S. Saravanan

Shanmugam Saravanan
Born (1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 52)
Other namesSaravanan
Alma materM.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai
Occupations
Years active1993 – present
Spouse
(m. 2000)
ChildrenSaai 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.