Santosh Thundiyil

Santosh Thundiyil
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 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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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.

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).

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

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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

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Filmfare Award

2012 - Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer -Rowdy Rathore Nomination

Asianet Film Awards

2008 - Best Cinematographer Award -Aakasha Gopuram
2006 - Best Cinematographer Award -Palunku

2005- [ star screen award #best cinematography award for pinjar

[1]
"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.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188982/fullcredits Archived 5 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine ^{[user-generated source]}
[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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[hindu-1] [1]
"Cinema : Keralite behind the 'Krrish' magic". The Hindu. 21 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[2] [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] [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] [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] [5]
"Finding the balance of good cinema: The Santosh Thundiyil interview". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[6] [6]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188982/fullcredits Archived 5 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine ^{[user-generated source]}

[7] [7]
"Filming in Digital Format Was a Challenge - Santosh Thundiyil". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[8] [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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