Sameer Thahir

Sameer Thahir
Sameer Thahir
Born	Sameer C. Thahir; 7 November 1976 (age 47); Cochin, Ernakulam, Kerala
Occupation	Cinematographer, Director
Years active	2007–present
Organisation	Happy Hours Entertainments
Spouse(s)	Neethu (m. 2013)

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Sameer C. Thahir (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema while also having worked in a few Tamil films. He is a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).^[2]

Thahir made his debut with Big B, the first film directed by cinematographer Amal Neerad, in 2007. Later, he made his directorial and writing debut with Chaappa Kurishu (2011). His second feature film, Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi, was released in 2013.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Thahir studied in Maharajas College Eranakulam.^[4] Sameer's mentor was Amal Neerad, for whom he handled cinematography in "Big B", director Anwar Rasheed , Aashiq Abu , and cinematographer Rajeev Ravi for whom Sameer has assisted in films were just some of them from Maharajas friendship circle.

Career[edit]

In 2012, he handled cinematography for Siddharth Bharathan's Nidra and Lal Jose's Diamond Necklace. Thahir directed a segment in anthology film 5 Sundarikal in 2013. Later in the year his second film as a director Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi was released.^[5]

Thahir handled camera for 2014 movie Bangalore Days, directed by Anjali Menon. In 2015, he produced the movie Chandrettan Evideya under his banner Happy Hours Entertainments. He produced and directed Dulquer Salmaan starred Kali in 2016. Sameer Thahir was the cinematographer of the 2017 Tamil movie Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 and Priyadarshan's Sometimes(2018). He was the producer of Sudani from Nigeria(2018) and Thamaasha(2019), in which he also handled the cinematography of the latter.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[edit]

Sameer married Neethu on 12 November 2013.^[6]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Title	Language	Credits				Notes
Year	Title	Language	Director	Cinematographer	Producer	Writer	Notes
2007	Big B	Malayalam		Yes			Debut movie
2009	Daddy Cool			Yes
2011	Chaappa Kurish		Yes			Yes	Co-written with Unni R.
2012	Nidra			Yes
2012	Diamond Necklace			Yes
2013	5 Sundarikal (Segment: "Isha")		Yes				Anthology Film
2013	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
2018	Sudani From Nigeria	Malayalam			Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid
2018	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
2022	Dear Friend				Yes		Co-produced with Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman

References[edit]

↑ "I couldn't have asked for a better team: Thamaasha director Ashraf Hamza".
↑ "ISC members".
↑ "The filmmaker with a difference – Sameer Thahir". The Times of India. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
↑ Soman, Deepa (12 November 2013). "Filmmaker Sameer Thahir got married". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

External links[edit]

Sameer Thahir on IMDb

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[1] "I couldn't have asked for a better team: Thamaasha director Ashraf Hamza".

[2] "ISC members".

[3] "The filmmaker with a difference – Sameer Thahir". The Times of India. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.

[6] Soman, Deepa (12 November 2013). "Filmmaker Sameer Thahir got married". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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