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name: "Sandesh Kadur"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sandesh-kadur"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "19 November 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T18:53:13.771463+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sandesh Kadur

Cinematographer. Born 19 November 1976 in Bangalore.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 19 November 1976, Bangalore
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2489663/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1346768

## Streaming the US now

- **Discovery+:** [*Planet Earth II*](https://film.one/tv/planet-earth-ii.md) (86)

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## Biography

Sandesh Kadur is an Indian wildlife cinematographer, producer and conservation photographer. He is co-founder of Felis Creations, a visual arts company based in Bangalore.

Kadur contributed cinematography to BBC series including *Planet Earth II* (2016), *Wonders of the Monsoon* (2014) and *Our Planet* (2019). He has also worked on National Geographic productions such as *Secrets of the King Cobra* (2010) and directed the feature documentary *Nilgiris – A Shared Wilderness* (2024).

In 2024 he was appointed to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. His work has received an Emmy nomination and other awards including a BAFTA.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Planet Earth II* (2016), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/planet-earth-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nilgiris - A Shared Wilderness* (2024), Director, Cinematography
- *India's Wild Leopards* (2020), Director of Photography, Producer
- *Wild Cats of India* (2020), series, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
- *Our Planet* (2019), series, Camera Operator
- *Planet Earth II* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/planet-earth-ii.md)
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Participant
- *Nature* (1982), series, Director of Photography

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