Santosh Sivan Explained

Santosh Sivan
Birth Date:1964 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Haripad, Kerala, India[1]
Nationality:Indian
Children:Sarvajith[2]

Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema.[3] Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to date, completed 55 feature films and 50 documentaries.He is regarded as one of India's finest and best cinematographers.[4] He is the recipient of the Pierre Angénieux Excellens in Cinematography, twelve National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Career

Santosh, a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers 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.[5]

As a director, Santosh won his first National Award 1988 for the Story of Tiblu (1988). His film Halo was honoured at the 43rd National Film Awards as the Best Children's Film and Best Sound.[6]

Santosh became the first cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers.[7] 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 Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema 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 check and out of friendship.[8]

Documentary

His 2007 release Prarambha won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 55th National Film Awards.[9]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerCinematographerWriterLanguageNotes
1986Nidhiyude KathaMalayalam
Oru Maymasa PulariyilMalayalam
1988Story of TibluNational Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film
1988David David Mr. DavidMalayalam
1989New YearMalayalam
RaakhHindi
1990MidhyaMalayalam
IndrajaalamMalayalam
Sunday 7 PMMalayalam
Dr. PasupathyMalayalam
No.20 Madras MailMalayalamSecond Unit Cameraman
AppuMalayalamShot first schedule
1991PerumthachanMalayalamNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
ThalapathiTamil
1992Roja[10] TamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
AhamMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
YodhaMalayalam
1993GardishHindi
GandharvamMalayalam
1994PavithramMalayalam
1995NirnayamMalayalam
BarsaatHindiFilmfare Award for Best Cinematography
IndiraTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
1996KalapaniMalayalamNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
HaloHindiNational Film Award for Best Children's Film
1997IruvarTamilNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – Tamil
DarmiyanHindi
1998Dil Se..HindiNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography
The TerroristTamilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
MalliTamil National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
1999VanaprasthamMalayalamFilmfare Award for Best Cinematography – Malayalam
2000Phir Bhi Dil Hai HindustaniHindi
PukarHindi
FizaHindi
2001AsokaHindiFilmfare Award for Best Cinematography
2003TehzeebHindi
2004HindiZee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
AparichithanMalayalam
Bride and PrejudiceEnglish
2005AnandabhadramMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography
NavarasaTamilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
The Mistress of SpicesEnglish
2007PrarambhaKannadashort film
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film
Before the RainsEnglish
Malayalam
2008TahaanHindi Best feature film award, CIFEJ Award (Centre International du Film pour l' Enfant et la Jeunesse)
UNICEF Award at 11th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece
2010RaavanHindi
RaavananTamil
2011VarnamTamil
UrumiMalayalamBest Director at the Imagine India International Film Festival, Madrid
Indian RupeeMalayalamNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
2012ThuppakkiTamil
2013RangrezzHindi
Ceylon
2014InamTamil[11]
AnjaanTamil
2017The Great FatherMalayalam
Spyder Telugu
Tamil
Debut in Telugu cinema.[12]
2018Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Tamil[13] [14]
2020DarbarTamil
2022Jack N' JillMalayalam
2023MumbaikarHindi
2024Olavum TheeravumMalayalamPart of the anthology series Manorathangal
Abhayam Thedi VeendumMalayalamPart of the anthology series Manorathangal
Malayalam
TBAMalayalam
English Official selection for International film festival rotterdam 2023

As actor

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011MakaramanjuRaja Ravi VarmaMalayalam
2012ThuppakkiTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Google Google"

Awards

National Film Awards

YearFilmLanguageCategoryNotes
1988Story of TibluEnglishNational Film Award for Best Short Fiction FilmShort film
director
1990PerumthachanMalayalamNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
1991MohiniyattamNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film CinematographyShort film
1995KalapaniNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
1996HaloHindiNational Film Award for Best Children's FilmDirector
1998The TerroristTamilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
1998MalliNational Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
1997IruvarNational Film Award for Best Cinematography
1998Dil Se..Hindi
2004NavarasaTamilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in TamilDirector
2008PrarambhaKannadaNational Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional FilmShort film
2011Indian RupeeMalayalamNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in MalayalamCo-producer

Kerala State Film Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards South

IIFA Awards

Star Screen Awards

Zee Cine Awards

International

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Nominated:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santosh Sivan .
  2. News: Santhosh Sivan's son to essay a part in Anoop Sathyan directorial 'Varane Avashyamund' . The Times of India . en.
  3. Book: Encyclopædia Britannica (India) . Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema . Biography: Sivan, Santhosh . Govind . Gulzar . Saiba . Nihalani . https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Halo+Sivan&pg=PT633 . 2003 . 633 . 81-7991-066-0.
  4. Web site: ഛായാഗ്രാഹകന്‍ ചരിത്രമെഴുതുകയാണ്, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies . 2013-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219052142/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/177106/ . 19 December 2013 . dmy-all .
  5. News: Simbu's next Kettavan just got bigger, ace lensman Santosh Sivan joins the team. 2017-08-03. 2018-02-26. en.
  6. News: 'Lies We Tell' filmed by Santosh Sivan set to release on February 2 next year. The New Indian Express. 2018-02-26.
  7. Web site: Santosh Sivan: First Indian to get ASC membership . . . 23 April 2012 . 4 July 2019.
  8. News: Santosh Sivan filming his next international film in Britain. 2015-10-03. The Indian Express. 2018-02-26. en-US.
  9. News: After fifth Hollywood film, Santosh Sivan takes a break. 2016-06-14. The Indian Express. 2018-02-26. en-US.
  10. News: Greener than the greenest grass: Santosh Sivan and 'Roja'. Menon. Vishal. 2017-08-19. The Hindu. 2018-02-26. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  11. News: Santosh Sivan's controversial film Inam to release on OTT. 2021-05-26. The Times of India. en.
  12. News: Santosh Sivan excited about next film. 2016-03-10. 2018-02-26. en.
  13. News: 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Mani Ratnam's next film has a rich ensemble cast. The Hindu Net Desk. 2018-02-09. The Hindu. 2018-02-26. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  14. News: Mani Ratnam, Santhosh Sivan team up for sixth time. Ians. 2017-07-10. The Hindu. 2018-02-26. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  15. Web site: Padma awardees 2014 . . 25 January 2014 . 26 January 2014.