Santhosh Mada is an Indian filmmaker who works in Tulu cinema. He has received the notional award for his Tulu Film Jeetige in Tulu Category. Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri is his maternal uncle. Early life and career Santhosh was born to Shambhu Nambudiri and Saraswathy. He was born and brought up in Mangalore and had his schooling in Kannada medium. During his childhood, he spent about 10 years at his uncle Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri's home. Santhosh has worked with Jayaraj and Kamal as assistant director. He has also worked with Abhaya Simha, Rosshan Andrrews and Pramod Payyannur. Santhosh is currently making a Malayalam movie with Indrans, Dileesh Pothan and Murali Gopi. Filmography Awards References External links Malayalam film directors Living people Film directors from Kerala 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people)