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Known for
Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Birthday
17 May
Location
Karnataka, India
Edit pageSatya Hegde
Biography
Satya Hegde (born 17 May 1975) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with Taali Kattuva Shubhavele in 2002. Following this, he worked in over 20 films and received critical praise for his work in Duniya (2007) and Myna (2013), along with his collaborations with Suri.
Hegde began his career as a cinematographer assisting B. C. Gowrishankar, a popular cinematographer of the time. He also worked with Ashok Kashyap, P. Rajan, H.C. Venu, P.K.H. Das, Surendranath Begur and Krishna. During that time, he worked in making corporate videos, documentary films, television advertisements, and soap operas such as Ankura and Swarnarekhe.
He worked as a camera operator and an assistant cinematographer in the Kannada language films Sparsha (2000), Parva (2002), and H2O. In the same year, he started as an independent cinematographer in films with the film Taali Kattuva Shubhavele.
He then worked on the 2005 releases Yashwanth and Masala, both of which failed to perform commercially. Following this, Hegde worked with Ashok Kashyap in a soap opera before returning to films with the 2007 film Duniya for which he won praise for his work from critics.
His work in Myna (2013), which was shot mostly outdoors with simulated lighting won him praise. He then worked in Gajakesari (2014) collaborating with Krishna, a cinematographer himself, as the director.
He received praise for his work in Rhaatee, with critics calling it a "visual poetry"; it involved frames of Bangalore and Muthathi forest. For his work in Rhaatee, he was awarded the Best Cinematographer at the 2014 Karnataka State Film Awards.
