Satya Hegde

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 and Myna (2013), along with his collaborations with Suri.

Early life Satya Hegde was born on 17 May 1975 to Parameshwar Hegde and Savithri in Haliyal, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. He completed his schooling from Carmel High School, Haliyal in 1989. Following this, he was sent to Sanduru to complete his Pre-university course by his father who then wanted him to pursue a career in Computer science. Due to his poor scores during the course, he was persuaded by his brother to obtain a diploma. Having decided to choose cinematography as the subject specialization at the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic, Bangalore, Hegde obtained the diploma in cinematography in 1995.

Career Hegde began his career as a cinematographer assisting B. C. Gowrishankar, a popular cinematographer of the time. He also assisted Ashok Kashyap, P. Rajan, H. C. Venu, P. K. H. Das, Surendranath Begur, and Krishna. During the time, he worked in making corporate videos, documentary films, television advertisements and in 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 out as an independent cinematographer in films with the film Taali Kattuva Shubhavele. He then worked in 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. For his work in Rhaatee, he was awarded the Best Cinematographer at the 2014 Karnataka State Film Awards.

Filmography Year Film Director Notes 2000 Sparsha Sunil Kumar Desai Assistant cinematographer 2002 Parva H2O N. LokanathRajaram Thali Kattuva ShubhaveleRobjn Gurang 2005 Yashwanth Dayal Padmanabhan Masala 2007 Duniya Duniya Suri Suvarna Film Award for Best Cinematographer Kasturi Film Award for Best Cinematographer Cinegandha Award for Best Cinematographer Ee Preethi Onthara Subramanya Thememane 2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya Duniya Suri 2009 Ambari A. P. Arjun Junglee Duniya Suri Manasaare Yogaraj Bhat Zee Kannada Film Award for Best CinematographerInnovative Film Award for Best Cinematographer Gokula Prakash 2010 Jackie Duniya Suri Suvarna Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2011 Sanju Weds Geetha Nagashekar SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer Hudugaru K. Madesh 2012 Shiva Om Prakash Rao Anna Bond Duniya Suri Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer 2013 Myna Nagashekar Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer 2014 Gajakesari Krishna Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer 6-5=2 Bharat Jain 2015 Rhaatee A. P. Arjun Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer Aatagara K. M. Chaitanya Kendasampige Duniya Suri 2016 Doddmane Hudga U Turn Pawan Kumar 2017 Maasthi Gudi Nagashekar 2019 Amar 2020 Butterfly Ramesh Aravind Paris Paris Tamil film Act 1978 Mansore 2021 100 Ramesh Aravind 2024 Martin A. P. Arjun2025 Sanju Weds Geetha 2 Nagashekar Ekka Rohit Padaki 45 Arjun Janya