Sujith Vaassudev

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Sujith Vaassudev
Born
Occupations
Years active2009–present
Spouse
  • (m. 2000; div. 2024)
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer (2013) for Ayaal and Memories

Sujith Vaassudev is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also worked in several Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his works in Memories (2013), 7th Day (2014), Drishyam (2014), Lucifer (2019), L2: Empuraan (2025). He was the recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer in 2013.

Career

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Started his career as a camera assistant in a studio called Sangeetha Vision in Thiruvananthapuram. From there he gradually built his knowledge in cinematography by assisting many cameramen.[1] He started his first independent works for television in 1998. He has done more than 1000 episodes for television for various Malayalam channels. He assisted Raja Rathinam for a while in cinematography. Sujith made his debut with Chekavar a 2010 Malayalam film. His best works include Drishyam, 7th Day, Memories, Ayaal, Anarkali.

Sujith Vaassudev won the 2013 Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films Ayaal and Memories.

In 2016 he debuted as a director through the film James & Alice starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika.

Personal life

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Sujith married actress Manju Pillai on 23 December 2000. The couple has a daughter. Sujith and Manju Pillai have been separated since 2020 and divorced in 2024.[2]

Filmography

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  • All films are in Malayalam, unless mentioned otherwise.
Key
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As cinematographer

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Year Film Notes
2009 Kerala Cafe Segment : Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010 Chekavar
College Days
2011 City of God
2012 Mullamottum Munthiricharum
Molly Aunty Rocks!
2013 Ayaal
Memories Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Punyalan Agarbattis
Drishyam [3]
2014 7th Day
2015 Papanasam Tamil film
Amar Akbar Anthony
Anarkali [3]
2017 Ezra [3]
1971: Beyond Borders
2019 Lucifer [4]
2020 Anveshanam
Miss India [5]
2022 Khiladi Telugu film
The Warriorr Bilingual film
2023 Bro Telugu film
2024 Manorathangal Anthology series
2025 L2: Empuraan [6]
2026 Magic Mushrooms [7]

As director

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Year Film Language Notes
2016 James & Alice Malayalam Also cinematographer[8][3]
2018 Autorsha

As actor

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Year Film Role Language
2015 Amar Akbar Anthony Himself Malayalam
2020 Anveshanam Channel Head Malayalam

Awards

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Year Award Category Film(s) Result
2012 Kerala State Television Award Best Cinematographer Nizhalum Nilaavum Parayunnathu Won
2013 Kerala State Film Award Ayaal,
Memories
Won
South Indian International Movie Award Nominated
2014 Minnalai Film TV Awards Drishyam,
Memories
Won
2016 Kerala Film Critics Association Award James & Alice Won

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