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Sabu Cyril

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Sabu Cyril

Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam cinema · 81 credits

Born

27 January 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Also known as Saabu Cyril

Sabu Cyril is an Indian film art director. He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times and Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction (including south) five times. His work in Enthiran won him international recognition. Over the years, he has emerged to be the most expensive and celebrated art director in the country. Sabu Cyril was born in Kerala and completed his schooling there. He graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai(formerly Government School of Arts and Crafts, Chennai) From 1982 to 1988, he was a freelance graphics designer for companies such as Welcomgroup Hotels, the Taj Group of Hotels, and Madura Coats. In 1988, he began his art director career, and has directed more than 480 advertisements, 3 teleserials and 50 feature films in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada and designed several stage shows. In 1996, he directed the stage design for the Miss World beauty pageant. He also worked as one of the 2nd unit directors in the 1990 film Iyer the Great. From Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Marudhanayagam poster

Marudhanayagam

TamilNot rated

Art Direction

దేవర 2

Devara 2

TeluguNot rated

Production Design

Maa Vande poster

Maa Vande

HindiNot rated

Production Design

वाल्मीकि रामायण

Valmiki Ramayana

HindiNot rated

Production Design

Haiwaan poster

Haiwaan

Hindi · 20264.0

Production Design

Bhooth Bangla poster

Bhooth Bangla

Hindi · 20265.6

Production Design

Yugantar poster

Yugantar

Hindi · 2025Not rated

Art Direction

Devara: Part 1 poster

Devara: Part 1

Telugu · 20246.8

Production Design

Kolambi poster

Kolambi

Malayalam · 2023Not rated

Art Direction

Aquarium poster

Aquarium

Malayalam · 20223.5

Actor

Runway 34 poster

Runway 34

Hindi · 20226.6

Production Design

RRR poster

RRR

Telugu · 20227.7

Production Design

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea poster

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

Malayalam · 20215.7

Production Design

Saaho poster

Saaho

Telugu · 20195.7

Production Design

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion poster

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

Telugu · 20177.5

Production Design

Sometimes poster

Sometimes

Tamil · 20177.2

Art Direction, Production Design

Ittefaq poster

Ittefaq

Hindi · 20176.8

Art Direction

Shivaay poster

Shivaay

Hindi · 20165.9

Production Design

Bāhubali: The Beginning poster

Bāhubali: The Beginning

Telugu · 20157.6

Production Design

Jai Ho poster

Jai Ho

Hindi · 20145.0

Production Design, Art Direction

Lingaa poster

Lingaa

Tamil · 20145.0

Production Design

Krrish 3 poster

Krrish 3

Hindi · 20135.6

Production Design

Son of Sardaar poster

Son of Sardaar

Hindi · 20124.7

Production Design

Tezz poster

Tezz

Hindi · 20124.1

Art Direction

Ra.One poster

Ra.One

Hindi · 20115.8

Art Direction

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha poster

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

Malayalam · 20116.1

Art Direction

Enthiran poster

Enthiran

Tamil · 20106.6

as Agent Shah, Art Direction

Khatta Meetha poster

Khatta Meetha

Hindi · 20105.9

Art Direction

Aakrosh poster

Aakrosh

Hindi · 20106.9

Production Design

Tees Maar Khan poster

Tees Maar Khan

Hindi · 20103.8

Art Direction

De Dana Dan poster

De Dana Dan

Hindi · 20095.8

Art Direction

Kanchivaram poster

Kanchivaram

Tamil · 20087.4

Art Direction

Aakasha Gopuram poster

Aakasha Gopuram

Malayalam · 2008Not rated

Art Direction

Om Shanti Om poster

Om Shanti Om

Hindi · 20077.1

as "Maa Bharati" Doctor, Art Direction

Dhol poster

Dhol

Hindi · 20076.3

Art Direction

Guru poster

Guru

Hindi · 20076.9

Art Direction

Jaan-E-Mann poster

Jaan-E-Mann

Hindi · 20065.5

Art Direction

Chup Chup Ke poster

Chup Chup Ke

Hindi · 20066.3

Art Direction

Kyon Ki... poster

Kyon Ki...

Hindi · 20055.7

as Inmate, Art Direction

Anniyan poster

Anniyan

Tamil · 20057.4

Art Direction

Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye poster

Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye

Hindi · 20056.5

Art Direction

Garam Masala poster

Garam Masala

Hindi · 20056.1

Production Design

Aayitha Ezhuthu poster

Aayitha Ezhuthu

Tamil · 20047.0

Art Direction

Yuva poster

Yuva

Hindi · 20046.6

Art Direction

Main Hoon Na poster

Main Hoon Na

Hindi · 20046.6

Art Direction

Hungama poster

Hungama

Hindi · 20036.9

Art Direction

Boys poster

Boys

Tamil · 20036.7

Art Direction

Khushi poster

Khushi

Hindi · 20035.3

Art Direction

Magic Magic 3D poster

Magic Magic 3D

Malayalam · 20035.7

Production Design

Kilichundan Mambazham poster

Kilichundan Mambazham

Malayalam · 20036.9

Art Direction

Kannathil Muthamittal poster

Kannathil Muthamittal

Tamil · 20027.7

Art Direction

Thamizhan poster

Thamizhan

Tamil · 20025.8

Art Direction

Red poster

Red

Tamil · 20025.0

Art Direction

Villain poster

Villain

Tamil · 20026.6

Art Direction

Aśoka poster

Aśoka

Hindi · 20016.5

Art Direction

Kakkakuyil poster

Kakkakuyil

Malayalam · 20017.4

Art Direction

Hey Ram poster

Hey Ram

Tamil · 20007.1

Art Direction

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya poster

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

Hindi · 20007.0

Art Direction

Snegithiye poster

Snegithiye

Tamil · 20008.0

Art Direction

Hera Pheri poster

Hera Pheri

Hindi · 20007.2

Production Design

Pukar poster

Pukar

Hindi · 20006.2

Production Design

Megham poster

Megham

Malayalam · 19996.1

Art Direction

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu poster

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu

Malayalam · 19996.9

Art Direction

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna poster

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Hindi · 19987.3

Art Direction

Chandralekha poster

Chandralekha

Malayalam · 19977.5

Art Direction

Kaalapani poster

Kaalapani

Malayalam · 19967.9

Art Direction

Maanthrikam poster

Maanthrikam

Malayalam · 19955.7

Art Direction

Thenmavin Kombath poster

Thenmavin Kombath

Malayalam · 19947.6

Production Design

Minnaram poster

Minnaram

Malayalam · 19946.3

Art Direction

Pavithram poster

Pavithram

Malayalam · 19947.0

Art Direction

Gardish poster

Gardish

Hindi · 19938.1

Art Department Coordinator

Kalaignan poster

Kalaignan

Tamil · 19936.0

Art Direction

Dhruvam poster

Dhruvam

Malayalam · 19936.9

Art Direction

Sainyam poster

Sainyam

Malayalam · 19937.2

Art Direction

Mahanagaram poster

Mahanagaram

Malayalam · 19926.3

Art Direction

Uncle Bun poster

Uncle Bun

Malayalam · 19914.5

Art Direction

Amaram poster

Amaram

Malayalam · 19917.2

Art Direction

Adwaytham poster

Adwaytham

Malayalam · 19917.4

Art Direction

Triyatri poster

Triyatri

Hindi · 19906.5

Art Direction

Iyer the Great poster

Iyer the Great

Malayalam · 19906.2

Production Design

Vikram poster

Vikram

Tamil · 19866.1

as Sugirtharaja's henchman