Santosh Thundiyil is an Indian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

. He is best known for films like '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), '' Devadoothan'' (2000), '' Krrish'' (2006), '' Pinjar'' (2003), '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012) and '' Jai Ho'' (2014).

Early life and education

Santosh grew up in the town of Changanacherry in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. He was a student of Sacred Heart English Medium School and graduated in chemistry from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry. Santosh did his postgraduate diploma in cinematography from the prestigious FTII,

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in India in 1994. As a student, he was selected for representing Asia in the second European seminar for Student Directors of Photography conducted in the National Film School, Hungary in Budapest, under Oscar-winning British Cinematographer, Billy Williams, and Dean Cundey.

Career

Santosh, who has assisted renowned directors of photography like '' Govind Nihlani'', '' Venu'' and '' Binod Pradhan'', also has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. He is trained under Oscar winning Billy Williams (

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) and Dean Cundey (

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) representing the country in the second European Seminar for Student Directors of Photography. Now as he continues his profession he is also a visiting Professor in National Institutes like Indian Institute of Technology, MUMBAI (IIT MUMBAI) and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII, Pune).

Filmography

Web series

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Award * 2012 - Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer -'' Rowdy Rathore'' Nomination Asianet Film Awards * 2008 - Best Cinematographer Award -'' Aakasha Gopuram'' * 2006 - Best Cinematographer Award -''Palunku'' 2005- [ star screen award #best cinematography award for pinjar

References

External links

Official Site
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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Malayalam film cinematographers Film and Television Institute of India alumni People from Changanassery 21st-century Indian photographers 20th-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Kerala {{India-film-bio-stub