Today is also the birthday of Santosh Sivan, a cinematographer, movie director, producer and actor who left a mark in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. With this, Sivan has turned 57 years old. Santosh has also worked in Bollywood with Shahrukh Khan to Aishwarya Rai. The actor was also getting a lot of popularity for movies like Dil Se, Ashoka. Santosh has also completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

Filmmaker who has been honored with many awards: He has worked on 55 feature films and 50 documentaries in his career. Santosh is the first cinematographer from the Asia-Pacific region to join the membership of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). As a cinematographer, Santosh has also won 5 National Awards so far. At the same time, he has also won the National Award for 4 Best Feature Movie Cinematography. That is, he has been honored with a total of 11 National Awards. At the same time, 21 International Awards have been given to him for his work. Not only this, Santosh has also been honored with Padma Shri Award in the year 2014.

Santosh has been closest to the camera since childhood: According to media reports, Santosh had said in an interview that he has been playing with the camera since childhood. His childhood is being passed on seeing the camera. His father was also a photographer. In such a situation, he has seen the camera in his father's hand since childhood. His father also used to give him a camera to hold in his hand in childhood, after which his interest in lens and camera went on increasing.

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