Actor

Santosh Sivan

Camera

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Movies: 78Series: 1Crew credits: 78

TMDB ID: 37236

IMDb ID: nm0007144

Known for: Camera

Born: March 8, 1964

Age: 61

Place of birth: Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1965 - 2026

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.63

Wikidata: Q2615641

Also known as

संतोष सीवान • സന്തോഷ് ശിവൻ • சந்தோஷ் சிவன் • సంతోష్ శివన్

Other jobs

Director of Photography (45)Director (16)Producer (6)Cinematography (5)Executive Producer (2)First Assistant Camera (1)Screenplay (1)Second Unit Director of Photography (1)

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Biography

Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor in Indian cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and has to date completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) and is the most awarded Director of Photography (DOP) in India. Santosh became the first Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to be honoured with American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received 11 National Film Awards , and 21 international awards,for his work in various films.He was awarded the Padmashree by the president of India in the year 2014.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Santosh Sivan.