"God's Own country??"

Four one minute films for The Kerala Tourism board and this picturesque, tropical south Indian state was rocketed onto National Geographic's "50 most sought after destinations"

"It came out of nowhere. It wasn't planned."

The elephant rolled his trunk up and spattered mud on screen. The tourism department freaked.

A lot of awards have happened over a period of time but Santosh Sivans work is not exactly indicative of the parameters he sets for himself. They are relatively abstract in comparison to those of his contemporaries.

He can swing from rugged Ladakhi landscapes to a Shahrukh Khan in the backwaters of Kerala , suddenly shift focus to a highly emotional dance drama in Vanaprastham with amazing ease.

It is almost natural. Organic.