In the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), wildlife filmmaker Shri Subbiah Nallamuthu was onferred with the much coveted V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Shri Subbiah Nallamuthu, has made exceptional contributions to wildlife cinematography, earning him global acclaim.
- An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, he gained prominence with his work on Living on the Edge, India’s longest-running Panda Award-winning environment series.
- His expertise extends to his tenure with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as a high-speed cameraman.
- His passion for the Royal Bengal Tiger has translated into five tiger-centric international documentaries for National Geographic Channel and BBC.
Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
- The prestigious Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award is presented in every edition of MIFF, to a filmmaker for seminal contribution to documentary films and its movement in India.
- It carries a cash award of 10 lakh rupees, trophy and a citation.
