| K. K. Senthil Kumar | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Alma Mater: | Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
K. K. Senthil Kumar is an Indian cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S.S. Rajamouli. He graduated with a degree in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He made his debut as a cinematographer with the sitcom TV series Amrutham. He made his film debut with Aithe (2003) which brought him recognition.
He went on to work in notable films like Sye (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Yamadonga (2007), Arundhati (2009), Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), (2015), (2017), and RRR (2022).[1] He has received four SIIMA awards, four Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards among other accolades.
K. K. Senthil Kumar was born and brought up in Hyderabad, into a Tamil-speaking family.[2] He is the eldest of three siblings. He graduated with a degree in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He married Ruhee on 25 June 2009, who is a Yoga instructor and heads the Hyderabad division of Bharat Thakur’s Yoga classes. His wife Ruhee died on 15 February 2024 at a Private Hospital in Hyderabad.
After his graduation from FTII, he joined cinematographer Sarath as an assistant cinematographer. He worked under Sarath from Premaku Velayara (1999) to Jabili (2001). He worked for 13 episodes in Amrutham. When Chandra Sekhar Yeleti was making his directorial debut with Aithe (2003), he took Senthil on as the cinematographer, marking his official feature-film debut.
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Aithe | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Sye | ||
| 2005 | Chatrapathi | ||
| 2006 | Ashok | ||
| 2007 | Yamadonga | ||
| 2008 | Three | ||
| 2009 | Arundhati | ||
| Magadheera | |||
| 2010 | Thakita Thakita | ||
| 2011 | Golconda High School | ||
| 2012 | Eega | ||
| 2013 | Rough | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Vijetha | ||
| 2022 | RRR |