Santosh Thundiyil is an Indian

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. He is best known for films like ''

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (transl. ''Something Happens'') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Karan Johar, in his directorial debut, and produced by his father Yash Johar. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, ...

'' (1998), ''

Devadoothan ''Devadoothan'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language romantic horror film directed by Sibi Malayil, written by Raghunath Paleri, and produced by Siyad Koker through Kokers Films. It stars Mohanlal in the title role with Jaya Prada, Vineeth ...

'' (2000), ''

Krrish ''Krrish'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Hrithik Roshan in a dual role, alongside Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Sharat Saxena and Man ...

'' (2006), '' Pinjar'' (2003), ''

Rowdy Rathore ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film ...

'' (2012) and '' Jai Ho'' (2014).

Early life and education

Santosh grew up in the town of

Changanacherry Changanassery, () formerly Changanacherry, is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 I ...

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. He was a student of Sacred Heart English Medium School and graduated in chemistry from St. Berchmans College,

. Santosh did his postgraduate diploma in cinematography from the prestigious FTII,

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in India in 1994. As a student, he was selected for representing Asia in the second European seminar for Student Directors of Photography conducted in the National Film School, Hungary in Budapest, under Oscar-winning British Cinematographer,

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, and

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Career

Santosh, who has assisted renowned directors of photography like '' Govind Nihlani'', ''

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'' and ''

Binod Pradhan Binod Pradhan is an Indian cinematographer, director and actor. He has worked in several popular and acclaimed films as a cinematographer. Some of his award-winning films include '' 1942 A Love Story'', '' Devdas'', '' Rang De Basanti'', ''Miss ...

'', also has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. He is trained under

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winning

(

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) and

(

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) representing the country in the second European Seminar for Student Directors of Photography. Now as he continues his profession he is also a visiting Professor in National Institutes like Indian Institute of Technology, MUMBAI (IIT MUMBAI) and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII, Pune).

Filmography

Web series

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Award * 2012 -

Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer The Filmfare Best Cinematography Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The category was first awarded in 1954. Superlatives Kamal Bose, Radhu Karmakar, Fali Mistry & Jaywant Pathare ...

-''

'' Nomination Asianet Film Awards * 2008 - Best Cinematographer Award -'' Aakasha Gopuram'' * 2006 - Best Cinematographer Award -''Palunku'' 2005- [ star screen award #best cinematography award for pinjar

References

External links

Official Site
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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Malayalam film cinematographers Film and Television Institute of India alumni People from Changanassery 21st-century Indian photographers 20th-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Kerala {{India-film-bio-stub