Sabu Cyril | |
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Born |
Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India |
27 January 1962
Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | BSc Visual Communication |
Alma mater | Madras College of Arts (1980–1985) |
Occupation | Art director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | Production design |
Notable work | Thenmavin Kombath, Kaalapani, Hey Ram, Aśoka, Yuva, Kannathil Muthamittal, Om Shanti Om, Enthiran, Baahubali |
Awards |
National Film Awards (1994, 1995, 2007, 2010) Filmfare Awards (1994, 2000, 2005 (2), 2010) |
Website | sabucyril |
Sabu Cyril is an Indian film Production Designer. He has won National Film Award for Best Production Design four times, Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction (including south) five times and he was nominated at 42nd Saturn Awards. 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 Valparai 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 2,500 advertisements, 3 teleserials and 115 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.