Foreign cinematographers captivating Tollywood

Cinematographers elevate the scenes and gave a rich feel to the movie lovers on the screen. Tollywood is witnessing Foreign cinematographers captivating and capturing the imagination of movie lovers.  Miroslaw Kuba Brozek, Dani Sanchez-Lopez and Shaneil Deo are showing their talent and with Tollywood films getting international acclaim more Foreign cinematographers are showing interest with regards to the industry.

Polish Miroslaw Kuba Brozek became the household name after Allu Arjun's Pushpa The Rise. He shares  “When director Vikram Kumar visited Poland to shoot one of his earlier films, he happened to see my work in Polish films. He liked it and offered me work in Gang Leader. And the rest is history,” and adds “Working with Allu Arjun has been an exhilarating experience. What I observed is that despite being a top star he never takes his position for granted. He’s always prepared to slog and push himself,”

He heaped praises on India saying “Working in India fascinated me because of the emerging dimensions in storytelling and progressive thinking of filmmakers,” He added that there is no real difference in filmmaking in India and Poland and promises that Pushpa The Rule will be more extravagant.

 Spanish Dani Sanchez Lopez  shot to fame with Mahanati. He was supposed to work for Prabhas' Project K but couldn't as his father was down with covid. Serbian D George is working for Project K. Producer Aswini Dutt shares “Since it is a futuristic Sci-Fi film and is high on Vfx, we needed someone who could visualise well and has sound knowledge of technology. George’s superior experience in graphics and blue mat is an asset, apart from his cinematography skills. He is very quick to grasp"

Born in Fiji and raised in California, Shaneil Deo wowed all with his work in films like  Goodachari, Evaru, Nishabdam, World Dog, etc. says she loves Tollywood makers passion for filmmaking. He added “I love the overall thought process that goes into filmmaking. The freedom I get as a cinematographer, and the conversations I have with filmmakers and actors help me nurture my skills,”  and went on to reveal “Initially I had to make a bit of cultural adaptation, but once I did that, I understood how advanced the filmmakers here are. I believe the language of cinema is universal, and as Telugu films started getting wider acclaim, it was also a challenge for me to enhance and capture the rich essence in the visuals,”