Documentary
Santosh’s documentary FARMERS PORTRAIT for the Govt.of India is near completion. He makes films on health and environment issues, like the Polio campaign with Amitabh Bachchan.
Prarambha (AIDS AWARENESS)
This film won him 2 national awards at the 2007 award ceremony for Best Director and Best picture in the issue based and informative film category. The film dealt with the stigma attached to an HIV + person. It dealt with a little boy who had been ostracized from school only because he is diagnosed with HIV. This film highlighted the plight of the boy and highlighted the ignorance of the society towards this virus. It dealt with the myths surrounding HIV and aimed at educating the masses through an entertaining story weaved around the little boy. This was produced by the Bill and Melinda Gates Aids foundation and was shot entirely in Mysore.
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