Santosh Sivan

...Sivan, he expressed his wishes of directing to Santosh Sivan on the sets of Asoka. Realizing his dream, Santosh agreed to accept him as his apprentice. During this period of time, Vishnu observed everything that went on behind and around...

In this article: Mani Ratnam, Kurumbu, Arya, Pattiyal, Asoka, Arinthum Ariyamalum, and Chennai

...after it happened! Yes, the winner of the top award The German Star Of India at Stuttgart Film Festival was Santosh Sivan's film Tahaan about the adventures of a little boy and his pet donkey in militant Kashmir. Kunal Kohli, who was...

In this article: Tahaan, Kunal Kohli, Mani Ratnam, Stuttgart, Germany, and A Wednesday

...Conference in Tokyo, Japan in 1992. In early 1997, Madhavan did a sandalwood talc advertisement for Santosh Sivan, who later recommended him to Mani Ratnam for a screen test for a role in Iruvar. Later in the same year, Mani Ratnam...

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...I lacked fluency in Tamil. I learnt the language from Mani. In 1997, I did a sandalwood commercial for Santosh Sivan, who later recommended me to Mani for a screen test for "Iruvar". However, I was left out of the project because I looked...

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Since shooting began last year, minor problems have dogged the venture, including Ratnam being laid down with a mild heart problem, and cinematographer Manikandan handing over the work to another celebrated cameraman Santosh Sivan.

In this article: Mani Ratnam, V. Manikandan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Karthik, Punjab, West Bengal, and Mumbai

...dealt with the terrorism taking place in the North-East region of India. It's been heard that Santhosh's next film as a director is also going to be about terrorism. It will deal with the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. If everything goes right,...

In this article: Santhosh Sivan, Mani Ratnam, Dil Se, India, Punjab, and West Bengal