Samala Bhasker

Samala Bhasker is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is a postgraduate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), Hyderabad in Photography and Visual communication. His first film as a cinematographer was Sasirekha Parinayam directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi.

Early and personal life
Samalabhasker is born and brought up in Warangal, Schooling in Singareni Collieries High School, Madaram, His father is a Singareni Collieries Company Limited retired employee and he is the middle of three siblings. He completed his Diploma Mechanical Engineering in 1996. He is postgraduate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), Hyderabad Photography & Visual communication, Hyderabad. He is married to Soujanya on 29 April 2007. His two kids, daughter Aishwarya born in 2008 and Son Amartya born in 2013.

Career
After his graduation from JNTU Photography & Visual Communication, he joined cinematographer Kabir Lal as an assistant from Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) and The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003). Then he joined K. K. Senthil Kumar as a chief associate from Sye (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Yamadonga (2007) and simultaneously worked with Sandeep Gunnam and his close friend Sarvesh Murari for several films as a 2nd unit DOP. While working Arundhati (2009), he got an opportunity to work for the same film Arundhati as a Cinematographer. Then Krishna Vamsi choose Samalabhasker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6htejB6Lh0Q as the cinematographer for his film Sasirekha Parinayam.