The cinematographer with the most National awards (5), Mani Ratnam's favorite cinematographer, acclaimed across the globe! Santosh Sivan is a dream for any budding cinematographer. He has done movies in many languages and has also done a lot of documentaries. His work in Tamil movies like Roja, Iruvar, Dil Se and Raavan has been well appreciated. Santosh has also directed world class movies like ‘Before the rains’ and Tahaan. He is currently directing a tri-lingual starring Prithviraj and Genelia titled 'Urumi'.