Santosh Thundiyil
Born
Changanassery, Kerala, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
OccupationCinematographer
Websitewww.santoshthundiyil.com

Santosh Thundiyil is an Indian cinematographer. He is best known for films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Devadoothan (2000), Krrish (2006), Pinjar (2003), Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Jai Ho (2014).

Early life and education

Santosh grew up in the town of Changanacherry in Kerala.[1] He was a student of Sacred Heart English Medium School and graduated in chemistry from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry. Santosh did his post graduate diploma in cinematography from the prestigious FTII, Pune in India in 1994.[1] 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 billy williams (Gandhi) Dean Cundey.

Career

Santosh, who has assisted renowned directors of photography like Govind Nihlani, Venu and Binod Pradhan, also has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. He is trained under Oscar winning Billy Williams (Gandhi) and Dean Cundey (Jurassic Park)[1][2] 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

Year Title Language Notes
2024 Vrushabha Malayalam
Kannada
2019 Setters Hindi
2018 Pengalila Malayalam
Neerali Malayalam [3]
Welcome to New York Hindi [4]
2016 Rustom Hindi [5]
2014 Jai Ho Hindi [6]
2013 Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story Hindi [7]
2012 Rowdy Rathore Hindi
2011 Patiala House Hindi
2010 Tere Bin Laden Hindi
Pyaar Impossible Hindi
2009 Luck Hindi
2008 Aakasha Gopuram Malayalam
Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri Malay
2006 Palunku Malayalam
Krrish Hindi
2005 Kaal Hindi
Waqt: The Race Against Time Hindi
2004 Rok Sako To Rok Lo Hindi
2003 Pinjar Hindi
2000 Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa Hindi
Devadoothan Malayalam
1999 Hello Brother Hindi
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Hindi
Pranayavarnangal Malayalam

Web series

Year Title Cinematographer Language Notes
2020 The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? Yes Hindi Web series released on ZEE5[8]
2021 Illegal Season 2 Yes Hindi Web series released on Voot

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Award

Asianet Film Awards

2005- [ star screen award #best cinematography award for pinjar

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cinema : Keralite behind the 'Krrish' magic". The Hindu. 21 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Santosh Thundiyil speaks on life and movies". Oneindia Entertainment. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Sound mixing for Mohanlal's 'Neerali' done in Poland". 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Welcome to New York (2018) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in loni - BookMyShow". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Finding the balance of good cinema: The Santosh Thundiyil interview". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188982/fullcredits Archived 5 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine [user-generated source]
  7. ^ "Filming in Digital Format Was a Challenge - Santosh Thundiyil". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ "The Chargesheet – Innocent or Guilty: Ashoke Pandit opens up on producing murder mystery". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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