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Nizar Shafi is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry and Telugu cinema. He was critically acclaimed for his work in Sutta Kadhai, Naaigal Jaakirathai, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy and Nenu Local. He debuted as a director with Tamil and Telugu bilingual film Seven.
Nizar Shafi. Cinematographer Director Writer Screenwriter. Born : 07/01/1987. Birth Place : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Spouse : Nebu N. Babu. Children : Natasha Nizar. Biography: Nizar Shafi is a notable Tamil cinematographer and film director originally hailing from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Nizarali Shafiulla
- 07/01/1987
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Nizar Shafi
Seven is a 2019 Indian mystery thriller film directed and filmed by Nizar Shafi, and produced by Ramesh Varma. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, the film features Havish , Rahman , Nandita Swetha and Regina Cassandra in lead roles.
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A gang has kidnapped a girl and several police officers, including Karthik (Sibiraj), who is attempting to rescue her. During a shootout, one man from the gang and a police officer named Arul Das (Raghav Umasrinivasan), who is a good friend of Karthik, are killed, while Karthik gets injured. He is put out of action and suffers from posttraumatic st...
After Naanayam, Sibi Sathyaraj was on the lookout for a script for his next film. Since nothing interesting turned up, he took a brief hiatus, still reading scripts. Sibiraj is a dog-lover and has 3 dogs. So, he expressed his eagerness in working with animals in a film. Director Shakti S. Rajan, who had earlier directed Sibiraj in Naanayam, came up...
The soundtrack album was composed by Dharan Kumar while the lyrics were written by Yugabharathi and Madhan Karky. A single track "Doggy Style" was released on 27 August 2014. The album was launched at the Radio Mirchi FM Station, Chennaion 1 September 2014, where the cast and crew were present at the event. Behindwoods gave 2.75 out of 5 stars to t...
Critical reception
The film received generally positive reviews.[citation needed] The Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Naaigal Jaakirathai's success lies in how cannily Soundar Rajan gives us a thriller that also feels light. But there is a bit of spoon-feeding in the form of exposition that is necessary but sticks out on screen because of how it is presented". Rediff gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Whatever its faults, director Shakti Soundar Rajan's Naaigal Jaakirathai is a dece...
Box office
On 8 December 2014, Sreedhar Pillai from Sify reported that the film, made on a budget of ₹ 4 crores, had grossed ₹ 7.25 crores till then. Furthermore, the satellite rights were sold for ₹2.5 crores, making it a profitable venture for its producers.
After the film became a commercial success, Shakti Soundar Rajan informed that he had plans to make a sequel to Naaigal Jaakirathai. It might feature Sibiraj and the dog, as well as the lead characters from the first part, and is scheduled to commence in 2020.
22 Feb 2017 6:37 PM GMT. DOP Nizar Shafi, who has just signed his third film in Telugu, talks about his journey so far. Soon after Class XII, he enrolled in a film school in Chennai where he...
Nizar Shafi is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He made his debut with the 2013 Kollywood black comedy film Sutta Kadhai, and subsequently rose to prominence courtesy of his work in blockbuster Telugu films like Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) and Nenu Local (2017).
Nizar Shafi's debut film as director is 'Seven', which is releasing on June 5 in both Telugu and Tamil. In this interview, the cinematographer-turned-director talks about the biggest strengths of 'Seven', what the audience can expect from it and more.
