Nizar Shafi

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Nizar Shafi
Nizar Shafi at work
Born	Nizarali Shafiulla Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Cinematographer film director
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Nebu N. Babu ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1

Nizar Shafi is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry and Telugu cinema. He was critically acclaimed for his work in Sutta Kadhai, Naaigal Jaakirathai, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy and Nenu Local. He debuted as a director with Tamil and Telugu bilingual film Seven.^[1]

Nizar completed his diploma in cinematography from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai. He assisted Sakthi Saravanan in Saroja and Mankatha, he also worked as an associate cinematographer in Enthiran. His first independent movie as a cinematographer was Sutta Kadhai (2013). His movie Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014) received positive reviews from critics,^{[citation needed]} and was one of the most profitable ventures of 2014.^[2] His movie Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) became the fourth-highest grossing Telugu film of all time at the United States box office, where it was released in 115 screens.^{[citation needed]}

As cinematographer

• Nizar Shafi at IMDb