# Santosh (2024) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/santosh-2024/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 72% |
| Editorial Rating | 80/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 73% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 75/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.6/5 |
| IMDb | 7.1/10 |
| Director | Sandhya Suri |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Runtime | 100 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2024 |
| Major awards | 2 wins, 0 nominations |

## Quick answer

Santosh (2024) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Shahana Goswami anchors this tense police drama with a quietly seething performance, as Sandhya Suri uses a small-town m Metascore 75/100. Directed by Sandhya Suri.

## Celluloid verdict

Shahana Goswami anchors this tense police drama with a quietly seething performance, as Sandhya Suri uses a small-town murder case to expose the caste and gender fault lines running through the system.

## 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 lowcaste...

## Cast

Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Nawal Shukla, Pratibha Awasthi

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2024.
- Won Best Actress (Shahana Goswami) — Asian Film Awards 2025
- Won Best New Director (Sandhya Suri) — Asian Film Awards 2025

## Where to watch

the United Kingdom: BFI Player

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Santosh worth watching?**
Santosh holds a 72% Celluloid Score. Shahana Goswami anchors this tense police drama with a quietly seething performance, as Sandhya Suri uses a small-town murder case to expose the caste and gender fault lines running through the system.

**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 lowcaste...

**Who directed Santosh?**
Santosh (2024) was directed by Sandhya Suri.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Santosh?**
72% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (80/100), Metascore (75/100), Letterboxd (3.6/5), and IMDb (7.1/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**What awards did Santosh win?**
Santosh won Best Actress (Shahana Goswami) (Asian Film Awards 2025), Best New Director (Sandhya Suri) (Asian Film Awards 2025).

**Where can I watch Santosh?**
Santosh is on BFI Player in the United Kingdom. Availability varies by region.

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Reviewed and scored by Celluloid · Editor: Kaiser Khan (https://celluloidscore.com/author/kaiser-khan/)

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