Sabu James

Sabu James is an Indian Cinematographer, alumnus of Film Institute Pune. He has been the Director of Photography for films in Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu, English and Fijian films. He is also a film Producer, Director, Editor and Writer. He has bagged several awards for his films. He is a film scholar teaching in various film schools. His noted films include Sontha Ooru, Ganga Putrulu, Oka Romantic Crime Katha, Highway to Suva, Chandrayaan.
==Personal Life==
Sabu James was born in Uzhavoor, Kerala. He completed his BSc in Physics and later his MA in English from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala after which he pursued another Post Graduate degree in Cinema, from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 1996.
==Career==
Sabu James started his career as the associate cinematographer to Sunny Joseph in the film Train to Pakistan. Later he worked as the associate cinematographer with PC Sreeram. In 2000, he produced and directed a children's movie Ente Kochu Kouthukam in Malayalam. He entered the Telugu film industry with Sontha Ooru as the cinematographer of the movie.
His other major works include Train to Pakistan 1998 in Punjabi/Hindi as the associate cinematographer, Chandrayaan 2010 as the cinematographer, Nenem Chinna Pillana 2013 as the cinematographer and Oruvattamkoodi 2023 as the Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor and Producer. 
==Awards==
* 2018 - Best Cinematographer, Film Critics - Marubhumikal & Sidharthan Enna Njan
* 2017 - Best Cinematographer, Kerala State - Children's Educational Film
* 2005 - Asian Panorama, International Children's Film Festival, Hyderabad
* 2004 - Best Director, Film Critics Kerala - Children's Film
* 2004 - Producer, Best Children's Film, Film Critics Kerala - Ente Kochu Kauthukam
* 1999 - Producer, Best Documentory, Film Critics Kerala - No Smoking Please
==Filmography==
===Feature Films===
No.	Title 	Language
1. 	Sontha Ooru 	Telugu
2. 	Highway to Suva 	Fiji
3 	Chandrayaan 	English
4. 	Nenem Chinna Pillana 	Telugu
5. 	Ganga Putrulu 	Telugu
6. 	Apartment 	Telugu
7. 	Waiting For You 	Telugu
8. 	Oka Romantic Crime Katha	Telugu
9. 	Oka Criminal Prema Katha	Telugu
10.	Ek Zafar 	Hindi/Odiya
11.	Charminar Ki Saye Mein 	Urdu
12.	Ente Kochu Kauthukam 	Malayalam
13.	Marubhumikal 	Malayalam
14.	Ottakadesham 	Tamil (ongoing)
15.	Sidharthan Enna Njan 	Malayalam
16.	Welcome To Tihar College	Telugu
17.	Rasgulla 	Malayalam/Bengali/Hindi
18.	Oruvattam Koodi 	Malayalam
19.	Avanu Lottery Adichu 	Malayalam (Ongoing)
20.	Kanakam Pol 	Malayalam (Ongoing)
===Documentaries===
No.	Title 	Descrition
1. 	Kamala Suraiyya 	Director Sri. Suresh Kohli, Kendra Sahitya Academy
2. 	Neolithic Period 	Director K.K.Chandran, Manavodayam Series, CDIT
3. 	Electricity and Energy 	Director K.K.Chandran, Manavodayam Series, CDIT
4. 	Theyyam 	Director P.T.Ramakrishnan, CDIT
5. 	Marmaram 	Docu Series, Kairali TV, CDIT
6. 	Naval Institute of Education & Training Technology	Southern Naval Command
7. 	Anti Submarine Warfare Division 	Southern Naval Command
8. 	Diving Division 	Southern Naval Command
9. 	Seamanship Division 	Southern Naval Command
10.	Signal School 	Southern Naval Command
11.	Observation School (INS Garuda) 	Southern Naval Command
12.	Navigation and Direction Division 	Southern Naval Command
13.	Naval Institute of Aviation Technology 	Southern Naval Command
14.	Media Literacy Education 	Director Dr. George Sebastian, for Thanmaya
15.	Kovilmala Thevar 	by Sri. Sivaprasad Kaviyoor
16.	No Smoking Please 	Produced by Sabu James
===Short Films===
* Ponni
* Thira Vannu Vilichappol
* Thanal
* Jeevante Avakashi
* Pookkalam Varavayi
* Inganeyum Oru Jeevitham
* The Teacher
* Man and God
* Room No.3
* Ramakkalmedu
* Game
===Serials===
* Sthreejanmam - Surya TV
* Marmaram - Kairali TV
* Nizhalum Velichavum - Kairali TV
* Kuttikkaranam - Jeevan TV
* Omaniyam - Jeevan TV
Category:People from Kerala
Category:Indian people
Category:Mahatma Gandhi University alumni
Category:Cinematographers
Category:Directors