Shyamakrishnan Kannan

Biography

Shyamakrishnan is a Tamil cinematographer, photographer, director, and editor based in Chennai, India. Following his Mollywood debut with Neil D'Cunha’s team shooting Vaashi (2022), he shot independent short films such as Pugai Padam (2025), neram, kaalam; koodum (2025) and a few projects with &Scene!. Outside film, he is best known for his collaborations with Amrit Ramnath, shooting and directing all his music videos and promotional material. He also works on commercial advertisement films for a variety of brands such as Spotify, Sony, Meld Foods, and the MAM Ramaswamy Cancer Institute.