Santosh Thundiyil

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Santosh Thundiyil
Born
Changanassery, Kerala, India
Alma mater Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation Cinematographer
Website www.santoshthundiyil.com

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

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Early life and education

Santosh grew up in the town of Changanacherry in Kerala. He completed his schooling at Sacred Heart English Medium School and graduated with a degree in chemistry from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry. In 1994, he earned a postgraduate diploma in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. [1] As a student, he was selected to represent Asia at the second European Seminar for Student Directors of Photography, held at the National Film School in Budapest, Hungary.

Career

Santosh assisted cinematographers Govind Nihlani, Venu and Binod Pradhan. He has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. He received further training under renowned cinematographers Billy Williams and Dean Cundey during the European Seminar for Student Directors of Photography. He is a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (IIT Mumbai) and his alma mater, the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII, Pune). [1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageNotes
1998 Pranayavarnangal Malayalam
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Hindi
1999 Hello Brother
2000 Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
Devadoothan Malayalam
2003 Pinjar Hindi
2004 Rok Sako To Rok Lo
2005 Waqt: The Race Against Time
Kaal
2006 Krrish
Palunku Malayalam
2008 Aakasha Gopuram
Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri Malay
2009 Luck Hindi
2010 Pyaar Impossible
Tere Bin Laden
2011 Patiala House
2012 Rowdy Rathore
2013 Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story [3]
2014 Jai Ho [4]
2016 Rustom [5]
2018 Welcome to New York [6]
Neerali Malayalam [7]
2019 Pengalila
Setters Hindi
2024 Kartam Bhugtam
2025 Hisaab Barabar
The Bhootnii

Web series

YearTitleCinematographerLanguageNotes
2020 The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? Green check.svg YesHindiWeb series released on ZEE5 [8]
2021 Illegal Season 2Green check.svg YesHindiWeb series released on Voot

Awards and nominations

Screen Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Filmfare Award

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Filming in Digital Format Was a Challenge - Santosh Thundiyil". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188982/fullcredits Archived 5 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine [ user-generated source ]
  5. ↑ "Finding the balance of good cinema: The Santosh Thundiyil interview". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Sound mixing for Mohanlal's 'Neerali' done in Poland". 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 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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