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Santosh Sivan

 
Cinematographer: Santosh Sivan
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  • Born: in Chennai, India
  • Occupation: Cinematographer, Director, Writer
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Historical Film
  • Career Highlights: Asoka, Before the Rains, Mistress of Spices
  • First Major Screen Credit: Raakh (1989)

Biography

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1984, Santosh Sivan began his film career as a cinematographer, eventually working with such legendary Bollywood directors as Aditya Bhattacharya (Raakh) and the always innovative Mani Rathnam (Iruvar, Dil Se). In 1995 he moved into directing himself with the children's film Halo, which was featured in several children's film festivals. He gained international renown for his second feature, The Terrorist in 1998, a harrowing fact-based drama about a teenage female assassin that so impressed actor John Malkovich that he arranged its distribution in the United States. Malli, a more low-key drama about an impoverished little girl, followed in 1999. His Bollywood epic Asoka, a major artistic departure, was released in 2001. Sivan serves as cinematographer on all his directorial efforts, giving his films a distinct, lush visual beauty. ~ Tom Vick, All Movie Guide
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Santosh Sivan

Santosh Sivan (Malayalam: സന്തോഷ് ശിവന്‍) (born in Trivandrum, Kerala) is a critically acclaimed Indian film director and cinematographer.[1] He has won five National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards, and ten international film festival awards.

Sivan is the older brother of film director Sanjiv Sivan and younger brother of director Sangeeth Sivan. Their father, Sivan, is a renowned director and cinematographer of Malayalam documentary films, and runs the Trivandrum-based Sivan Studio.

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Filmography

Director

Cinematographer

Awards

National

National Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

  • 1992 - Aham - Best Cinematography (Colour)
  • 1996 - Kalapani - Best Cinematography
  • 2005 - Anandabhadram - Best Cinematography

Star Screen Awards

Zee Cine Awards

International

Won

Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Gulzar, Govind; Saiba Nihalani (2003). "Biography: Sivan, Santosh". Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopaedia Britannica (India). p. 633. ISBN 8179910660. http://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT633&lpg=PT633&dq=Halo+Sivan&source=web&ots=rvQu6awsh4&sig=ubF9iM8uQjBfm21fv8_8a57FOS4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result. 

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