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Santosh Thundiyil
Indian cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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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. In 1994, he completed postgraduate diploma in cinematography from FTII, Pune.[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, and Dean Cundey.
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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. He is visiting professor at Indian Institute of Technology, MUMBAI (IIT MUMBAI) and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII, Pune).
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Filmography
Web series
Awards and nominations
Screen Awards
- 2005 - Best Cinematographer Award - pinjar
Asianet Film Awards
- 2006 - Best Cinematographer Award -Palunku
- 2008 - Best Cinematographer Award -Aakasha Gopuram
Filmfare Award
- 2012 - Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer -Rowdy Rathore Nomination
References
External links
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