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 Sree Saravanan 

Saravanan Manoharan (born October 11, 1982) is a cinematographer who predominately works in Tamil Film Industry, he is know for his work in films like Charles Shafiq Karthiga, Graghanam, Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum and Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren.

Early Life
Saravanan was born on October 11, 1982 in Kodambakkam, Chennai. He did his early education at JRM Matriculation School Vadapalani, due to financial reasons his parents stopped him from private school at the age of nine and they enrolled him in a Government School (Tamil medium) in Chennai. Due to lack of interest he quit his schooling when he was in the seventh grade at the age of twelve. He later joined a dance troop and learnt dancing and started doing shows. He soon learnt that there was not much income that can be earned through dancing so he quit dancing. After working many years in different jobs like Bike Mechanic, Car driver and Projection technician in New Pro Audio Visuals he wanted to work in the Film Industry. He then joined as a personal driver for Hari (director). During this period he spent most of his time in shooting spots where he developed an interest towards Cinematography as he watched Priyan (cinematographer) at work during the shoot of Thaamirabharani.

Career
Saravanan started his carreer as an assistant to K.V.Guhan in Inidhu Inidhu. Then he moved to Kerala to worked with Sujith Vaassudev as an Assistant Cameraman for three years. During this period he worked in more than ten films in different languages like Malayalam, Kanada, Punjabi. During this period with Sujith Vaassudev he started as and Assistant Camera man and he later was promoted as an Operative Cameraman. Since he wanted to set a career in Tamil cinema he moved back to Chennai in order to work with C.Prem Kumar in films like Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom and Sundarapandian. After that he got an opportunity to work as a full time Cinematographer in a Tamil feature film Charles Shafiq Karthiga directed by debutant S. Sathiyamoorthy. From there he went on to work in films like Graghanam, Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum, Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren.

Personal Life
Saravanan is married to B.S Nithya Devi and has two children.