Santhanam

Santhanam

Santhanam is a Tamil film actor, who began acting in films, debuting in 'Pesatha Kannum Pesume' in a small role. After the success of the Lollu Sabha he re-entered in to the Tamil films in Manmadhan (2004) alongside Silambarasan Rajendar and later acted alongside the Tamil film industry's top stars, including Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ajith, Surya Sivakumar, Karthi Sivakumar, Jayam Ravi, Arya, and countless others, as well as multiple films with Silambarasan. He played the lead role in Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul (2008), along with Prakash Raj. Unlike veteran comedians like Vadivelu and Vivek, who usually act in a comedy track separate from the main plot, Santhanam plays the role of the hero's friend (and sometimes, foil), contributing more to the actual story. He won the Vijay Award for Best Comedian in 2010 for his role in Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). He received wide praise for his roles in films directed by M. Rajesh, such as Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) and Boss Engira Baskaran (2010).

Movies

Do Ka Tadka
  • Mar 04, 2011
  • Hindi
Siva is a hardworking fisherman whose brother, Ashok, is a notorious lawyer and womaniser. When he kills a girl, Siva drags him to court. However, Ashok uses his skills to get himself out.
Enthiran
  • Oct 01, 2010
  • Tamil
Dr. Vasi invents a super-powered robot, Chitti, in his own image. The scientific body, AIRD, that must approve the robot, declines it based on its not having emotions and the ability to make rational judgment. A sudden flash of lightning evokes emotions in the robot, and Chitti is seemingly ready for integration into the human world. Then, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vasi's fiancée Sana and turns on his creator.
Boss Engira Baskaran
  • Sep 09, 2010
  • Hindi
Bhaskaran, a college dropout, along with his friend Nallathambi starts a coaching class for students in order to win the love of a young professor, Chandrika.
Dangerous Lover
  • Jul 10, 2009
  • Hindi
Anand comes to Chennai with an ambition of becoming an actor. However, his life turns upside down when he gets embroiled in the murder of a minister.
Silambattam
  • Dec 19, 2008
  • Tamil
A man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.
Kuselan
  • Aug 01, 2008
  • Tamil
Two childhood friends -- one now a movie star, one a barber -- meet for the first time in years during a film shoot in their hometown.
Rendu
  • Nov 24, 2006
  • Hindi
Sakhti moves to city in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.
Mohabbat Ke Dushman
  • Sep 07, 2006
  • Hindi
A happily married man faces an emotional conflict, when his past lover comes back into his life.
Mard Ki Zaban 3
  • Feb 09, 2006
  • Hindi
To rebel against her mother, Deepika, a young girl, sends explicit pictures of herself to a fictitious email address. However, the pictures are received by a real person and the two fall in love.
Manmadhan
  • Nov 11, 2004
  • Tamil
When Mythili meets Madhan, she's at once attracted towards and terrified of him since he looks exactly like the serial killer from her nightmares.