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Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian
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, film director, producer and actor known for his works in
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, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to date completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries.


Career

Santosh, a founding member of the
Indian Society of Cinematographers Indian cinematographers work in a number of regional film centres: Chennai for Tamil films, Mumbai for films in Marathi and Hindi, Hyderabad for films in Telugu, Kochi for films in Malayalam, Kolkata for Bengali films, Bangalore for Kannada film ...
and the most awarded Director of Photography in India, graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. As a director, Santosh won his first National Award in 1988 for the ''Story of Tiblu'' (1988). His film ''
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'' was honoured at the 43rd National Film Awards as the Best Children's Film and Best Sound. Santosh became the first
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in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received eleven National Film Awards, and 21 international awards for his works. He was awarded the
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for his contributions to Indian cinema in 2014.


Late 1999s and present

In an interview, he said that some films he chose, not mostly because of the story but due to the very fact that he was comfortable with the director, a bigger pay cut and friendship things.


Documentary

His 2007 release '' Prarambha'' won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 55th National Film Awards.


Filmography


As actor


Awards

; National Film Awards ; Kerala State Film Awards * 1992 – ''Aham'' – Best Cinematography (Colour) *1994 – '' Pavithram'' – Best Cinematography * 1996 – '' Kalapani'' – Best Cinematography * 2005 – '' Anandabhadram'' – Best Cinematography ;
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Th ...
* 1992 – '' Roja'' – Best Cinematography * 1996 – '' Indira'' – Best Cinematography * 2010 – '' Raavanan'' – Best Cinematography ;
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* 1995 – '' Barsaat'' –
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* 1998 – '' Dil Se..'' – Best Cinematography * 2000 – ''
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'' – Best Film (Critics) * 2001 – '' Asoka'' – Best Cinematography ;Filmfare Awards South * 1997 – '' Iruvar'' – Best Cinematographer – South * 1999 – '' Vanaprastham'' – Best Cinematographer – South ;IIFA Awards * 2002 – '' Asoka'' – IFFA Best Cinematographer Award ; Star Screen Awards * 2005 – '' Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities'' – Best Cinematography ; Zee Cine Awards * 2005 – '' Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities'' –
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International

Won: *1998 – ''
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'' – Best Director at Cairo International Film Festival *1998 – ''The Terrorist'' – Golden Pyramid at Cairo International Film Festival *1999 – '' Malli'' – Adult's Jury Award for Feature Film and Video (second place) at
Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the compo ...
*1999 – ''The Terrorist'' – Grand Jury Prize at Cinemanila International Film Festival *1999 – ''The Terrorist'' – Lino Brocka Award for Best Film at Cinemanila International Film Festival *2000 – ''Malli''– Poznan Goat for Best Director at 18th
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*2000 – ''The Terrorist'' – Panorama Jury Prize for Honorable Mention at Sarajevo Film Festival *2000 – ''Malli'' – Emerging Masters Showcase Award at Seattle International Film Festival Awards *2004 – ''Malli'' – Audience Award for Best Feature Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles *2005 – ''Navarasa'' – Monaco International Film Festival (Monaco) ** Won – Best Supporting Actor – Bobby Darling ** Won – Angel Independent Spirit Award – ''Navarasa'' – Santosh Sivan *2008 – '' Before the Rains'' – Grand Award for Best Theatrical Feature at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival *2008 – ''Before the Rains'' – Crystal Kodak award for best cinematography. *2009 – ''Tahaan'' won a High Commendation in Children's Feature Film section at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominated: *2001 – ''The Terrorist'' – Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film *2001 – ''The Terrorist'' – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film


References


External links


Official websiteOfficial FacebookSantosh Sivan's blog on PassionForCinema.com
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