Sameer Thahir

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

Sameer Thahir
Born
Sameer C. Thahir

(1976-11-07) 7 November 1976
Cochin, Kerala, India
Alma materMaharaja's College, Ernakulam
Occupations
Years active2007–present
OrganisationHappy Hours Entertainments[1]
Spouse
Neethu
​
(m. 2013)​

He is a graduate of Maharajas College, Ernakulam where he nurtured his passion for photography and cinema. He began his career assisting his mentors, fellow ISC 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. The unique approach to the visual vista and the massive success of the film

. By next year he helmed Aashiq Abu's superhit film Daddy Cool (2009). And since then, he has gone on to lend his visual expertise to path breaking films as Nidra (2012), Diamond Necklace (2012), Bangalore Days (2014), Thamaasha (2019) and Minnal Murali (2021) etc. With director Soundarya Rajnikanth's comedy Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017) he set foot in Tamil Cinema. The next year he shot Priyadarshan's critically acclaimed Sometimes (2018).

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.

Personal life

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

Filmography
Year Title Language Credits Notes
Director Cinematographer Producer Writer
2007 Big B Malayalam Yes Debut movie
2009 Daddy Cool Yes
2011 Chaappa Kurish Yes Yes Co-written with Unni R.
2012 Nidra Yes
2012 Diamond Necklace Yes
2013 5 Sundarikal
(Segment: "Isha")		 Yes Anthology Film
2013 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
2018 Sudani From Nigeria Malayalam Yes Co-produced with Shyju Khalid

2018

 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 Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman

References
  1. "I couldn't have asked for a better team: Thamaasha director Ashraf Hamza". New Indian Express. 4 May 2019.
  2. "ISC members".
  3. "ഞങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ആരോടും മത്സരമില്ല: സമീര്‍ താഹിര്‍ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. "Sameer Thahir". IMDb. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
  6. "The filmmaker with a difference – Sameer Thahir". The Times of India. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. Soman, Deepa (12 November 2013). "Filmmaker Sameer Thahir got married". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.


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