Our Story
Naveen Prasanth grew up in Chennai, surrounded by the colour and chaos of Tamil celebrations — the kind where five things happen simultaneously and every moment is worth remembering. He picked up his first camera not to shoot weddings, but to slow the world down long enough to really look at it.
"A camera doesn't capture light. It captures time. And time, once passed, never comes back."
Over nine years, he has photographed over 500 weddings across India and internationally — Hindu, Christian, Muslim, multicultural, destination — each one treated as if it were the only one. He is quiet on the job, almost invisible, and completely present. His couples rarely feel like they're being photographed. They feel like they're simply living their wedding day.
Today, Thulir Weddings operates as a boutique studio that deliberately limits the number of weddings per year. Not for exclusivity's sake — but because Naveen refuses to give anything less than his full heart to every single couple.
Work With NaveenA cousin's wedding in Mylapore. A borrowed camera. Zero professional experience. Naveen spent the entire ceremony on his knees photographing rituals most photographers miss. The couple framed twenty photos. He was hooked.
"Thulir" — Tamil for a tender new sprout — felt right. Because every wedding is a beginning. The studio was registered, the brand was built, and the mission was simple: tell love stories as honestly as they deserve to be told.
Flown to Singapore for a Tamil-Chinese fusion wedding. Shot across three days, five ceremonies, two cultures. Came back understanding that love looks the same in every language.
When weddings paused worldwide, Naveen used the time to study cinema — Sathyan Anthikad, Christopher Doyle, Roger Deakins. He emerged with a new eye for light and a cinematic approach to wedding films that now defines Thulir's video work.
The milestone nobody planned. 500 couples. 500 days Naveen will never forget. Each one a story he carries with him. The studio grew to include a small team of equally obsessive collaborators.
Thulir Weddings shoots across India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. But Chennai remains home — the city that taught Naveen that ordinary moments, held up to the right light, become extraordinary.
We don't spend weddings chasing technically perfect frames. We spend them being present — because the best photos happen when you stop looking for them and start feeling what's in the room.
Whether it's a Tamil Brahmin muhurtham, a Kerala Christian wedding, or a multicultural ceremony in Dubai — we research every tradition, every ritual, every moment that matters. We never wing it.
Every edit decision, every framing choice, every photo that makes the final gallery — it has to serve your story. If it doesn't add to the narrative, it doesn't make the cut. Curation is a form of respect.
We limit ourselves to a small number of weddings per year. Not because we can't handle more — but because we refuse to give you anything other than 100% of our attention, creativity, and care.
Many of our couples come back for their baby shoots, their anniversaries, their family portraits. That means more to us than any booking fee. We're in this for the long relationship, not the one-time transaction.
Chennai is home. But love doesn't have a postcode. We've packed our camera bags and chased beautiful weddings to Bali, Singapore, Dubai, London, and everywhere in between. We'll go wherever your story takes us.
In a city full of photographers, couples choose Thulir Weddings not because we're the loudest or the most advertised — but because when they see our work, something in them recognises the truth of it.
Professional Sony & Canon full-frame systems. Prime lenses. Dual-operator coverage available. Colour-graded deliveries. Luxury album and film packages. But honestly? The equipment matters far less than the intention behind it.