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Bio

DOP | Cinematographer in @Director Mysskin film Pisaasu 2
Growing up in a small Sri Lankan village, Siva Santhakumar was surrounded by images of beautiful landscapes that brought him to life.

He discovered further elements which paved his career; War, hate, passion and love were to arise within the visions he saw. He became very curious about the images he saw.

Not only did he see powerful art through every story around him, but he started to use flicker images as a powerful tool to tell stories and change people’s points of view.

Perhaps it was his father who taught him the beauty of photography, and the passion for it. His drive within which pushed him to nomadic points of madness, the patience needed to understand the HOW and WHAT to catch significant moments.

There was something more that he needed to help connect his passions together, with his natural skill to observe not only people’s reactions.

It was Cinematography.

Siva always knew his dream would come true if he cultivated his courage and worked hard, but the Civil War back in Sri Lanka made this virtually impossible. He managed to escape from his motherland to London to pursue his career in Cinematography. Since 2012 he gained the experience on..