Sabu Cyril

Sabu Cyril is an Indian film art director. He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction 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, 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 Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. In 1996, he directed the stage design for the Miss World beauty pageant.

Career

For his efforts, he has won three National Awards, the State awards of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and many Filmfare awards as the Best Art Director.

Awards

National Film Award

• 1995: Best Art direction: Thenmavin Kombath
• 1996: Best Art direction: Kalapani
• 2007: Best Art direction: Om Shanti Om......
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