Santosh Sivan (born in Trivandrum, India) is an Indian cinematographer and film director. Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ... A Cameraman-Reporter during a MINUSTAH mission in 2007 (Photo: Patrick-André Perron A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

Career

Sivan grew up in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India, where he attended Loyola School and Mar Ivanios College. His father, Sivan, is a renowned director and cinematographer of Malayalam documentary films, and runs the Trivandrum-based Sivan Studio. Thiruvananthapuram   (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം TiruvanÅ­ntapuraṁ), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. ... Kerala ( ; Malayalam: േകരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Founded in 1961, Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram (LST) is a private Jesuit school for boys. ... Mar Ivanios College is a college situated at Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, Trivandrum, Kerala, India External links website Category: ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...

Sivan is the older brother of film director Sanjiv Sivan and younger brother of director Sangeeth Sivan. The brothers are sometimes referred to as the 'South Indian Scott Brothers' after their skills as film-makers.

Sivan graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1984. In December 1995 he became a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC). The quality of this article or section may be compromised by peacock terms. You can help Wikipedia by removing peacock terms. ...

A noted cinematographer, Sivan won eleven National Film Awards from his participation as a cinematographer in over forty films from the 1980s to mid-1990s. His success as a director began with his critically acclaimed The Terrorist in 1999 and he solidified his reputation with the release of Asoka in 2001. The film The Terrorist (Theeviravaathi - original Tamil title) portrays a period in the life of a nineteen-year-old woman, Malli (Ayesha Dharkar), sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. ... Asoka is a 2001 Bollywood film, a historical drama. ...

(The production of Asoka was documented in the book 'The Making of Asoka - A Santosh Sivan Picture' written by Mushtaq Shiekh.) Asoka is a 2001 Bollywood film, a historical drama. ...

Filmography

• Ananthabhadram (2005)
• Navarasa (2005)

Aparichithan Bride and Prejudice This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Navarasa (Nine Emotions) (2005) is a film directed by Santosh Sivan. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ...

• Asoka (2001)

... aka Ashoka the Great (India: English title) (USA) ... aka Samrat Ashoka (India: Tamil title: dubbed version) Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindusthani Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( with Santhosh Thundiyil ) Asoka is a 2001 Bollywood film, a historical drama. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey // August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced. ...

• The_Terrorist (1999)

... aka Theeviravaathi The film The Terrorist (Theeviravaathi - original Tamil title) portrays a period in the life of a nineteen-year-old woman, Malli (Ayesha Dharkar), sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. ... // April 17 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ...

• Malli (1998)
• Halo (1997)
• Shivapuram(2006)

Vanaprastham ( with Ronado Bertho ) ( Malayalam ) Iruvar ( Tamil ) Kalapani ( Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi ) Yodha ( Malayalam ) Perunthachan ( Malayalam ) Roja ( Tamil ) Aham (with Venu) ( Malayalam ) Dalapathi ( Malayalam ) Vyooham ( Malayalam ) Indrajalam ( Malayalam ) Malli (1998) is a Tamil feature film directed by Santosh Sivan. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... JASON Halo may refer to: Halo (optical phenomenon), a ring of light that surrounds an object. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing...

See also

• The_Terrorist (film),midhya(malayalam)

The film The Terrorist (Theeviravaathi - original Tamil title) portrays a period in the life of a nineteen-year-old woman, Malli (Ayesha Dharkar), sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. ...

External links

• Santosh Sivan at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site
• Shana Maria Verghis of The Daily Pioneer (India) Interviews Santosh Sivan