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The hand of Santosh Sivan
 Seventy years after
the Grauman's Chinese Theatre was commenced, the unique Hollywood experience is here in
Chennai for the first time. Thanks to Cinema Paradiso, the most exciting DVD shop in town, an attempt has been made to bring the walk of fame
here with an added flavour of our own celebrities.
Cinema Paradiso has already had legends
like Kamal Hassan , Maniratnam and A R Rehman walking through their Hall Of Fame. It
was time to salute one of the greatest cinematographers, Santosh Sivan, who has carved a
niche for himself not only in India but in the international market as well.
 On March 18, it was
the turn of Santosh Sivan to leave the impressions of his hands and feet in the Hall of
Fame package of Cinema Paradiso.
 Having worked in
various regional languages in India, Santosh Sivan is no new name for the average
filmgoer. A sample of his cinematographic brilliance was seen in movies like 'Roja',
'lruvar' and 'Dil Se' to just name a few. His movies 'Malli' and 'Terrorist' earned him
international acclaim as a director as well. It comes as no surprise that Santosh Sivan
has so far achieved the highest number of national awards in various categories besides
earning numerous awards at the international level as well.
Between producing his next Malayalam film
and completing the shoot for M F Hussain's 'Menaxi' and Gurimender Chadda's 'Bride and
Prejudice', Santosh Sivan took time off to inaugurate a new section of regional movies in
Cinema Paradiso.
Cinema Paradiso now becomes the only
store in India to stock the original flicks of both Tamil and Telugu movies. Yet another
feather in its cap.
Cinema Paradiso has expanded and
commenced another branch in Hyderabad. You can visit them at www.cinemaparadisoshop.com
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