Santosh Thundiyil

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 known for films such as 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. 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
1998PranayavarnangalMalayalam
Kuch Kuch Hota HaiHindi
1999Hello Brother
2000Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
DevadoothanMalayalam
2003PinjarHindi
2004Rok Sako To Rok Lo
2005Waqt: The Race Against Time
Kaal
2006Krrish
PalunkuMalayalam
2008Aakasha Gopuram
Tipu Kanan Tipu KiriMalay
2009LuckHindi
2010Pyaar Impossible
Tere Bin Laden
2011Patiala House
2012Rowdy Rathore
2013Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story[3]
2014Jai Ho[4]
2016Rustom[5]
2018Welcome to New York[6]
NeeraliMalayalam[7]
2019Pengalila
SettersHindi
2024Kartam Bhugtam
2025Hisaab Barabar
The Bhootnii

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

Screen Awards

  • 2005 - Best Cinematographer Award - Pinjar

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
  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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