Santosh Sethumadhavan

Santosh Sethumadhavan is an Indian filmmaker, scriptwriter and creative director. In 2008, under the popular AVA Productions, his short film "Appuvin Nayagan – Spotty (My Hero)",[1] based on a story by Indira Parthasarathy, received the Rajat Kamal at the 56th National Film Awards 2008 for the Best Film on Family Values and subsequently won at the IDPA awards in Mumbai. The film had well-known actor Charuhasan in the pivotal role. Later in 2012, he also directed Chattakkari (2012 film), which was a remake of the 1974 classic of the same name directed by his father and erstwhile director K.S. Sethumadhavan. His other major works include: a docudrama “The Mask of God”[2] for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) on behalf of Government of India which was screened recently at the 44th Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh under the category of "uncommon genre films";[3] and a recent short film “Where the Trees Sing”[4] in June 2017 under AVA Productions which was based on true incidents narrated in a story written by Vinu Abraham and advocates the importance of preserving forest wealth.[5]

Santosh Sethumadhavan
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilmmaker, scriptwriter
Years active2008 – present
Spouse(s)Navina
Children2
Parent(s)K. S. Sethumadhavan, Valsala Sethumadhavan

Early life

Santosh is the youngest son of renowned film director K.S. Sethumadhavan and Valsala in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His family hails from Palakkad, Kerala. He did his schooling at Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School and later took a degree in Corporate Secretaryship from A.M. Jain College.

Career

Being influenced by his father at a very early age, Santosh always wanted a career in the media. He was also greatly motivated by many other stalwarts under whom he had worked as assistant director such as Bharathan, Priyadarshan and P.C. Sreeram. He also worked as a line producer for a news channel managed by the Dinamalar Group, where he had conceptualised and executed many programs of human interest and general entertainment. He has also directed travelogues for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Tourism. He has directed corporate films for O&M on behalf of Cadbury’s India and Government sectors. He also made many promotional films for market-based wellness products such as Divine Noni,[6] wherein he had also worked with actor Jaya Prada.

Santosh is married to Navina, writer and costume designer for his various works. His has two children, Arya and Neil.

References
  1. "On Location: Timeless Heroine". The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram, India). The Hindu. The Hindu. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Santhosh Sethumadhavan's 'The Mask of God'". Now Running. Now Running. INFOCON LLC. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "44th Khajuraho Dance Festival to start from February 20". Art and Culture (New Delhi). Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. "Into the Wild". The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram). The Hindu. The Hindu. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "The song of the woods". Sunday Chronicle (e–Paper). Deccan Chronicle. DC. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Wellness Noni Limited". Noni Biotech Pvt. Limited. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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