Shanmugam Saravanan | |
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| Born | 15 October 1972 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Saravanan |
| Alma mater | M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Saai Thejaswathy (b.2002) |
Shanmugam Saravanan is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Indian film industry. He is an alumnus of the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute. He started his career with Poove Unakkaga, a Tamil romantic film starring Vijay and Sangita and was released in the year 1996. He debuted as a director by his directorial venture Silambattam. Saravanan is well known for his association with Directors Vikraman and Suresh Krissna. He has worked as a cinematographer in more than 25 films in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.