- Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan (born in
Trivandrum ,Kerala ) is an Indiancinematographer andfilm director . Sivan is the older brother of film director Sanjiv Sivan and younger brother of directorSangeeth Sivan . Their father, Sivan, is a renowned director and cinematographer ofMalayalam documentary films, and runs the Trivandrum-based Sivan Studio.Career
Sivan grew up in the city of
Thiruvananthapuram inKerala ,India , where he attended Loyola School andMar Ivanios College . He graduated from theFilm and Television Institute of India in 1984. In December 1995 he became a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers.The production of his film Asoka was documented in the book "The Making of Asoka - A Santosh Sivan Picture" by
Mushtaq Shiekh .)elected filmography
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Tahaan (2008)
*"Before the Rains " (2007)
*"Prarambha" (2007)
*"Ananthabhadram" (2005)
*"Navarasa " (2005)
*"Asoka" (2001)
*"The Terrorist " (1999)
*"Malli" (1998)
*"Halo" (1996)Awards
National Film Awards * 1991 -
Perumthachan (Malayalam)Best Cinematography
* 1996 - Kalapani (Malayalam)Best Cinematography
* 1996 - HaloNational Film Award for Best Children's Film cite book |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |chapter=Biography: Sivan, Santosh |first=Govind |last=Gulzar |coauthors=Saiba Nihalani |url=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 |year=2003 |page=p633 |isbn=8179910660]
* 1998 -Iruvar (Tamil)Best Cinematography
* 1999 -Dil Se (Hindi)Best Cinematography Kerala State Film Awards * 1992 - Aham (
Best Cinematography Colour)
* 1995 - Kalapani (Best Cinematography )
* 2005 -Anandabhadram (Best Cinematography )Filmfare Awards
* 2001 - HaloFilmfare Critics Award for Best Movie References
External links
* [http://www.santoshsivan.com Official Site]
* [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]
* [http://www.terrorist-thefilm.com/interview.htm Shana Maria Verghis of The Daily Pioneer (India) Interviews Santosh Sivan]
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