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{{short description|Indian film director and photographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = M. Jeevan
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| occupation = Cinematographer, director
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| years_active = 2005{{endash}}present
| relatives = [[M. Sukumar]] (brother)
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'''M. Jeevan''' is an Indian director, [[cinematographer]] and still photographer, who has worked predominantly in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film industry.<ref>[http://silverscreen.in/sukumar/ ]{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Career==
Jeevan began his career as a still photographer and worked on big-budget films including [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Bombay (1995 film)|Bombay]]'' (1994) and ''[[Iruvar]]'' (1997), [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' (1998) and [[Rajiv Menon]]'s ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' (2000). He also recruited his brother [[M. Sukumar|Sukumar]] to work on his assignments.<ref name="bwd">{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-cinematographer/sukumar/an-exclusive-interview-with-ace-cinematographer-sukumar.html|title=An exclusive interview with ace cinematographer, Sukumar.|work=behindwoods.com}}</ref> He subsequently continued working as a photographer in films including ''[[Minnale]]'' (2001), ''[[Samurai (2002 film)|Samurai]]'' (2002) and ''[[King (2002 film)|King]]'' (2002) and struck up a good relationship with the director [[Prabhu Solomon]]. While launching ''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]'' (2006), the director [[Prabhu Solomon]] had asked Sukumar to make his first foray into cinematography but his reluctance meant that Jeevan, was handed the opportunity. Towards the end of the shoot, Jeevan became busy with other projects and Sukumar was brought in to work on a few portions in the film, including a song shoot in [[Chalakudi]]. The pair have since also exchanged work in ''[[Mynaa]]'' (2010) and ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014).<ref name="bwd"/>

Jeevan has also directed films and first began making ''[[Mayilu]]'' (2012) for [[Prakash Raj]]'s production house in 2008. Delays meant that [[Pa. Vijay]]'s ''[[Gnabagangal]]'' (2009) became his first release, while ''Mayilu'' released three years later. Another film titled ''Sevanu'' featuring newcomer Aman and [[Oviya]] was shelved midway through production. He has since gone on to make ''[[Amara (film)|Amara]]'' (2014) and ''[[Mosakutty]]'' (2014), both starring debutant lead actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/audio-beat-amara/article3639474.ece|title=Audio Beat: Amara|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/meet-the-man-behind-mayilu-kannada-news-61904.html|title=Meet the man behind Mayilu|work=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! style="width:10%;" | Director
! style="width:10%;" | Cinematographer
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Karkaa Kasadara]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Kokki (film)|Kokki]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Thoothukudi (film)|Thoothukudi]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Gnabagangal]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Mayilu]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Saattai]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Amara (film)|Amara]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| ''[[Mosakutty]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Janda Pai Kapiraju]]'' || || {{yes}} || Telugu film
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Nayyapudai]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Capmaari]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Sembi]]'' || || {{yes}} ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=6334525}}

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[[Category:Artists from Madurai]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu]]
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[[Category:Telugu film cinematographers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]

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