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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer and director}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samala Bhasker
| image = samalabhasker.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|8 December 1975|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Warangal]], [[Telangana]], India
| occupation = [[Cinematographer]]
| title = TCA
| education = Master Of Fine Arts in Photography & Visual Communication
| alma mater = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University]] (JNAFAU), [[Hyderabad]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Soujanya|2007}}
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Samala Bhasker''' is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. He is a postgraduate at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University]] (JNAFAU), Hyderabad in Photography and Visual communication. His first film as a cinematographer was ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (film)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]'' directed by [[Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/user29752238|title=samalabhasker|website=Vimeo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/wife-of-ram-telugu-movie-review.html|title=Wife of Ram Telugu Movie Review|date=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/columbus-telugu-movie-review.html|title=Columbus Telugu Movie Review | Columbus Movie Review | Sumanth Ashwin Columbus Movie Review | Columbus Review and Rating | Columbus Telugu Review | Columbus Cinema Review | Sumanth Ashwin Columbus Cinema Review|date=24 October 2015}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
He was born and brought up in [[Warangal]], Schooling in Singareni Collieries High School, Madaram, His father is a retired employee at Singareni Collieries Company Limited. He is the second of three siblings. He completed his Diploma Mechanical Engineering in 1996. He is postgraduate at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University]] (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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/dongaata-telugu-movie-review.html|title=Dongaata Telugu Movie Review | Lakshmi Manchu Dongaata Movie Review | Dongaata Review and Rating | Lakshmi Manchu Dongaata Telugu Review | Dongaata Review | Dongaata Twitter Updates | Dongaata Cinema Review | Lakshmi Manchu Dongaata Review and Rating | Dongaata First Day First Show Talk | Dongaata Live updates | Dongaata Film Review|date=9 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-ayyare-a-thought-provoking-movie.html|title=Review : Ayyare – A thought Provoking Movie|date=20 January 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
After his graduation from [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad|JNTU]] Photography & Visual Communication, he joined cinematographer Kabir Lal as an assistant from ''[[Tujhe Meri Kasam]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]'' (2003). Then he joined [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]] as a chief associate from ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'' (2004), ''[[Chatrapathi (2005 film)|Chatrapathi]]'' (2005), ''[[Yamadonga]]'' (2007) and simultaneously worked with Sandeep Gunnam and his close friend [[Sarvesh Murari]] for several films as a 2nd unit DOP. While working ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'' (2009), he got an opportunity to work for the same film ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhati]]'' as a Cinematographer. Then Krishna Vamsi choose him as the cinematographer in ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam]]''.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language
|-
|2009 || ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (film)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]'' || rowspan="3" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
|2008 || ''[[Three (2008 film)|Three]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012 || ''[[Ayyare]]''
|-
| ''[[Yedyanchi Jatra (2012 film)|Yedyanchi Jatra]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|-
|2013 || ''[[Popat (film)|Popat]]''
|-
|2014 || ''Japam '' || rowspan="10" | Telugu
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[Dongaata (2015 film)|Dongaata]]''
|-
| ''[[Columbus (2015 film)|Columbus]]''
|-
| ''Just Gammat''
|-
|2016 || ''[[Raja Cheyyi Vesthe]]''
|-
|2018 || ''[[W/O Ram]]''
|-
|2019 || ''Mrs.Subbalakshmi''
|-
|2022 || ''Nenevaru''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023 || ''Operation Fryday''
|-
| ''Grandhalayam''
|-
| ''[[Vairam]]'' || Telugu and Kananda
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025 || ''[[Karmanye Vadhikaraste]]''|| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|-
|''[[Premistunnaa]]''
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2942326/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Bhasker at IMDb]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36411794/]

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[[Category:People from Warangal]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Telangana]]
[[Category:Telugu film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:1975 births]]

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