MANI KUDIPUDICinematic · VFX

Experience

A timeline of cinematic light.

Dec 2025 — Present

Sr. 3D Lighting & Rendering Artist

Sri Sarathi Studios Pvt Ltd

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • —Leading lighting and rendering on cinematic feature work.
  • —Integrating Python and AI creative workflows into the lighting pipeline.
  • —Projects: Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi, Papam Prathap.

Jul 2025 — Dec 2025

Sr. 3D Lighting Artist

Knack Studios Media Pvt Ltd

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • —Delivered senior-level lighting on cinematic CG shots within tight schedules.
  • —Collaborated with comp and look-dev teams to maintain visual consistency.
  • —Projects: Mass Jathra, OG, Peddi.

2022 — 2025

VFX Lighting Artist

Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • —Adopted Blender and Houdini pipelines for episodic and feature work.
  • —Owned lighting and color grading passes for cinematic CG shots.
  • —Projects: KUBERA, HIT 3, Good Bad Ugly, Dasara, Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan, Valatty.

2021 — 2022

Mid Lighting Artist

HMX Media Pvt Ltd

Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • —Adopted Octane for high-end render workflows and look development.
  • —Led a small lighting team and mentored juniors on shot delivery.

2020 — 2021

Jr Lighting Artist

Cosmos Entertainment Pvt Ltd

India

  • —Delivered shots on time with minimal retakes across production cycles.
  • —Built strong foundations in shader networks and shot-level lighting.

2019 — 2020

Jr Lighting Artist

Golden Robot Animation Pvt Ltd

Mumbai Area, India

  • —First professional role — collaborated within a lighting team.
  • —Resolved lighting and rendering issues within production deadlines.

Education

2017 — 2018

Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects

Pixelloid Studios

2011 — 2014

Diploma in Civil Engineering

Andhra Polytechnic, Kakinada