Samala Bhasker is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works primarily in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...

. He is a postgraduate at the

Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), is an architecture and fine arts university located at Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. JNAFAU has two colleges which offer several undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD res ...

(JNAFAU), Hyderabad in Photography and Visual communication. His first film as a cinematographer was ''

Sasirekha Parinayam Sasirekha Parinayam is an Indian Telugu folktale based on oral traditions popular in Telugu States. While it uses characters who appear in the ''Mahabharata'', the story is not present in the epic. The plot concerns the marriage of Sasirekha, ...

'' directed by

Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju (born 28 July 1962), known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning three decades, he has received three Na ...

Early and personal life

Samalabhasker is born and brought up in

Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 811,844 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an . Warangal serv ...

, Schooling in Singareni Collieries High School, Madaram, His father is a Singareni Collieries Company Limited retired employee and he is the middle of three siblings. He completed his Diploma Mechanical Engineering in 1996. He is postgraduate at the

(JNAFAU), Hyderabad Photography & Visual communication, Hyderabad. He is married to Soujanya on 29 April 2007. His two kids, daughter Aishwarya born in 2008 and Son Amartya born in 2013.

Career

After his graduation from JNTU Photography & Visual Communication, he joined cinematographer Kabir Lal as an assistant from ''

Tujhe Meri Kasam ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' (English: ''swear on me'') is a 2003 Hindi-language romantic drama film starring the debutants Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza. It was directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Ramoji Rao, with Viju Shah as music d ...

'' (2003) and '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003). Then he joined K. K. Senthil Kumar as a chief associate from '' Sye'' (2004), '' Chatrapathi'' (2005), ''

Yamadonga ''Yamadonga'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It was produced by Chiranjeevi (Cherry) and Gangaraju Gunnam under Visvamitra Creations ...

'' (2007) and simultaneously worked with Sandeep Gunnam and his close friend

Sarvesh Murari Sarvesh Murari is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Career Sarvesh Murari is a cinematographer who has predominantly worked on for Telugu films. He started his career as camera assistant and wor ...

for several films as a 2nd unit DOP. While working '' Arundhati'' (2009), he got an opportunity to work for the same film '' Arundhati'' as a Cinematographer. Then Krishna Vamsi choose Samalabhasker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6htejB6Lh0Q as the cinematographer for his film ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

Bhasker at IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhasker, Samala People from Warangal Living people Cinematographers from Telangana Telugu film cinematographers Filmfare Awards South winners 1975 births