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Name	Santosh Sivan
First Name	Santosh
Last Name	Sivan
Occupation	Director
Birthday	February 8
Birth Year	1964
Place of Birth	Haripad
Home Town	Kerala
Birth Country	India
Birth Sign	Aquarius
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Sivan
Siblings	Sangeeth Sivan, Sanjeev Sivan
Spouse	Deepa
Children(s)	Not Available

Santosh Sivan Biography

Santosh Sivan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on February 8, 1964 in Haripad, Kerala, India. The movie The Terrorist was named by the late film critic His film The Terrorist was named by the late film critic Roger Ebert as one of the 100 Best Films. as one of the 100 Greatest Films.

As a director, Santosh won his first National Award in 1988 for the film Story of Tiblu (1988). His film Halo was honoured at the 43rd National Film Awards as the Best Children’s Film and Best Sound.

He was awarded the National Award for best Cinematographer for the films Perumthachan (Malayalam/1991), Kalapani (Malayalam / 1996), Mohiniyattam (Malayalam / 1991), Iruvar (Tamil/1998) and Dil Se.. (Hindi/1999).

He was the son of a documentary.

He has produced films for children, and was awarded an award for the Best Children’s Film award for his film in 1996 Halo.

Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema and Hindi 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 join the 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 eleven National Film Awards, and twenty one international awards for his works. He was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema in 2014.

Santosh Sivan Net Worth

Santosh is one of the richest Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Santosh Sivan's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was born into an artistic family who made their film debuts as cinematographers in the film Raakh.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Director
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Santosh’s subsequent films include Asoka, which screened at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals (2001) and Navarasa, which won the National Award for Best Tamil Film (2004) and the Monaco Award for Best Film & Best Supporting Actor awarded at the Lyons Film Festival. The latter also participated in the Pusan and Rotterdam Film Festivals. His debut Malayalam Language film as director, Anandabhadram (2005), went on to win several State Awards, including Best Director & Best Cinematographer. Santosh has worked as the Cinematographer in Gurinder Chadha’s Bride & Prejudice (2004) and Paul Mayeda Berges’ The Mistress of Spices (2005).

His 2007 release, Prarambha won the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film at the 55th National Film Awards. The film dealt with the stigma attached to an HIV + person. It dealt with a little boy who had been ostracised from school only because he is diagnosed with HIV. This film highlighted the plight of the boy and highlighted the ignorance of the society towards this virus. It dealt with the myths surrounding HIV and aimed at educating the masses through an entertaining story weaved around the little boy. This was produced by the Bill and Melinda Gates Aids foundation and was shot entirely in Mysore.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Following the success of The Terrorist, Santosh’s film Malli won the National Award for Best Environmental Film in India (2000), the National Award in India for Best Child Artist (2000) and was honoured at the 18th International Festival of Film for Children in Poznan, Poland, where it won the Poznan Goat for Best Director, Best Child Actress, Best Music and the Best Film-Audience Award at the Indian Film Festival|Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles in Los Angeles.

Who is Santosh Sivan Dating?

According to our records, Santosh Sivan married to Deepa . As of January 13, 2024, Santosh Sivan’s is not dating anyone.

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Santosh directed Before the Rains, which is premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival (2007). In addition, his short film Prarambha, which was created for the Bill and Melinda Gates AIDS Foundation, also premiered at the Mavericks section of the Festival. It won the National Awards 2007 for Best Producer and Best Director in the Educational and Motivational Film category.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Santosh received worldwide accolades for The Terrorist (presented by John Malkovich), which won the Best Director, Best Actress Awards and the Golden Pyramid Award for The Best Film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. It was awarded the National Award (1999) for The Best Tamil Film and was an Official Selection at the Sundance, Seattle and Toronto Film Festivals of that year. The film was also listed in Roger Ebert’s 100 Best Films (1999). the film was Quoted as being “a film scripted by the camera”

Tahaan Won Best feature film award, CIFEJ Award (Centre International du Film pour l’ Enfant et la Jeunesse)and UNICEF Award at 11th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in 2008 held at Greece[11] Than won “The German Star of India award” at “Bollywood and Beyond” festival at Stuttgart Germany in 2009[12] Urumi=

Top Facts about Santosh Sivan

Santosh Sivan is an award-winning Indian cinematographer and filmmaker.
He has worked on over 50 films in multiple languages.
Sivan has won five National Film Awards for Best Cinematography.
He was the first Asian to win the American Society of Cinematographers Award.
Sivan has also directed several critically acclaimed films, including “The Terrorist”.
He is known for his innovative use of lighting and camera techniques.
Sivan has collaborated with renowned directors such as Mani Ratnam and Mira Nair.
His work includes Bollywood blockbusters like “Dil Se” and “Roja”.
Sivan’s international credits include “The Mistress of Spices” and “Before the Rains”.
He is a member of both the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers.

Facts & Trivia

Santosh Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Santosh Sivan celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

In 2008, Santosh Sivan Films was formed, as a Pvt ltd concern, with Producer Mubina Rattonsey and Milind Verekar. The company has not only handled film ventures successfully but has to its credit numerous commercials, documentaries and music videos as well. Feature film credits include Terrorist, Malli, Navarasa, Anandabhadram, A Hollywood film “Before the Rains” for Echo Lake Productions, Prarambha, a short film for The Bill and Melinda Gates AIDS Foundation, Tahaan-A Boy with the Grenade, Urumi-Vasco Da Gama and more recently done Ceylon.Tahaan, won a High Commendation in Children’s Feature Film section at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards and UNICEF Award at 11th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in 2008 held at Greece. It also won “The German Star of India award” at “Bollywood and Beyond” festival at Stuttgart Germany in 2009.

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