An alumnus of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Samala Bhaskar is one of the most respected cinematographers in the Indian cine industry, especially in Telugu cinema. Having started his career with Sasirekha Parinayam (2009), over the years, he has worked in more than 10 films, across Telugu, Marathi, and Hindi language films. Some his notable film credits include Popat (2013), Shooter (2014), Columbus (2015), Just Gammat (2015) Raja Cheyyi Vesthe (2016) and W/O Ram(2018), a Telugu drama directed by Vijay Yelakanti.