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	He returned to Bollywood to work on the films ''[[Banaras - A Mystic Love Story\|Banaras]]'' and the [[Dhoom 2\|sequel]] of ''Dhoom'' (both 2006), for which Shah again won accolades and also received several awards and nominations, particular for the latter one. He was signed up by [[Prabhu Deva]] for the [[Joseph Vijay\|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007) and by the director-duo [[Pushkar-Gayathri]] for their debut venture ''[[Oram Po]]'' (2007). In 2008 then, Nirav Shah was called by noted filmmaker [[S. Shankar\|Shankar]] to handle the camera for his forthcoming [[masterpiece\|magnum opus]] [[science-fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'', but Shah had to reject the invitation because he had already given his word to his friend [[Vishnuvardhan (director)\|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]''. He went on to work on the Hindi remake of ''Pokkiri'', ''[[Wanted (2009 film)\|Wanted]]'', directed again by Prabhu Deva and [[A. L. Vijay\|A. L. Vijay's]] ''[[Madrasapattinam]]''.		He returned to Bollywood to work on the films ''[[Banaras - A Mystic Love Story\|Banaras]]'' and the [[Dhoom 2\|sequel]] of ''Dhoom'' (both 2006), for which Shah again won accolades and also received several awards and nominations, particular for the latter one. He was signed up by [[Prabhu Deva]] for the [[Joseph Vijay\|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007) and by the director-duo [[Pushkar-Gayathri]] for their debut venture ''[[Oram Po]]'' (2007). In 2008 then, Nirav Shah was called by noted filmmaker [[S. Shankar\|Shankar]] to handle the camera for his forthcoming [[masterpiece\|magnum opus]] [[science-fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'', but Shah had to reject the invitation because he had already given his word to his friend [[Vishnuvardhan (director)\|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]''. He went on to work on the Hindi remake of ''Pokkiri'', ''[[Wanted (2009 film)\|Wanted]]'', directed again by Prabhu Deva and [[A. L. Vijay\|A. L. Vijay's]] ''[[Madrasapattinam]]''.

	In July 2009, it was announced that Shah would soon turn [[film director]], directing a film under actor [[Arya (actor)\|Arya]]'s production, starring Arya's brother [[Sathya (actor)\|Sathya]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/july-09-03/arya-16-07-09.html\|title=Arya expands his business\|publisher=Behindwoods\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref> Besides, Shah is currently developing and building India's biggest [[film studio]], located at the [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai\|Old Mahabalipuram Road]] off [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], which is said to cost around Rs. 100 crore.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/18082008-3.shtml\|title=Nirav Shah's hi-tech studio costing nearly 100 crores\|publisher=cinesouth.com\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/nirav-shahs-dreamland-in-tinsel-town/\|title=Nirav Shah's dreamland in tinsel town\|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-03/nirav-shah-18-08-08.html\|title=Nirav Shah's 100-crore projext\|publisher=Behindwoods\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref>		In July 2009, it was announced that Shah would soon turn [[film director]], directing a film under actor [[Arya (actor)\|Arya]]'s production, starring Arya's brother [[Sathya (Tamil actor)\|Sathya]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/july-09-03/arya-16-07-09.html\|title=Arya expands his business\|publisher=Behindwoods\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref> Besides, Shah is currently developing and building India's biggest [[film studio]], located at the [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai\|Old Mahabalipuram Road]] off [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], which is said to cost around Rs. 100 crore.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/18082008-3.shtml\|title=Nirav Shah's hi-tech studio costing nearly 100 crores\|publisher=cinesouth.com\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/nirav-shahs-dreamland-in-tinsel-town/\|title=Nirav Shah's dreamland in tinsel town\|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-03/nirav-shah-18-08-08.html\|title=Nirav Shah's 100-crore projext\|publisher=Behindwoods\|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref>

	Three of his films have been nominated at the National Award for the Best Cinematographer: ''Banaras'' (Hindi), ''Pattiyal'' (Tamil) and ''Dhoom 2'' (Hindi). He won the Tamil Nadu Government's State Award for Best Cinematographer for ''[[Billa (2007 film)\|Billa]]'' (Tamil).		Three of his films have been nominated at the National Award for the Best Cinematographer: ''Banaras'' (Hindi), ''Pattiyal'' (Tamil) and ''Dhoom 2'' (Hindi). He won the Tamil Nadu Government's State Award for Best Cinematographer for ''[[Billa (2007 film)\|Billa]]'' (Tamil).

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	* ''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' (2019)		* ''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' (2019)
	* ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' (2019)		* ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' (2019)
	* ''[[Valimai]]'' (~~upcoming~~)		* ''[[Valimai]]'' (2022)
	* ''[[Ayalaan]]'' (upcoming)		* ''[[Ayalaan]]'' (upcoming)
	* ''[[Mahavir Karna]]''(upcoming)		* ''[[Mahavir Karna]]''(upcoming)
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	* ''[[Size Zero (film)\|Size Zero]]'' (2015) – bilingual. Filmed alongside the Tamil version ''[[Size Zero\|Inji Iduppazhagi]]''		* ''[[Size Zero (film)\|Size Zero]]'' (2015) – bilingual. Filmed alongside the Tamil version ''[[Size Zero\|Inji Iduppazhagi]]''

	* ''[[ Lucifer Remake ( Telugu )]]''		* ''[[ Lucifer Remake ( Telugu )\| God father ( 2022 )]]''

	==Accolades==		==Accolades==

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{{About|the Indian cinematographer|the epidemiologist|Nirav D. Shah}}
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'''Nirav Shah''' (born 16 November 1974) is an Indian [[cinematographer]]. He has worked on a number of major box office hits in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] since his debut with the 2004 Hindi film ''[[Paisa Vasool]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Career==
After having worked as an assistant to other noted cinematographers and solely on many [[television advertisements]], [[music videos]] and [[short films]], Nirav Shah became an independent cinematographer for a "full feature film", debuting with the 2004 [[Bollywood|Bollywood film]] ''[[Paisa Vasool]]'', following which he worked on another Hindi project ''Intequam'' (2004). It was, however, the Hindi blockbuster film ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004) that made people take notice of Shah, winning him accolades and gaining him fame and popularity.

Subsequently, Shah got offers from the [[Tamil film industry]] as well and moved southwards, debuting in [[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] with the 2005 [[N. Linguswamy|Linguswamy]]-directed action film ''[[Sandakozhi]]'', following which he was called up by director [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]. They first teamed up for the 2005 Tamil [[gangster film]] ''[[Pattiyal]]'', following which Vishnuvardhan worked together with Shah for all his following feature films, creating, along with noted music composer, [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], one of the most acclaimed and most successful collaborations in the Tamil film industry.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42327.html|title=Vishnuvardhan's 'Sarvam' on the go|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/44311.html|title="Sarvam is slick" - Vishnu|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzz18.in.com/news/movies/now-billa-rocks-kerala/33351/0|title=Now, 'Billa' rocks Kerala!|publisher=buzz18.in.com|access-date=2009-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201024944/http://buzz18.in.com/news/movies/now-billa-rocks-kerala/33351/0|archive-date=1 December 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=6268&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=|title=VishnuVardhans "Pattiyal"|publisher=mayyam.com|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref> Shah's works in Vishnuvardhan's films including ''[[Arinthum Ariyamalum]]'' (2005), ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007) and the most recent ''[[Sarvam]]'' (2008) got high praise and much critical acclaim, turning him into one of the most sought-after young cinematographers in Kollywood.

He returned to Bollywood to work on the films ''[[Banaras - A Mystic Love Story|Banaras]]'' and the [[Dhoom 2|sequel]] of ''Dhoom'' (both 2006), for which Shah again won accolades and also received several awards and nominations, particular for the latter one. He was signed up by [[Prabhu Deva]] for the [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007) and by the director-duo [[Pushkar-Gayathri]] for their debut venture ''[[Oram Po]]'' (2007). In 2008 then, Nirav Shah was called by noted filmmaker [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] to handle the camera for his forthcoming [[masterpiece|magnum opus]] [[science-fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'', but Shah had to reject the invitation because he had already given his word to his friend [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Sarvam]]''. He went on to work on the Hindi remake of ''Pokkiri'', ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'', directed again by Prabhu Deva and [[A. L. Vijay|A. L. Vijay's]] ''[[Madrasapattinam]]''.

In July 2009, it was announced that Shah would soon turn [[film director]], directing a film under actor [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]'s production, starring Arya's brother [[Sathya (actor)|Sathya]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/july-09-03/arya-16-07-09.html|title=Arya expands his business|publisher=Behindwoods|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref> Besides, Shah is currently developing and building India's biggest [[film studio]], located at the [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai|Old Mahabalipuram Road]] off [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], which is said to cost around Rs. 100 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/18082008-3.shtml|title=Nirav Shah's hi-tech studio costing nearly 100 crores|publisher=cinesouth.com|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/nirav-shahs-dreamland-in-tinsel-town/|title=Nirav Shah's dreamland in tinsel town|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-03/nirav-shah-18-08-08.html|title=Nirav Shah's 100-crore projext|publisher=Behindwoods|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref>

Three of his films have been nominated at the National Award for the Best Cinematographer: ''Banaras'' (Hindi), ''Pattiyal'' (Tamil) and ''Dhoom 2'' (Hindi). He won the Tamil Nadu Government's State Award for Best Cinematographer for ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (Tamil).

==Filmography==

===Hindi===
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* ''[[Paisa Vasool]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004)
* ''Intequam'' (2004)
* ''[[Banaras - A Mystic Love Story|Banaras]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' (2009)
*''[[Gabbar is Back]]'' (2015)
{{div col end}}

===Tamil===
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* ''[[Sandakozhi]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Arinthum Ariyamalum]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Pattiyal]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]]'' (2007, One song only)
* ''[[Oram Po]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Sarvam]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Thamizh Padam]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Va (film)|Va]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Vaanam]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Engeyum Kaadhal]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Vettai]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Thaandavam]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Idhu Enna Maayam]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Size Zero|Inji Iduppazhagi]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Diya (film)|Diya]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]'' (2018)
* ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Super Deluxe (film)|Super Deluxe]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Watchman (film)|Watchman]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Valimai]]'' (upcoming)
* ''[[Ayalaan]]'' (upcoming)
* ''[[Mahavir Karna]]''(upcoming)
* ''[[Thupparivaalan 2]]'' (upcoming)
{{colend}}

===Malayalam===
* ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'' (2018)

===Telugu===
* ''[[Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi|Love Failure]]'' (2012) – bilingual. Filmed alongside the Tamil version ''[[Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Yeppadi]]''
* ''[[Size Zero (film)|Size Zero]]'' (2015) – bilingual. Filmed alongside the Tamil version ''[[Size Zero|Inji Iduppazhagi]]''

* ''[[ Lucifer Remake ( Telugu )]]''

==Accolades==
=== Winner ===
*[[Bollywood Movie Awards|Bollywood Movie Best Cinematography Award]] – ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (shared with Vikas Sivaraman) (2007)
*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] – ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007) <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001173907/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/29/stories/2009092950250100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-01|title=Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards|access-date=2009-09-28|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-09-29}}</ref>
*Cinema Rasigargal Sangam Best Cinematographer Award – ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007) <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-08-02/rajini-nayanthara-08-09-08.html | title=Rajini and Nayan awarded | publisher=behindwoods.com |date=2008-09-08 | access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref>
*Isaiyaruvi Sunfeast Tamil Music Award for Best Cinematography – ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007) <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mirchigossips.com/music/isayaruvi-music-awards-2008/ | title=Isayaruvi Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards 2008 | publisher=mirchigossips.com | access-date=2009-07-15}}</ref>
*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer]] – ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]'' (2014) <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece |title=TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years|newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]]– Best Cinematography - ''[[Super Deluxe (film)|Super Deluxe]]''

=== Nomination ===
*[[Star Screen Award|Star Screen Award for Best Cinematography]] – ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004) <ref>{{cite news | url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=114004 | title=The Chosen Ones | publisher=expressindia.com | access-date=2009-07-15}} {{dead link|date=August 2018}}</ref>
;[[Vijay Awards]]
* 2011 – ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' – Best Cinematography
* 2012 – ''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'' – Best Cinematography

[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
* 2019- ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' – Best Cinematography

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons cat|Nirav Shah}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1543757|name=Nirav Shah}}

{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Cinematography}}

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