Santosh Sivan

{{Infobox person

| name = Santosh Sivan

| image = Santhosh Shivan.jpg

| caption = Santosh in 2011

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|02|8}}

| birth_place = Haripad, Kerala, India{{cite web | url=https://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/sivan.htm | title=Santosh Sivan }}

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = {{ubl|Film and Television Institute of India, Pune|Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum|Loyola School, Trivandrum}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Cinematographer|film director|actor|film producer}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Deepa|1993}}

| children = Sarvajith{{cite news |title=Santhosh Sivan's son to essay a part in Anoop Sathyan directorial 'Varane Avashyamund' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/santhosh-sivans-son-to-essay-a-part-in-anoop-sathyan-directorial-varane-avashyamund/articleshow/73170329.cms?from=mdr |work=The Times of India |language=en}}

| relatives =

{{ubl|Sivan (father) |Sangeeth Sivan (brother)|Sanjeev Sivan (brother)}}

}}

Santosh Sivan ISC (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema.{{cite book |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (India) |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |chapter=Biography: Sivan, Santhosh |first1=Govind |last1=Gulzar |first2=Saiba |last2=Nihalani |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Halo+Sivan&pg=PT633 |year=2003 |pages=633 |isbn=81-7991-066-0}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/177106/ |title=ഛായാഗ്രാഹകന്‍ ചരിത്രമെഴുതുകയാണ്, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219052142/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/177106/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/simbu-s-next-kettavan-just-got-bigger-ace-lensman-santosh-sivan-joins-team/story-4ZwBTcndSfsw12e0J9kHqJ.html|title=Simbu's next Kettavan just got bigger, ace lensman Santosh Sivan joins the team|date=2017-08-03|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/oct/14/lies-we-tell-filmed-by-santosh-sivan-set-to-release-on-february-2-next-year-1674098.html|title='Lies We Tell' filmed by Santosh Sivan set to release on February 2 next year|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-26}}

Santosh became the first cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers.{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/santosh-sivan-first-indian-asc-membership-131211439.html |title=Santosh Sivan: First Indian to get ASC membership |author= |website=Yahoo |date=23 April 2012 |access-date=4 July 2019}} 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 in 2014 for his contributions to Indian cinema.

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.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/santosh-sivan-filming-his-next-hollywood-film-in-britain/|title=Santosh Sivan filming his next international film in Britain|date=2015-10-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US}}

=Documentary=

His 2007 release Prarambha won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 55th National Film Awards.{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/after-fifth-hollywood-film-santosh-sivan-takes-a-break-2852043/|title=After fifth Hollywood film, Santosh Sivan takes a break|date=2016-06-14|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Film

! Director

! Producer

! Cinematographer

! Writer

! Language

! class="unsortable" |Notes

rowspan="2" |1986

|Nidhiyude Katha

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Oru Maymasa Pulariyil

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

1988

|Story of Tiblu

|{{yes}}

|Idu Mishmi

|National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film

1988

|David David Mr. David

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

rowspan="2" |1989

|New Year

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Raakh

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

rowspan="7" |1990

|Varthamanakaalam

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Midhya

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Indrajaalam

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Sunday 7 PM

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Dr. Pasupathy

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

No.20 Madras Mail

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Second Unit Cameraman

Appu

|{{yes}}

| Malayalam

|Shot first schedule

rowspan="2"|1991

|Perumthachan

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|National Film Award for Best Cinematography

Thalapathi

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

rowspan="3" |1992

|Roja{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/greener-than-the-greenest-grass/article19523450.ece|title=Greener than the greenest grass: Santosh Sivan and 'Roja'|last=Menon|first=Vishal|date=2017-08-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer

Aham

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography

Yodha

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

rowspan="2" |1993

|Gardish

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

Gandharvam

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

1994

|Pavithram

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

rowspan="3" |1995

|Nirnayam

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Barsaat

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

|Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography

Indira

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer

rowspan="2" |1996

|Kalapani

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography

Halo

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

|National Film Award for Best Children's Film

rowspan="2" |1997

|Iruvar

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – Tamil

Darmiyan

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

rowspan="3" |1998

|Dil Se..

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

|National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography

The Terrorist

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

Malli

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation

1999

|Vanaprastham

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography – Malayalam

rowspan="3" |2000

|Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

Pukar

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

Fiza

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

2001

|Asoka

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

|Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography

2003

|Tehzeeb

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

rowspan="3" |2004

|Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

|Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography

Aparichithan

|{{yes}}

| Malayalam

Bride and Prejudice

|{{yes}}

| English

rowspan="3" |2005

|Anandabhadram

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography

Navarasa

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

The Mistress of Spices

|{{yes}}

| English

rowspan="2" |2007

| Prarambha

|{{yes}}

|Kannada

|short film
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film

Before the Rains

|{{yes}}

|English
Malayalam

2008

|Tahaan

|{{yes}}

| Hindi

|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

rowspan="2" |2010

|Raavan

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

Raavanan

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

rowspan="3" |2011

|Varnam

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

Urumi

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Best Director at the Imagine India International Film Festival, Madrid

Indian Rupee

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam

2012

|Thuppakki

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

rowspan="2" |2013

|Rangrezz

|{{yes}}

|Hindi

Ceylon

|{{yes}}

|English

rowspan="2" |2014

|Inam

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|{{Cite news|title=Santosh Sivan's controversial film Inam to release on OTT|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santosh-sivans-controversial-film-inam-to-release-on-ott/articleshow/82626131.cms|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}

Anjaan

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

rowspan="2" |2017

|The Great Father

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

Spyder

|{{yes}}

|Telugu
Tamil

|Debut in Telugu cinema.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/100316/santosh-sivan-excited-about-next-film.html|title=Santosh Sivan excited about next film|date=2016-03-10|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en}}

2018

|Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

|{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chekka-chivantha-vaanam-mani-ratnams-next-film-has-a-rich-ensemble-cast/article22706486.ece|title='Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Mani Ratnam's next film has a rich ensemble cast|author=The Hindu Net Desk|date=2018-02-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/mani-ratnam-santhosh-sivan-team-up-for-sixth-time/article19249537.ece|title=Mani Ratnam, Santhosh Sivan team up for sixth time|last=Ians|date=2017-07-10|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}

2020

|Darbar

|{{yes}}

|Tamil

2022

|Jack N' Jill

|{{Yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

2023

|Mumbaikar

|{{Yes}}

|Hindi

rowspan="3" |2024

|Olavum Theeravum

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Part of the anthology series Manorathangal

Abhayam Thedi Veendum

|{{yes}}

|Malayalam

|Part of the anthology series Manorathangal

Barroz

|{{Yes}}

|Malayalam

rowspan="2" |TBA

|{{Pending film| Lahore 1947}}

|{{Yes}}

|Hindi

|{{Yes}}

|English

|Official selection for International film festival rotterdam 2023

=As actor=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Film

! Role

! Language

! Notes

2011

|Makaramanju

|Raja Ravi Varma

|Malayalam

2012

|Thuppakki

|Tamil

|Special appearance in the song "Google Google"

Awards

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Award

!Award Category

!Notes

!Ref.

2014

|Civilian honours

|Padma Shri

|Art - Film

|{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Full-list-of-Padma-awardees/photo/29366683.cms | title=Padma awardees 2014 | work=The Times of India | date=25 January 2014 | access-date=26 January 2014}}

=[[National Film Awards]]=

style="width:10%;"\| Year ! style="width:20%;"\| Film ! style="width:20%;"\| Language ! style="width:30%;"\| Category ! style="width:20%;"\| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
style="text-align:left;"	1988	Story of Tiblu	English	National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film	Short film director
style="text-align:left;"	1990	Perumthachan \| rowspan="3"\| Malayalam	National Film Award for Best Cinematography
style="text-align:left;"	1991	Mohiniyattam	National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography	Short film
style="text-align:left;"	1995	Kalapani	National Film Award for Best Cinematography
style="text-align:left;"	1996	Halo	Hindi	National Film Award for Best Children's Film \| rowspan="3"\| Director
style="text-align:left;"	1998	The Terrorist \| rowspan="3"\| Tamil	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
style="text-align:left;	1998	Malli	National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation
style="text-align:left;"	1997	Iruvar \| rowspan="2"\| National Film Award for Best Cinematography
style="text-align:left;"	1998	Dil Se..	Hindi
style="text-align:left;"	2004	Navarasa	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil	Director
style="text-align:left;"	2008	Prarambha	Kannada	National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film	Short film
style="text-align:left;"	2011	Indian Rupee	Malayalam	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam	Co-producer

==[[Kerala State Film Award]]s==

1992 – Aham – Best Cinematography (Colour)
1996 – Kalapani – Best Cinematography
2005 – Anandabhadram – Best Cinematography

==[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]==

1992 – Roja – Best Cinematography
1996 – Indira – Best Cinematography
2010 – Raavanan – Best Cinematography

==[[Filmfare Awards]]==

1995 – Barsaat – Best Cinematography
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 – Best Cinematography

=International=

Won:

1998 – The Terrorist – 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 Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
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

[http://www.santoshsivan.com Official website]
[http://www.facebook.com/santoshsivanofficialpage Official Facebook]
[http://passionforcinema.com/author/sivan Santosh Sivan's blog on PassionForCinema.com]
{{IMDb name|id=0007144|name=Santosh Sivan}}
[http://www.india-today.com/itoday/28121998/profile.html Director with a Focus]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051108060256/http://www.terrorist-thefilm.com/interview.htm Shana Maria Verghis of The Daily Pioneer (India) Interviews Santosh Sivan]

{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Cinematography}}{{Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South}}{{Authority control}}

Category:Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram alumni

Category:Malayalam film directors

Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram

Category:1964 births

Category:Living people

Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni

Category:Tamil cinematographers

Category:Kerala State Film Award winners

Category:Malayalam film cinematographers

Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners

Category:Malayalam film producers