# Santosh (2024) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/santosh-2024/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-13

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 79% |
| Critic Score | 100% |
| Audience Score | 78% |
| Metascore | 75/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.6/5 |
| IMDb | 7.1/10 |
| Director | Sandhya Suri |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Runtime | 100 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2024 |

## Quick answer

Santosh (2024) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Shahana Goswami anchors this tense police drama with a quietly seething performance, as Sandhya Suri uses a small-town m Critics and audiences diverge (100% critic vs 78% audience). Metascore 75/100. Directed by Sandhya Suri.

## Critics consensus

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.

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Santosh worth watching?**
Santosh holds a 79% 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?**
79% — the average of five public sources: critics 100%, audience 78%, Metascore 75/100, Letterboxd 3.6/5, and IMDb 7.1/10.

**Where can I watch Santosh?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the Santosh page for current options.

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