Sameer Thahir
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Sameer C. Thahir ISC (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and film director, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. 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).
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| 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 | |||||
References
- "I couldn't have asked for a better team: Thamaasha director Ashraf Hamza"https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/04/i-couldnt-have-asked-for-a-better-team-thamaasha-director-ashraf-hamza-1972331.html
- "ഞങ്ങള്ക്ക് ആരോടും മത്സരമില്ല: സമീര് താഹിര്, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies"https://web.archive.org/web/20131217202819/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/385290/
- IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569351/bio
- www.manoramaonline.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130729231931/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14647255&programId=1073752204&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/The-filmmaker-with-a-difference--Sameer-Thahir/articleshow/10959635.cms
- The Times of Indiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20131116054339/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-12/news-and-interviews/43978926_1_wedding-bells-aashiq-abu-neethu