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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 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.
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Career
Santosh has assisted directors of photography such as Govind Nihlani, Venu and Binod Pradhan and has a number of commercials and documentary films to his credit. He received further training under cinematographers Billy Williams and Dean Cundey[1][2] 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).
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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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