P. C. Sreeram

P. C. Sreeram (born 26 January in Chennai, India) is a cinematographer and film director, educated at the Madras Film Institute. P.C. Sreeram is fondly called as PC sir. P.C. Sreeram won appreciations for his various cinematographic works and his directorial venture Kurruthipunal(1995) was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars. P.C. Sreeram is Admired by fellow Technicians, Industry professionals and the general Public and is considered as one of the stars of the Indian film industry. P.C. Sreeram is India's best cinematographer.
P.C. Sreeram has been a mentor of some of the top cinematographer's in the Indian film industry, some of whom include Jeeva, K. V. Anand, Tirru, M.S.Prabhu, Ramji, Arjun Jena, Fowzia, and Andrew. Sreeram stepped into direction in 1992, directing his first feature film Meera with actor Vikram in lead role.
He is considered to be one of greatest Indian cinematographers.


Often referred to as India's greatest Cinematographer, P C Sreeram is also a Director.

Some of his films as a Cinematographer:
His first film was the Mohanlal starrer Malayalam movie Koodum Thedi (1985).

Mouna Ragam (1986), was the first amongst many more of his films with Mani Ratnam.

Nayakan (1987), another Mani Ratnam film in Tamil, starring Kamal Hassan is about a little boy who grows up to be a "good" Don. The film did well.

Gitanjali (1989), Mani Ratnam's poignant love story, is still remembered for its beautifully shot sequences.

Thevar Magan (1992), starring Kamal Hassan and Shivaji Ganesan, was a big hit.

Alai Payuthey (2000), which was later remade in Hindi as Saathiya, was a sensational hit. The film (Mani Ratnam's) is about the problems a young couple faces in their married life, soon after they tie the knot.

His Bollywood film Dil Hi Dil Mein (2000), did not do well at the box office.

But his next Bollywood venture, Cheeni Kum (2007), a light comedy did good business.

Dhaam Dhoom (2008), is a Tamil film, shot extensively in Russia.

The Bollywood horror flick, 13B (2009), was not as scary as promised. It got average reviews.

Paa, which released in December 2009, has already become quite a hit with audiences of all age groups.

3 films as Director:
In 1992, P C Sreeram Directed Meera, a Tamil film. It was average.

His next film Kuruthipunal (1996), was a huge hit.

Dhaam Dhoom (2008) did not do great.

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