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Santosh Sivan is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, First Assistant Camera and Cinematography Indian born on 8 march 1964 at Thiruvananthapuram (Inde)
In this Indian name, Sivan is a patronymic, and not a family name, and the person should be addressed by the given name, Santosh
Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC (born 8 February 1964) 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. Sivan 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 for his work in various films.He was awarded the Padmashree by the president of India in the year 2014.
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Santosh Sivan
Nationality Inde
Birth 8 march 1964 (60 years) at Thiruvananthapuram (Inde)
Creator of August Cinema
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards South
Birth 8 march 1964 (60 years) at Thiruvananthapuram (Inde)
Creator of August Cinema
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards South
Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC (born 8 February 1964) 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. Sivan 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 for his work in various films.He was awarded the Padmashree by the president of India in the year 2014.
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Celluloid Man (2012)
, 2h30Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Krzysztof Zanussi, Lester James Peries, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Gulzar, Naseeruddin Shah
Rating75%
P. K. Nair’s fascination with cinema began as a child and he watched his first few films lying on the white sand floor of a cinema in Trivandrum. He was a collector even then - collecting ticket stubs, lobby cards, even weighing machine tickets sporting pictures of the stars of the day. He grew up to be a great collector of films.
Thuppakki (2012)
, 2h52Directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about terrorism, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Vijay, Kajal Agarwal, Sathyan, Vidyut Jamwal, Jayaram, Zakir Hussain
Roles Cameo
Rating80%
Jagadish (Vijay), a captain in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai from Kashmir. On his arrival, his parents and younger sisters force him to see Nisha (Kajal Aggarwal), who they choose for him to be married to. At the bride-viewing ceremony, Jagadish makes up excuses to avoid marrying her, which includes commenting about her being old-fashioned. On the contrary, Nisha is a college-level boxer, who is completely modern in her outlook. Jagadish realises this and proposes to her, which she reciprocates.
Makaramanju (2011)
Directed by Lenin Rajendran
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Actors Santosh Sivan, Karthika Nair, Nithya Menen, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mallika Kapoor, Lakshmi Sharma
Roles Ravi Varma
Rating57%
The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.
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Inam (2014)
, 2h5Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Saritha, Arvind Swamy, Karunas Sethu, Sugandha Garg
Rating67%
Urumi (2011)
, 2h40Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Arya, Genelia D'Souza, Nithya Menen, Vidya Balan
Rating70%
From the executives of Nirvana Group, Krishna Das (Prithviraj Sukumaran) learns that his ancestral property in Kerala, leased out to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) by his late-grandfather, is rich in minerals and is free to be sold as the lease period has expired. The multinational mining company [Nirvana Group] offers him a large sum of money as advance. The NGO currently runs a tribal school in the land property, which is situated inside the Kannadi Forest Range. When Krishna Das and his friend Thanseer (Prabhu Deva) reach the plot, they are kidnapped by the local tribal men to a cave deep in the forest. Krishna Das meets their chief Thangachan (Arya) in the cave. Thangachan explains to him that he is the descendant of certain Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar.
Keshu (2010)
, 1h27Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities, Children's films
Actors Priyanka Nair
Rating56%
Keshu (Navneet Krishnan) is a deaf and dumb boy who lost his mother when he was born. He was raised by his maternal uncle (Kaladharan) and wife (Lakshmi Krishnamoorty). Being mischievous, there were many complaints against Keshu by the villagers. His uncle kept punishing him, but to no avail. The only person who Keshu could find solace was his distant relative and the maid of the house, Devu (Amala). Then, Shalini (Priyanka Nair), a drawing teacher transferred to that village started living with the family. Keshu did not spare her from his mischief, but she did not complain to anyone, and instead started liking Keshu. He reciprocated the affection shown to him and there was a gradual change in his behaviour. She encouraged him to take up drawing and even convinced his uncle to enroll him in a special school for the deaf and the dumb. Keshu wins an international award for his painting, The elephant and the Mahout, and become the darling of the whole village. The end of the happy chapter came as a letter to Shalini informing that her marriage is fixed . Her return was a torment to Keshu, his family as well as Shalini. Keshu remained sad and desperate for her return for days, but eventually realised that she will not come back. He asked his uncle to take him back to his school, and his uncle took him back to his world of colours and drawings.
Tahaan (2008)
Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama
Actors Anupam Kher, Sarika, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna, Victor Banerjee, Rasika Dugal
Rating70%
After salvaging money using various means, Tahaan reaches the moneylender to reclaim Birbal. He is told that old Subhan Darr (Anupam Kher) bought the donkey and went across the mountains in which Tahaan's father went missing. Gathering courage, Tahaan goes in search of the old man. He finds him and he follows Subhan and his assistant Zafar (Rahul Bose) and their mule train, leading Birbal despite their protests. Although Subhan promises to return Birbal to Tahaan if he can win a race against the incompetent Zafar, when he wins Subhan refuses to give him Birbal. Instead, Subhan gives the donkey to his eight-year-old nephew. Zafar tries to give Tahaan his sunglasses as a replacement for the donkey, but Tahaan will not accept the gift.
Before the Rains (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Santosh Sivan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle, Lal, Paul Michael
Rating64%
Before the Rains is set in 1930s Malabar District of the Madras Presidency of British India, against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement. An idealistic young Indian man, T.K. (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to tradition when people in his village learn of an affair between his British boss and close friend Henry Moores (Linus Roache) and a married village woman Sajani (Nandita Das).
Prarambha (2007)
, 13minutesDirected by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Prabhu Deva, B. Saroja Devi, Jayanthi, Anu Prabhakar, Ramya, Sadhu Kokila
Rating77%
The story of the film begins when Puttaswamy (Prabhu Deva), a truck driver, arrives at his place in Mysore. Puttaswamy discovers a little boy Kittu (Skandha) in the back of his truck. Kittu is on a journey to find his mother (Anu Prabhakar), who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive.
Anandabhadram (2005)
, 2h10Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kavya Madhavan, Manoj K. Jayan, Riya Sen, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon
Rating72%
In the ancient village of Shivapuram, little Ananthan hears a tale from his mother, Gayathri (Revathi). She tells him that his family comes from a line of powerful magicians, and they are responsible for protecting nagamanikyam, a jewel on a serpent's head. The jewel, she narrates, lies in a secret place in the house guarded by snakes, including a tiny snake called Kunjootan.
Navarasa (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama
Actors Kushboo Sundar, Bobby Darling, Vishnuvardhan
Rating70%
The film revolves around the story of a young girl Shweta (P. Shwetha) taking her first steps towards adulthood. Ready for the adventure, the thirteen-year-old is upbeat, however soon discovers that every night, her uncle Gautam (Kushboo) transforms himself into a woman to lead a completely different life. When Shweta confronts Gautam on the matter, Gautam tells her he wishes to run away and marry Aravan at a local festival, the Koovagam Festival. The festival is held annually where people of the third gender regularly meet to re-enact the story of Aravan, a character from the epic Mahabharata. Shweta decides to find her uncle and bring him back home, and along the way, she makes new friends of the third gender, and discovers a whole new culture.
Aśoka (2001)
, 2h51Directed by Santosh Sivan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Musical films, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Milind Soman, Rahul Dev, Hrishitaa Bhatt
Rating64%
The film chronicles the early part of the life of Emperor Asoka. It begins with his career as a General in Takshashila (modern-day Punjab) and ends with the bloody conquest of the Kalinga country (modern day Odisha State)
Malli (1999)
, 1h30Directed by Santosh Sivan
Actors Janagaraj
Rating74%
The film revolves around the story of Malli (P. Shwetha), a poor girl who spends most of her time helping her family by collecting firewood, and playing games in a nearby forest with her deaf and dumb best friend. Amongst her many dreams, her one main wish is to get herself a colourful dress to wear to a lively festival. However, during her quest she meets an old, local storyteller, who shares with her a story of a magical blue stone that can cure her best friend's muteness. With new horizons to pursue, she sets off to find this mysterious blue wishing stone.
The Terrorist (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Santosh Sivan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Ayesha Dharker, Vishnuvardhan, Anuradha, Kreshna, Vishnuvardhan
Rating69%
The Terrorist focuses on a 19 year old woman named Malli, who joined a terrorist organization at a very young age after her brother was killed in the cause. She eventually volunteers herself to become a suicide bomber in an assassination mission. As the plot moves forward, she discovers the importance of human life, after realizing she is pregnant. This causes Malli to question her determination to complete the mission.
Halo (1996)
, 1h32Directed by Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Benaf Dadachanji, Viju Khote, Rajkumar Santoshi, Mukesh Rishi, Tinnu Anand
Rating82%
Halo revolves around a seven-year-old girl, Sasha (Benaf Dadachandji), who is in quest of her lost puppy. Having lost her mother in childhood, she yearns for mother’s love and always feels lonely even though, there is a doting father in Rajkumar Santoshi. During vacation, when all other kids are busy playing, she sits silently and doesn’t even eat properly. So, the gluttonous servant fabricates a story that a miracle will happen in form of a Halo. There comes a street dog and Sasha believes it to be the miracle, the God sent Halo. She adopts it and names it Halo. Now her life revolves around it. She sleeps, she drinks, she eats with it. Her father doesn’t object. One day Halo is lost. Sasha is terribly upset. The quest of her lost puppy takes her through the terrifying streets of Mumbai to the neurotic editor of a newspaper, for smuggling, a police commissioner (Mukesh Rishi) and a colorful gang of street urchins.