Santhosh Mada

Santhosh Mada is an Indian filmmaker who works in South Indian cinema. He has received the national award for his Film Jeetige in Tulu Category.

Early life and career
Santhosh was born to Shambhu Nambudiri and Saraswathy. He was born and brought up in Mangalore and had his schooling in Kannada medium. During his childhood, he spent about 10 years at his uncle Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri's home.

Santhosh has worked with Jayaraj and Kamal as assistant director. He has also worked with Abhaya Simha, Rosshan Andrrews and Pramod Payyannur. In 2021, his first directorial venture Jeetige won the National Award for the best film in Tulu category. He directed Mogajjana Koli in 2022. Mogajjana Koli is the first film in Arebhashe, a dialect of Kannada spoken by Gowda and other communities.