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Sujith Vaassudev is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also worked in several Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his works in Memories (2013), 7th Day (2014), Drishyam (2014) and Lucifer (2019). He was the recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer in 2013.

Career

Started his career as a camera assistant in a studio called Sangeetha Vision in Thiruvananthapuram. From there he gradually built his knowledge in cinematography by assisting many cameramen. He started his first independent works for television in 1998. He has done more than 1000 episodes for television for various Malayalam channels. He assisted Raja Rathinam for a while in cinematography. Sujith made his debut with Chekavar a 2010 Malayalam film. His best works include Drishyam, 7th Day, Memories, Ayaal, Anarkali.

Sujith Vaassudev won the 2013 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films Ayaal and Memories.

In 2016 he debuted as a director through the film James & Alice starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika.

Personal life

Sujith married actress Manju Pillai on 23 December 2000. The couple has a daughter Daya Sujith.

Sujith and Manju Pillai have been separated since 2020 and divorced in 2024.

Filmography

• All films are in Malayalam, unless mentioned otherwise.

As cinematographer

As director

As actor

Awards

References

1. "Sujith Vaassudev". Filmibeat.
2. "Sujith Vasudev News | Latest News on Sujith Vasudev – Times of India". The Times of India.
3. "Manju Pillai ends 24 years of marriage with Sujith Vaassudev". April 2024.

External links

• Sujith Vaassudev at IMDb

• Living people
• Malayalam film cinematographers
• 21st-century Indian photographers
• Malayalam film directors
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Artists from Thiruvananthapuram
• Cinematographers from Kerala
• 1973 births