Art

Sabu Cyril

Born January 27, 1962 · Kozhikode, Kerala, India (age 64)

Sabu Cyril is an Indian film art director. He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times and Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction (including south) five times. His work in Enthiran won him international recognition. Over the years, he has emerged to be the most expensive and celebrated art director in the country. Sabu Cyril was born in Kerala and completed his schooling there…

Known For

RRR

MovieActionHistory

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

Devara: Part 1

Devara: Part 1 · 2024

MovieDramaAction

A mighty warrior takes a stand against the criminal deeds of his village, while his mild-mannered son grows up to walk his own path.

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion · 2017

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

MovieActionAdventure

When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.

Bāhubali: The Beginning

Bāhubali: The Beginning · 2015

Bāhubali: The Beginning

MovieActionDrama

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Bhooth Bangla

Bhooth Bangla · 2026

MovieHorrorComedy

A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.

Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om · 2007

MovieComedyThriller

In the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of their demise.

Haiwaan

Haiwaan · 2026

MovieCrimeThriller

A retired judge faces difficulty keeping his daughter safe from a convict he imprisoned. Later, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment who was loyal to him tries to defend his daughter.

Ra.One

MovieAdventureAction

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.

Filmography

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RRR

MovieActionHistory

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

Production Design

Devara: Part 1

Devara: Part 1 · 2024

MovieDramaAction

A mighty warrior takes a stand against the criminal deeds of his village, while his mild-mannered son grows up to walk his own path.

Production Design

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion · 2017

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

MovieActionAdventure

When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.

Production Design

Bāhubali: The Beginning

Bāhubali: The Beginning · 2015

Bāhubali: The Beginning

MovieActionDrama

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Production Design

Bhooth Bangla

Bhooth Bangla · 2026

MovieHorrorComedy

A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.

Production Design

Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om · 2007

MovieComedyThriller

In the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of their demise.

Art Direction

Haiwaan

Haiwaan · 2026

MovieCrimeThriller

A retired judge faces difficulty keeping his daughter safe from a convict he imprisoned. Later, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment who was loyal to him tries to defend his daughter.

Production Design

Ra.One

MovieAdventureAction

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's up to the game's less powerful protagonist to save the world.

Art Direction

Hera Pheri

Hera Pheri · 2000

MovieComedyCrime

Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.

Production Design

Enthiran

Enthiran · 2010

MovieActionScience Fiction

Dr. Vaseegaran creates Chitti, a powerful robot in his own image, but it is rejected by the scientific body AIRD due to its lack of human behaviour and emotions. After a lightning strike triggers emotions in Chitti, he begins to develop human-like feelings. However, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vaseegaran's fiancée, Sana, and turns against his creator, leading to dangerous consequences.

Art Direction

Main Hoon Na

Main Hoon Na · 2004

An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.

Art Direction

Anniyan

Anniyan · 2005

MovieActionDrama

Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.

Art Direction

Krrish 3

Krrish 3 · 2013

MovieActionScience Fiction

Krrish and his father must team up to save the world from a psychokinetic evil man named Kaal and his army of mutants.

Production Design

Guru

MovieDramaRomance

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Art Direction

Aśoka

MovieActionAdventure

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.

Art Direction

Saaho

MovieActionAdventure

A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.

Production Design

Hey Ram

Hey Ram · 2000

MovieHistoryDrama

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

Art Direction

Chup Chup Ke

Chup Chup Ke · 2006

After surviving a suicide attempt in which his family and fellow villagers believe he drowned, a debt-ridden man decides to start his life afresh in another village. He pretends to be mute and starts working for a rich man where he falls in love with his mute daughter.

Art Direction

Boys

MovieDramaComedy

The story centers on six youngsters, who experience the downfalls of teenage life. The film conveys a message about the importance of a good education and career over other distractions, such as romance and sex.

Art Direction

Tees Maar Khan

Tees Maar Khan · 2010

MovieComedyCrime

A con artist poses as a film director in a village with the intention of executing a caper with the unwitting help of the villagers.

Art Direction

Garam Masala

Garam Masala · 2005

Photographer and serial womaniser, Mac devises a scheme to keep three airhostesses, who are unaware of each other, as his live-in partners. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But changing schedules, a jealous friend and his fiancé might just break apart his elaborately structured life of deceit.

Production Design

Ittefaq

Ittefaq · 2017

MovieCrimeThriller

Police officer Dev investigates a double murder case that has only two witnesses - an acclaimed writer Vikram and a young homemaker Maya, who also happen to be the prime suspects in the case. He finds himself being torn between their own version's of what happened on the fateful night, and takes it upon himself to figure out the real story and capture the real murderer.

Art Direction

Maa Vande

A biopic on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Production Design

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea · 2021

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

MovieHistoryWar

‘Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea’ portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Kunjali Marakkar the fourth, who fought against the Portuguese in the ancient times. He was the fourth naval chief of the Calicut Zamorin. The film revolves around him who was also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.

Production Design

Manorathangal

Manorathangal · 2024

SeriesComedyDrama

Eight legendary filmmakers collaborate with 9 superstars, breathing life into the timeless stories of author M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Based in Kerala, these stories explore the nuances of human nature.

Production Design