Santosh Thundiyil

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).

Santosh grew up in the town of Changanacherry in Kerala. 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. 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.

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) 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).

Screen Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Filmfare Award