Selvakumar S. K.

Selvakumar began painting in his early school life. He started to paint and recreate the pictures he found in magazines. Over time, he realized he wanted to make his own original images. And thus began his introduction to photography. Soon, his interest in painting was overtaken by his interest towards photography.

Selvakumar graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Communication, from Madras Christian College. While in college, he learned a lot about the art of cinematography and slowly his interest in photography developed into a passion for cinematography. He started watching the works of legendary cinematographers and was in awe of their works. He worked as the cinematographer for more than 50 short films, during and after his college days.

After completing his college education, Selvkaumar assisted Cinematographer George C.Williams in films like Raja Rani and Kaththi.He made his feature film debut with Maanagaram (2017) and garnered acclaim for his work in the film.[1][2] Selvakumar worked on several films before getting his breakthrough with Gypsy (2020).[3] One critic noted that "Selvakumar’s camera switches between its role as a silent spectator when Gypsy goes about his daily duties and, at the same time, breathtakingly captures the gorgeous locations in all its splendour".[4]

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