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{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Santhosh Mada
| image = File:Santhosh Mada.jpg
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| birth_date =
| birth_place = Kaithapram, [[Kannur]]
| other_names =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director}}
| yearsactive =
| alma mater =
| spouse = Meera <ref name="MO01"/>
| children =
| father = Shambhu Namboothiri<ref name="MB02"/>
| mother = Saraswathy<ref name="MB02"/>
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]] {{small|(uncle)}}| [[Kaithapram Viswanathan Namboothiri]] {{small|(uncle)}}|[[Deepankuran Kaithapram]] {{small|(cousin)}}}}
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| awards = {{ubl|[[National Film Awards]] (1)}}
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'''Santhosh Mada''' is an Indian filmmaker who works in [[Tulu cinema|South Indian cinema]]. He has received the national award for his Film [[Jeetige]] in [[Tulu language|Tulu]] Category.<ref name="TH01">{{cite news |title='Jeetige' wins National Film Award in Tulu category |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/jeetige-wins-national-film-award-in-tulu-category/article65671497.ece |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Santhosh was born to Shambhu Nambudiri and Saraswathy.<ref name="MB02">{{cite news |title=തുളുഭാഷയിലെ മികച്ച ചലച്ചിത്രം; കൈതപ്രം കുടുംബത്തിലേക്ക് വീണ്ടും ഒരു ദേശീയ ചലച്ചിത്രപുരസ്കാരം |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/68th-national-film-awards-kaithapram-santhosh-jeetige-tulu-movie-1.7720746 |access-date=21 February 2023 |newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=23 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="S01">{{cite news |title=ദേശീയ അവാർഡിൽ തിളങ്ങിയ മറ്റൊരു മലയാളി കൂടി; തുളുവിലെ മികച്ച സിനിമയ്ക്ക് കിട്ടിയ പുരസ്കാരവും മലയാളിയുടെ കൈകളിലേയ്ക്ക്; വീണ്ടും ദേശീയ പുരസ്കാരം കൈതപ്രം കുടുംബത്തിലേക്ക്! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/kaithapram-santhosh-won-jeetige-tulu-movie-in-68th-national-film-awards/articleshow/93077599.cms |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=Samayam |date=23 July 2022}}</ref> He was born and brought up in [[Mangalore]]<ref name="N1801"/> and had his schooling in [[Kannada]] medium.<ref name="MM01"/> During his childhood, he spent about 10 years at his uncle Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri's home.<ref name="MO01"/>

Santhosh has worked with [[Jayaraj]] and [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]] as assistant director.<ref name="MM01">{{cite news |last1=S. Krishna |first1=Arda |title=മികച്ച തുളു ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ സംവിധായകനും മലയാളി; അഭിമാന നേട്ടത്തിൽ മലയാളം |url=https://www.manoramanews.com/news/spotlight/2022/07/22/sandosh-mada-tulu-director-won-best-tulu-film-national-award.html |access-date=21 February 2023 |newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=22 July 2022}}</ref> He has also worked with [[Abhaya Simha]],<ref name="N1801">{{cite news |title=Jeetige Bags National Film Award For Best Tulu Film, Know Who Santhosh Mada Is |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/jeetige-bags-national-film-award-for-best-tulu-film-know-who-santhosh-mada-is-5623321.html |access-date=20 February 2023 |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=25 July 2022}}</ref> [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and [[Pramod Payyannur]].<ref name="MO01">{{cite news |title=തുളു ഭാഷയിലൂടെ മലയാളത്തിന് ദേശീയ പുരസ്‌കാരം: സന്തോഷം പങ്കുവെച്ച് സന്തോഷ് മാട |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptQdHKKTkGg |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=[[MediaOne TV]]}}</ref> In 2021, his first directorial venture ''[[Jeetige]]'' won the National Award for the best film in Tulu category.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-22 |title='Jeetige' wins National Film Award in Tulu category |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/jeetige-wins-national-film-award-in-tulu-category/article65671497.ece |access-date=2023-08-20 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He directed ''Mogajjana Koli'' in 2022.<ref name="Mar 10">{{Cite web |title=Sandalwood Shots: Say it in Arebhashe |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/sandalwood-shots-say-it-in-arebhashe/articleshow/98526686.cms |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en|date=10 March 2023|first=Y Maheswara|last=Reddy}}</ref> Mogajjana Koli is the first film in [[Arebhashe dialect|Arebhashe]], a dialect of [[Kannada]] spoken by [[Gowda (surname)|Gowda]] and other communities.<ref name="Mar 10" />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Jeetige]]''
| [[Tulu language|Tulu]]
|-
|2022
|''Mogajjana Koli''
|[[Arebhashe dialect|Arebhashe]]
|-
|2025
|''Pidayi''
|Tulu
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%"
! scope="col" style="width:8%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:35%" | Award
! scope="col" style="width:35%" | Venue
! scope="col" style="width:22%" | Film
|-
| 2020 ||Best film in [[Tulu language|Tulu]] Category ||[[National Film Awards]] || ''[[Jeetige]]''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|13883741}}
* {{cite web |title=പ്രശസ്‌ത സംവിധായകൻ സന്തോഷ് മാടയുമായുള്ള അഭിമുഖം |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6QfOn2nE_Y |website=Whiteswan TV | date=18 February 2023 |access-date=20 February 2023}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kannur district]]
[[Category:People from Kannur district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
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