graduate of Maharajas College, Ernakulam. Sameer began his career assisting his mentors, fellow Indian Society of Cinematographers members Amal Neerad and Rajeev Ravi.

In 2007, he shot his first feature as an independent cinematographer when Amal Neerad turned to direct his debut film Big B.

Sameer's other credits include Aashiq Abu's film Daddy Cool (2009), Nidra (2012), Diamond Necklace (2012), Bangalore Days (2014), Thamaasha (2019) and Minnal Murali (2021). In 2017, Sameer received his first credit in Tamil Cinema with Soundarya Rajnikanth's comedy Velaiilla Pattadhari 2. In 2018, he was a cinematographer on Sometimes (2018).

Early life

Sameer Thahir is the son of Thahir Mattanchery, a production controller in Malayalam film industry. Sameer studied in Maharajas College Eranakulam.^[2] His mentors include Amal Neerad, Anwar Rasheed, and Rajeev Ravi.^[3]

Career

In 2007, Sameer made his debut with Big B, the first film directed by cinematographer Amal Neerad. Later, he made his directorial and writing debut with Chaappa Kurishu (2011).

In 2012, he handled cinematography for Siddharth Bharathan's Nidra and Lal Jose's Diamond Necklace. In 2013, Sameer directed a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal. Later that year his second film as a director Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi was released.^[4][5]

Sameer handled the camera for the 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 Kali, starring Dulquer Salmaan 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). Sameer also handled the cinematography of the latter.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Sameer C. Thahir married his wife Neethu on 12 November 2013.She is a professional social worker. ^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Credits				Notes
			Director	Cinematographer	Producer	Writer
2007	Big B	Malayalam		Yes			Debut
2009	Daddy Cool			Yes
2011	Chaappa Kurish		Yes			Yes	Co-written with Unni R.
2012	Nidra			Yes
	Diamond Necklace			Yes
2013	5 Sundarikal (Segment: "Isha")		Yes				Anthology Film
	Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi		Yes		Yes
2014	Bangalore Days			Yes
2015	Chandrettan Evideya				Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman
2016	Kali		Yes		Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman
2017	Velaiilla Pattadhari 2	Tamil		Yes			Debut in Tamil cinema
2018	Sudani From Nigeria	Malayalam			Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid
	Sometimes	Tamil		Yes
2019	Thamaasha	Malayalam		Yes	Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid, Chemban Vinod Jose and Lijo Jose Pellissery
2021	Minnal Murali			Yes
2022	Pada			Yes
	Dear Friend			Yes	Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman
2024	Aavesham			Yes