Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan,I.S.C.
Born	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	Cinematographer, Film director
Title	ISC
Website www.santoshsivan.com

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.

Filmography

Director

• Tahaan (2008)
• Before the Rains (2007)
• Prarambha (2007) (Kannada) - SHORT FILM funded by BILL GATES FOUNDATION.
• Ananthabhadram (2005)
• Asoka (2001)
• The Terrorist (1999)
• Malli (1998)
• Halo (1996)
• Navarasa

Cinematographer

• Nidhiyude Katha (1986)
• Perumthachan (1991)
• Aham (1992)
• Kalapani (1996)
• Yodha (1992)
• Thalapathi (1991)
• Roja (1992)
• Nirnayam (1992)
• Halo (1996)
• Iruvar (1997)
• Darmiyan (1997)
• Dil Se (1998)
• Asoka (2001)
• Bride and Prejudice (2004)
• Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004)
• Anandabhadram (2005)
• Yodha II (2010)
• Raavan (2010)

Awards

National

National Film Awards

• 1991 - Perumthachan (Malayalam) – Best Cinematography
• 1996 - Kalapani (Malayalam) – Best Cinematography
• 1996 - Halo - Best Children's Film¹
• 1998 - Iruvar (Tamil) - Best Cinematography
• 1999 - Dil Se (Hindi) - Best Cinematography

Filmfare Awards

• 1999 - Dil Se - Best Cinematography
• 2001 - Halo - Critics Award for Best Movie
• 2002 - Asoka - Best Cinematography

Kerala State Film Awards

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

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 - Malli - Best Director at Cairo International Film Festival
• 1998 - Malli - Golden Pyramid at Cairo International Film Festival
• 1999 - Malli - Adult's Jury Award for Feature Film and Video (2nd 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 - The Terrorist - Poznan Goat for Best Director at Ale Kino International Young Audience Film Festival
• 2000 - The Terrorist - Panorama Jury Prize for Honorable Mention at Sarajevo Film Festival
• 2000 - 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
• 2008 - Before the Rains - Grand Award for Best Theatrical Feature at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival

Nominated

• 2001 - Malli - Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
• 2001 - The Terrorist - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• Official Site
• Santosh Sivan's blog on PassionForCinema.com
• Santosh Sivan at the Internet Movie Database
• Director with a Focus
• Shana Maria Verghis of The Daily Pioneer (India) Interviews Santosh Sivan

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