Santosh Babusenan

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Santosh Babusenan

Biography

Santosh Babusenan is a PhD in Film Studies. Since the early 90s he has been working as a director of photography, writer and producer. He has worked extensively in the music industry for MTV and the STAR network. He is Managing Partner in Fifth Element, a production house in India. His 1997 short film 'Twilight Dream', co-directed with his brother Satish Babusenan (aka The Babusenan Brothers) was selected to the Mumbai International Film Festival and the Split Film Festival, Croatia. Chaayam Poosiya Veedu is the first feature by the Babusenan Brothers. Here is what the brothers, who work on their films together, have to say about what inspires them to make films: "Although film as art has changed drastically over the years, its fundamental concerns have remained rather unchanged. War, poverty, internal and external conflicts, love, disease, death. In our films we try to grapple with some of the existential and ethical issues that we think are central to human life. We like to focus on thoughts, attitudes, ideologies, etc, because we believe the world around us is really a reflection of our inner lives. It is one's ability to understand the murky happenings inside that can make life easier outside." Santosh lives in laid-back Trivandrum in the south of India with his wife Jamuna and daughter Maitreyi (who is also his Associate Director).

Known For

Director

The Looking Glass

as Director

2021
Maya

as Director

2020
Darkness

as Director

2019
2017
Lost

as Director

2016
The Narrow Path

as Director

2015
The Painted House

as Director

Writer

2021
Maya

as Writer

2020
Darkness

as Writer

2019
2017
Lost

as Story

2016
The Narrow Path

as Writer

2015

Crew

The Looking Glass

as Cinematography

2023
2021
Maya

as Cinematography

2020
Darkness

as Cinematography

2019
The Pretty Eyed Girl

as Cinematography

2017
Lost

as Cinematography

2016
The Narrow Path

as Cinematography

2015
The Painted House

as Cinematography

Producer

2021
Maya

as Producer

2020
Darkness

as Producer

2019
2017
Lost

as Producer

2016
The Narrow Path

as Producer

2015
The Painted House

as Producer