Swapnil S. Sonawane
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Swapnil is widely known for his work on Sacred Games, India's first Netflix Original. He debuted with director Pan Nalin's feature documentary Faith Connection. Swapnil then went on to work independently on popular documentary shows like Dewarists - Season One (a musical television series on MTV India) and MTV's Sound Trippin and television commercials for brands such as Vodafone, Flipkart, etc. Apart from that, he has worked on critically acclaimed features like Angry Indian Goddesses by Pan Nalin, Zubaan directed by Mozez Singh, and Newton directed by Amit Masurkar which was India's official selection for the 2018 Oscars. His Marathi feature film titled Dhappa directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari won a National Award for Best Film for National Integration in 2018. His latest projects include Pan Nalin's feature film Last Film Show as well as Vikramaditya Motwane's experimental thriller AK vs AK starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap. He also worked on the Netflix Anthology Ray, an adaptation of short stories from the auteur Satyajit Ray. Swapnil's most recent collaborations have been with Vasan Bala on a comedy crime drama feature, Monica O My Darling, headlined by Rajkumar Rao, Radhika Apte, and Huma Qureshi and with director Harshavardhan Kulkarni on his upcoming release Badhaai Do.