Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities – Best Cinematography Zee Cine Awards 2005 – Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities – Best Cinematography International Won: 1998 – The Terrorist – Best Director at Cairo International Film Festival 1998 – The Terrorist – Golden Pyramid at Cairo International Film Festival 1999 – Malli – Adult's Jury Award for Feature Film and Video (second place) at Chicago International Film Festival 1999 – The Terrorist – Grand Jury Prize at Cinemanila International Film Festival 1999 – The Terrorist – Lino Brocka Award for Best Film at Cinemanila International Film Festival 2000 – Malli– Poznan Goat for Best Director at 18th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival 2000 – The Terrorist – Panorama Jury Prize for Honorable Mention at Sarajevo Film Festival 2000 – Malli – Emerging Masters Showcase Award at Seattle International Film Festival Awards 2004 – Malli – Audience Award for Best Feature Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2005 – Navarasa – Monaco International Film Festival (Monaco) Won – Best Supporting Actor – Bobby Darling Won – Angel Independent Spirit Award – Navarasa – Santosh Sivan 2008 – Before the Rains – Grand Award for Best Theatrical Feature at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2008 – Before the Rains – Crystal Kodak award for best cinematography. 2009 – Tahaan won a High Commendation in Children's Feature Film section at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominated: 2001 – The Terrorist – Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film 2001 – The Terrorist – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links Official website Official Facebook Santosh Sivan's blog on PassionForCinema.com Director with a Focus Shana Maria Verghis of The Daily Pioneer (India) Interviews Santosh Sivan Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram alumni Malayalam film directors Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram 1964 births Living people Film and Television Institute of India alumni Tamil film cinematographers Kerala State Film Award winners Malayalam film cinematographers Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Malayalam film producers Best Cinematography National Film Award winners Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Filmfare Awards South winners 20th-century Indian film directors Filmfare Awards winners Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors