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

YearTitleLanguageNotes
2024VrushabhaMalayalam
Kannada
2019SettersHindi
2018PengalilaMalayalam
NeeraliMalayalam[3]
Welcome to New YorkHindi[4]
2016RustomHindi[5]
2014Jai HoHindi[6]
2013Jayantabhai Ki Luv StoryHindi[7]
2012Rowdy RathoreHindi
2011Patiala HouseHindi
2010Tere Bin LadenHindi
Pyaar ImpossibleHindi
2009LuckHindi
2008Aakasha GopuramMalayalam
Tipu Kanan Tipu KiriMalay
2006PalunkuMalayalam
KrrishHindi
2005KaalHindi
Waqt: The Race Against TimeHindi
2004Rok Sako To Rok LoHindi
2003PinjarHindi
2000Tera Jadoo Chal GayaaHindi
DevadoothanMalayalam
1999Hello BrotherHindi
1998Kuch Kuch Hota HaiHindi
PranayavarnangalMalayalam

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. 1 2 3 "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
  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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