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Our Story

Established in 2009, in Kochi, India, Cinematographers’ Union of Malayalam Cinema (CUMAC) proudly represents over 550+ talented members, ranging from seasoned veterans to promising young talent. CUMAC is a part of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA), the apex body of 21 trade unions working at various levels of the Malayalam film industry. Throughout its history, the Union has celebrated artistic excellence and collective strength in Malayalam cinema. This rich legacy inspires our mission and vision, driving us to build a brighter future for our community.

OUR MISSION

At CUMAC, we aim to empower and support cinematographers and assistant cinematographers in Malayalam cinema. We are dedicated to ensuring fair working conditions, professional growth, and an environment where every creative voice is heard. We work tirelessly for our members' general empowerment and welfare, offering assistance and resolving issues, especially for our veteran and ailing colleagues. Additionally, we collaborate with similar organisations and federations within the industry to create and implement programs that uplift all movie industry professionals, fostering a strong, interconnected community that stands together in support and advancement.

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OUR VISION

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We envision a future where every cinematographer in Malayalam cinema is recognized as a key creative force and celebrated for their skills and artistry. We strive to build an inclusive, dynamic community that sets high industry standards and ethical practices. By strengthening our networks, embracing new technologies, and promoting continuous growth, we aim to transform the filmmaking landscape locally and globally, ensuring our members’ contributions drive the evolution of cinema. Our goal is to see every member, whether a seasoned veteran or an emerging talent, recognized and supported through innovative programs, fair practices, and mutual collaboration. We aspire to build a robust network that not only champions individual creative excellence but also fosters collective growth and welfare across the entire film industry.

Team

Our Current Executive Committee

Current Members

Meet our current members

Vipin Mohan
Cinematographer
C 003
Sunny Joseph
Cinematographer
C 004
P Sukumar
Cinematographer
C 005
Abdul Rasheed Mooppan M
Cinematographer
C 006
Venu ISC
Cinematographer
C 007
Saloo George
Cinematographer
C 008
S Kumar
Cinematographer
C 009
Alagappan N
Cinematographer
C 010
M Venugopalan
Cinematographer
C 011
KP Nambiathiri
Cinematographer
C 012
MD Sukumaran
Cinematographer
C 013
Raju Warrier
Cinematographer
C 014
Sanjeev Sankar
Cinematographer
C 015
Utpal V Nayanar
Cinematographer
C 016
Sidharthan V K
Cinematographer
C 018
Kannan G
Cinematographer
C 019
Bijoys Varghese George
Cinematographer
C 020
Shaji Kumar
Cinematographer
C 021
KG Praveen
Cinematographer
C 022
Sabu James
Cinematographer
C 023
Ismail Hassan
Cinematographer
C 025
Pushpan D
Cinematographer
C 026
Anil Gopinath
Cinematographer
C 027
Jibu Jacob
Cinematographer
C 028
Sudheer KS
Cinematographer
C 029
Sajan Kalathil
Cinematographer
C 030
Praveen Panickar
Cinematographer
C 031
Mani Prasad R
Cinematographer
C 032
Madhu Adoor
Cinematographer
C 033
S G Raman
Cinematographer
C 034
Ravi Prakash A
Cinematographer
C 035
Anil Nair S
Cinematographer
C 036
Anand Balakrishnan VP
Cinematographer
C 037
Jain Joseph
Cinematographer
C 038
Sadat Sainudeen
Cinematographer
C 039
Shamdat Sainudeen
Cinematographer
C 040
Sasi Ramakrishna
Cinematographer
C 041
Manoj Pillai
Cinematographer
C 042
Vinod Illampally
Cinematographer
C 043
Santhosh K Lal
Cinematographer
C 044
Sujith Vasudev
Cinematographer
C 045
Reji Prasad
Cinematographer
C 046
Viswamangal Kitsu
Cinematographer
C 047
Shehanad Jalal
Cinematographer
C 048
Sameer Haq
Cinematographer
C 049
Noushad Shereef
Cinematographer
C 050
Kalesh Kumar
Cinematographer
C 051
Sinu Sidharth
Cinematographer
C 052
Dileep Kumar Raman
Cinematographer
C 053
Satheesh Kurup
Cinematographer
C 054
Madhu Neelakandan
Cinematographer
C 055
PC Lal
Cinematographer
C 056
Jothikumar KV
Cinematographer
C 057
KG Jayan
Cinematographer
C 058
Reji V Kumar
Cinematographer
C 059
Jijo John
Cinematographer
C 060
Deepu S Unni
Cinematographer
C 061
Pradeep Nair
Cinematographer
C 062
Muralikrishnan Chandrasekharan
Cinematographer
C 063
Udayan Ambady
Cinematographer
C 064
Murali Raman
Cinematographer
C 065
Jithu Damodar
Cinematographer
C 066
Soorej Kolleri
Cinematographer
C 067
Vishnu Narayan
Cinematographer
C 068
Faisal MA
Cinematographer
C 069
Anish Lal RS
Cinematographer
C 070
Elban Krishna KK
Cinematographer
C 071
Faisal Khalid VK
Cinematographer
C 072
Jomon T John
Cinematographer
C 073
Ravichandran PR
Cinematographer
C 074
Abdul Sakeer
Cinematographer
C 075
Anil Eswar
Cinematographer
C 076
Manoj Narayan
Cinematographer
C 077
James Chris
Cinematographer
C 078
Rajeev Vijay
Cinematographer
C 079
Jomon Thomas
Cinematographer
C 080
Jose Louise
Cinematographer
C 081
Vipin Chandran
Cinematographer
C 082
Bernard Neil D’Cunha
Cinematographer
C 083
Prasanth Krishna
Cinematographer
C 084
Prejith SB
Cinematographer
C 085
Ajesh Venugopal
Cinematographer
C 086
Tesly Nicholas
Cinematographer
C 087
Krishna Kumar PS
Cinematographer
C 088
Pappinu
Cinematographer
C 089
Hemachandran BS
Cinematographer
C 090
Jayachandran Unnithan R
Cinematographer
C 091
R Ramachandran
Cinematographer
C 092
Fazil Nazar
Cinematographer
C 093
Alby P Antony
Cinematographer
C 094
MK Vasanth Kumar
Cinematographer
C 095
Dhanesh PM
Cinematographer
C 096
Vinod G Madhu
Cinematographer
C 097
Gireesh Gangadharan
Cinematographer
C 098
Ratheesh Krishna
Cinematographer
C 099
Swaroop Philip
Cinematographer
C 100
Anish Babu Abbas
Cinematographer
C 101
Prabhath EK
Cinematographer
C 102
Rajeesh Raman TR
Cinematographer
C 103
Anuraj Rajan
Cinematographer
C 104
Firos Khan S
Cinematographer
C 105
TD Sreenivas
Cinematographer
C 106
Nandakumar GK
Cinematographer
C 107
Aniyan Chitrasala
Cinematographer
C 108
Shaji AR
Cinematographer
C 109
Shanmughan SV
Cinematographer
C 110
Madhu Ambatu
Cinematographer
C 111
Alex J Pulikkal
Cinematographer
C 112
Chandran Chami
Cinematographer
C 113
Rajkumar B
Cinematographer
C 114
Prahalad Gopakumar
Cinematographer
C 115
Narayana Swami
Cinematographer
C 116
S Lawell
Cinematographer
C 117
Siby Joseph
Cinematographer
C 118
Rajesh Narayanan
Cinematographer
C 119
Prakash Velayudhan
Cinematographer
C 120
Goutham Sankar
Cinematographer
C 121
Anoop Vikas Umman
Cinematographer
C 122
Deepak D Menon
Cinematographer
C 123
Vishnu Sharma
Cinematographer
C 124
Reji Joseph
Cinematographer
C 125
Sanal Thottam
Cinematographer
C 126
Reju R
Cinematographer
C 127
Karthik Muthukumar
Cinematographer
C 128
Prasad Arumugham
Cinematographer
C 129
Prasanth R Nair
Cinematographer
C 130
Baiju Parameshwar
Cinematographer
C 131
Venugoviendh
Cinematographer
C 132
Sunoj Velayudan
Cinematographer
C 133
Jemin Jom Ayyeneth
Cinematographer
C 135
Pramod K Pillai
Cinematographer
C 136
Ayillian Karunakaran
Cinematographer
C 137
Nandan Menon
Cinematographer
C 138
Arun Bhaskar
Cinematographer
C 139
Sinoj Ayyappan
Cinematographer
C 140
Ayyappan N
Cinematographer
C 141
Sajan Joseph Changanassery
Cinematographer
C 142
Sunil Kumar V
Cinematographer
C 143
Nithin Prabhakaran
Cinematographer
C 144
Sujith Murali
Cinematographer
C 145
Indrajith S
Cinematographer
C 146
Mahesh Raj
Cinematographer
C 147
Binu Sundaresan
Cinematographer
C 148
Rakesh Ramakrishnan
Cinematographer
C 149
Sreejith OV
Cinematographer
C 150
Amal Neerad
Cinematographer
C 151
Abhinandan Ramanujan
Cinematographer
C 152
Georgy Joseph
Cinematographer
C 153
Noorudheen Bhava
Cinematographer
C 154
Kunjunni K Nair
Cinematographer
C 155
Aghosh Vyshnavam
Cinematographer
C 156
Biju Viswanath
Cinematographer
C 157
Eldhose P Issac
Cinematographer
C 158
Anend C. Chandran
Cinematographer
C 159
Vipin PS
Cinematographer
C 160
Shaji Jacob PJ
Cinematographer
C 161
Ramakrishnan K
Cinematographer
C 162
Shan P Rahman
Cinematographer
C 163
Anil Narayan
Cinematographer
C 164
Thankachan Thomas
Cinematographer
C 165
Abidsha
Cinematographer
C 166
Thomas KT
Cinematographer
C 167
Jerry Simon
Cinematographer
C 168
Haneef Kumaranellur
Cinematographer
C 169
Akhil George
Cinematographer
C 170
Sameer Thahir
Cinematographer
C 171
Jimmy j John
Cinematographer
C 172
Ragesh Narayanan
Cinematographer
C 173
Sambhu Sharma TK
Cinematographer
C 174
Binu S Nair
Cinematographer
C 175
Muzammil A
Cinematographer
C 176
Sandanakrishnan R
Cinematographer
C 177
Shyju Khalid
Cinematographer
C 178
Adwaith Shine
Cinematographer
C 179
Renadive
Cinematographer
C 180
Sudheer Surendran
Cinematographer
C 181
Manjulal AS
Cinematographer
C 182
Ratheesh Ram PR
Cinematographer
C 183
Sajith Purushan
Cinematographer
C 184
Ajay David Kachapilly
Cinematographer
C 185
Jimshi V K
Cinematographer
C 186
Joby James
Cinematographer
C 187
Roby Varghese Raj
Cinematographer
C 188
Pradeesh Nenmara
Cinematographer
C 189
Kishore Mani
Cinematographer
C 190
Sunil Prem LS
Cinematographer
C 191
Sreekanth Namboothiri
Cinematographer
C 192
Abdul Anshoor PM
Cinematographer
C 193
Praveen Chakrapani
Cinematographer
C 194
Binu Bhaskar
Cinematographer
C 195
Sanjay Haris
Cinematographer
C 196
Dinoop Marudhar
Cinematographer
C 197
Abdul Raheem CK
Cinematographer
C 198
Samlal P Thomas
Cinematographer
C 199
Antonio Micheal
Cinematographer
C 200
Hestin Jose George
Cinematographer
C 201
Sajan PA
Cinematographer
C 202
Little Swayamp
Cinematographer
C 203
Yadhu Radhakrishnan
Cinematographer
C 204
Vivek V Menon
Cinematographer
C 205
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