Santosh
“Nothing is more dangerous than following orders.”
Synopsis
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Official US Trailer [Subtitled]Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2024-10-23
Top Cast
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Shahana Goswami
Constable Santosh Saini
Sunita Rajwar
Inspector Sharma
Naval Shukla
Inspector Thakur
Sanjay Bishnoi
Beniwal
Shashi Beniwal
Constable Kohli
Prashant Kumar
Inspector Mundi
Pratibha Awasthi
Priya
Manjul Azad
Head Constable Yadav
Anamika Gupta
Constable Bimla
Kuldeep Saini
Constable Aravind
Vipin Agarwal
Constable Pandey
Soumya Singh
Mess Constable
Deepak Sonkar
Nehrat Constable #1
Anjani Srivastava
Nehrat Constable #2
Sujeet Singh Yadav
Nehrat Constable #3
Arpit Kumar Mishra
Nehrat Constable #4
Gotendra Yadav
Additional Constable #1
Abhay Bachpaye
Additional Constable #2
Release History & Theatrical Window
Melbourne International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
December 27, 2024
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2.5M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.44x
-$1.4M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sandhya Suri
- Screenplay & Story
- Sandhya Suri
- Original Score
- Luisa Gerstein
- Original Title
- Santosh
- Country of Origin
- India, United Kingdom, Germany, France
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Production Budget
- $2.5M
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.1M
- Production Studios
- Good Chaos, Suitable Pictures, Razor Film Produktion, Haut et Court, BBC Film, ZDF/Arte
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sandhya Suri
Sandhya Suri, Rajesh Thanickan, Gaia Eklington
Luisa Gerstein
Lennert Hillege
Maxime Pozzi-Garcia
Mike Goodridge, James Bowsher, Balthazar De Ganay, Alan McAlex, Ama Ampadu
Department Leadership Roster
Sandhya Suri
Director
Mike Goodridge
Producer
James Bowsher
Producer
Balthazar De Ganay
Producer
Alan McAlex
Producer
Sandhya Suri
Screenplay
Maxime Pozzi-Garcia
Editor
Devika Dave
Production Design
Bhagyashree Dattatreya Rajurkar
Costume Design
Lennert Hillege
Director of Photography
Luisa Gerstein
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Santosh
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Santosh about?
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Who directed Santosh?
Santosh was directed by Sandhya Suri.
Who stars in Santosh?
The principal cast of Santosh includes Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Naval Shukla, Sanjay Bishnoi, Shashi Beniwal.
When was Santosh released and how long is it?
Santosh was released in 2024 with a total runtime of 2h 8m.
What was the box office and production budget of Santosh?
Santosh had a reported production budget of $2.5M and grossed $1.1M at the worldwide box office (0.44 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Santosh?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Santosh was composed by Luisa Gerstein.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Santosh?
Santosh holds official age classifications: GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.); US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).