Santosh Sivan

Santhosh sivan is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in English Cinema, Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Hindi cinema. antosh was born into a family of artists. His grandmother used to teach him painting and music in the palace and as a kid he accompanied her to the palace.Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to date completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and is the most awarded Director of Photography in India. Santosh became the first Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to join the American Society of Cinematographers 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, a founder member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and the most awarded Director of Photography in India, 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 recently worked for the movie Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.