Shaji Kumar

Shaji Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.^[1]

Shaji Kumar
Born	Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2002–present

Career

Shaji Kumar began his career as a cinematographer for Malayalam films, He has frequently collaborated with leading Indian filmmakers like Shaji Kailas, Joshiy, Vinayan and Vysakh, before moving on to balance those commitments alongside Tamil films. In the Tamil film industry, Shaji has extensively collaborated with actor Prashanth for his films. Shaji received critical acclaim for his work in Ponnar Shankar (2011), while he also shot Mambattiyan (2011) and Saahasam (2016).^[2][3]

Filmography

List of Shaji Kumar film credits

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Uthaman
2002	Valkannadi
	Pakalppooram
	Kanmashi
2003	Ammakilikkoodu
	Pattanathil Sundaran
2004	Njan Salperu Ramankutty
	Vellinakshatram
	Sathyam
	Vesham
2005	Athbhutha Dweepu
	Naran
2006	Yes Your Honour
	Mahha Samudram
	Baba Kalyani
2007	July 4
	Nasrani
2008	Cycle
	Veruthe Oru Bharya
2009	Robin Hood
	Red Chillies
2010	Pokkiri Raja
	Kanagavel Kaaka
	Toofan	Hindi
2011	Ponnar Shankar	Tamil
	Seniors
	Doctor Love
	Mambattiyan	Tamil
2012	The King & the Commissioner
	Mallu Singh
	Madirasi
	Simhasanam
2013	Sringaravelan
	Sound Thoma
2014	Rajadhi Raja
	Ring Master
	Cousins
2016	Saahasam	Tamil
	Pulimurugan
2017	Ramaleela
2018	Mohanlal
	Odiyan	[4]
2019	Madhura Raja
	Ittymaani: Made in China
2022	Night Drive
	Pathonpatham Noottandu
2023	Bandra
2024	Once Upon a Time in Kochi
2025	Thudarum	[5]
	Ottakomban †

Awards

Asiavision Awards

• 2016: Best Cinematographer – Pulimurugan^{[citation needed]}