Sabu Cyril is an India

India

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n film art director

Production designer

In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...

. He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction

National Film Award for Best Art Direction

The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...

 four times and Filmfare Best Art Direction Award twice. His latest work Enthiran, in which he also played an important role, has won him international recognitions.

Early life and education

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

ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts

ITC Hotels is India's second largest hotel chain with over 100 hotels. Based out of Hotels Division Headquarters at the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon, off New Delhi, ITC Hotels is also the exclusive franchisee of The Luxury Collection brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in India...

, 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 film

Feature film

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s in Hindi

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, Malayalam, Tamil

Tamil language

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 and Telugu

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. In 1996, he directed the stage design for the Miss World

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 beauty pageant.

Career

For his efforts, he has won four National Awards, the State awards of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 and Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 and many Filmfare awards as the Best Art Director.

Awards

National Film Award

• 1995: Best Art direction
  National Film Award for Best Art Direction
  The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
  
  : Thenmavin Kombath
  Thenmavin Kombath
  Berny-Ignatius composed the film's songs and Girish Puthenchery wrote the lyrics. The soundtrack won that year's Kerala State Film Award.-National Film Awards:* Best Art Director- Sabu Cyril* Best Cinematographer- K. V. Anand-Kerala State Film Awards:...
  
  
• 1996: Best Art direction
  National Film Award for Best Art Direction
  The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
  
  : Kalapani
  Kala Pani (1996 film)
  Kaalapani is a 1996 Indian epic film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Prabhu Ganesan, Tabu, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Amrish Puri, and Vineeth...
  
  
• 2007: Best Art direction
  National Film Award for Best Art Direction
  The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
  
  : Om Shanti Om
  Om Shanti Om (film)
  Om Shanti Om is a 2007 Bollywood musical film directed and choreographed by Farah Khan. It stars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles while Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, and Kirron Kher feature in supporting roles...
  
  
• 2010: Best Art direction
  National Film Award for Best Art Direction
  The National Film Award for Best Art Direction winners:...
  
  : Enthiran

Filmfare Award

• 1994: Filmfare Best Art Direction: Gardish
  Gardish
  Gardish is a 1993 Hindi film directed by Priyadarshan which included an all-star cast such as Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia. Jackie Shroff was nominated for Best Actor Filmfare awards, and Dimpla Kapadia for the Best supporting Actress award....
  
  
• 2005: Filmfare Best Art Direction: Yuva
  Yuva
  Yuva , originally titled Howrah Bridge is a feature film directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. Simultaneously made in Hindi and Tamil , the prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.The film tells the stories of three young men...
  
  

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

• 2005: Filmfare Award for Best Art Director - South: Anniyan
  Anniyan
  Anniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
  
  
• 2010: Filmfare Award for Best Art Director - South: Enthiran

Kerala State Film Awards

• 1994: Best Art Direction
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**...
  
  : Thenmavin Kombath
  Thenmavin Kombath
  Berny-Ignatius composed the film's songs and Girish Puthenchery wrote the lyrics. The soundtrack won that year's Kerala State Film Award.-National Film Awards:* Best Art Director- Sabu Cyril* Best Cinematographer- K. V. Anand-Kerala State Film Awards:...
  
  
• 1995: Best Art Direction
  Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director
  The Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director winners:-References:**...
  
  : Kalapani
  Kala Pani (1996 film)
  Kaalapani is a 1996 Indian epic film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Prabhu Ganesan, Tabu, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Amrish Puri, and Vineeth...
  
  

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