Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian

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, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and

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. Santosh graduated from the

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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

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 '' Halo'' was honoured at the 43rd

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as the Best Children's Film and Best Sound. Santosh became the first

in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five

– including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received eleven

, and 21 international awards for his works. He was awarded the Padma Shri 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 The 55th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 2007. Three different committee ...

Filmography

As actor

Awards

;

; Kerala State Film Awards * 1992 – ''Aham'' – Best Cinematography (Colour) *1994 – '' Pavithram'' – Best Cinematography * 1996 – '' Kalapani'' – Best Cinematography * 2005 – ''

Anandabhadram ''Anandabhadram'' (Anand's Bhadra) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language dark fantasy horror film based on the novel of the same name by Sunil Parameshwaran. The film was the debut Malayalam film venture of director Santosh Sivan and actress Riy ...

'' – Best Cinematography ; Tamil Nadu State Film Awards * 1992 – '' Roja'' – Best Cinematography * 1996 – ''

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'' – Best Cinematography * 2010 – ''

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'' – Best Cinematography ;

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* 1995 – '' Barsaat'' –

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* 1998 – '' Dil Se..'' – Best Cinematography * 2000 – '' Halo'' – 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'' –

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 *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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