Santosh Sivan

Cinematographer · Actor · Director

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.

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KNOWN FOR

Batwara 1947

2026

Bride & Prejudice

2004

Raakh

1989

Raja Shivaji

2026

No. 20 Madras Mail

1990

New Year

1989

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR3

DIRECTOR19

WRITER11

PRODUCER17

CINEMATOGRAPHER73