#santhoshsivan, #cinematographer, #dilse
Born8 February 1964 (age 56)
Trivandrum, Kerala,
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum
Occupation
Cinematographer,film director,actor,film producer
1986Nidhiyude Katha
Oru Maymasa Pulariyil
1988Story of TibluYesNational Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film1988David David Mr. DavidYesMalayalam film (Viji Thampi Directorial debut)1989New YearYesMalayalam filmRaakhYesHindi film1990MidhyaYesMalayalam filmIndrajaalamYesMalayalam filmDr. PasupathyYesMalayalam filmNo.20 Madras MailYesMalayalam film
Second Unit CameramanAppuYesMalayalam film (shot first schedule)1991PerumthachanYesMalayalam film
National Film Award for Best CinematographyThalapathiYesTamil film1992Roja[9]YesTamil film
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best CinematographerAhamYesMalayalam film
Kerala State Film Award for Best CinematographyYodhaYesMalayalam film1993GandharvamYesMalayalam film1994PavithramYesMalayalam film1995NirnayamYesMalayalam film1995BarsaatYesHindi film
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography1995IndiraYesTamil film
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer1996KalapaniYesMalayalam film
National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography1996HaloYesYesYesHindi film
National Film Award for Best Children's Film1997IruvarYesTamil film
National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South1997DarmiyanYesHindi film1998Dil Se..YesHindi film
National Film Award for Best Cinematography
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography1998The TerroristYesYesTamil film
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil1998MalliYesYesTamil film
National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/PreservationYesHindi film
Additional shots1999VanaprasthamYesMalayalam film
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South2000Phir Bhi Dil Hai HindustaniYesHindi filmPukarYesHindi filmFizaYesHindi film2001AsokaYesYesYesHindi Film
Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography2003TehzeebYesHindi film2004Bride and PrejudiceYesMeenaxi: A Tale of Three CitiesYesHindi film
Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography2005AnandabhadramYesYesMalayalam film
Kerala State Film Award for Best CinematographyNavarasaYesYesYesTamil film
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in TamilThe Mistress of SpicesYes2007PrarambhaYesKannada short film
National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film2007Before the RainsYesYesYesBilingual film in English and Malayalam2008TahaanYesYesHindi Film
Best feature film award, CIFEJ Award (Centre International du Film pour l' Enfant et la Jeunesse)
UNICEF Award at 11th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece2010RaavanYesHindi filmRaavananYesTamil film2011VarnamYesTamil filmUrumiYesYesYesMalayalam film
Best Director at the Imagineindia International Film Festival, MadridIndian RupeeYesMalayalam film
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam2012ThuppakkiYesTamil film2013RangrezzYesHindi filmCeylonYesYesYesYes2014InamYesYesYesYesTamil filmAnjaanYesTamil filmSapthamashree ThaskarahaYesMalayalam film2015Double BarrelYesMalayalam film2016Darvinte ParinamamYesMalayalam filmAnuraga Karikkin VellamYesMalayalam film2017The Great FatherYesMalayalam filmSpyder[10]YesTelugu and Tamil Bilingual film
Debut in Telugu cinema.2018Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
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YesTamil film
A Mani Ratnam film.2019Jack and JillYesYesMalayalam film2020DarbarYesTamil film2020KaliyugamYesYesMalayalam film
As actor
