Sameer C. Thahir ISC (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director who works mainly in the Malayalam cinema while also having worked in a few Tamil films.[2]

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Early life

Thahir studied in Maharajas College Eranakulam.[3] His mentor was Amal Neerad, for whom he handled cinematography in "Big B", director Anwar Rasheed, Aashiq Abu, and cinematographer Rajeev Ravi for whom Thahir has assisted in films were just some of them from Maharajas friendship circle.[4]

Career

Thahir made his debut with Big B, the first film directed by cinematographer Amal Neerad, in 2007. 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. Thahir directed a segment in anthology film 5 Sundarikal in 2013. Later in the year 2013 his second film as a director Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi was released.[5][6]

Thahir handled camera for 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 Dulquer Salmaan starred Kali 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), in which he also handled the cinematography of the latter.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Sameer C. Thahir married his wife Neethu Thahir on 12 November 2013.[7]

Filmography

References

External links

• Sameer Thahir at IMDb

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