Santhanam
Santhanam
Biography
Santhanam is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films as a comedian. Beginning his career as a comedian on television shows, he rose to fame through his performances in Vijay TV's Lollu Sabha enacting the lead role in spoofs of Tamil films. He was subsequently given a chance by actor Silambarasan to feature in a supporting role in Manmadhan (2004) and then was signed on to appear in a host of films, notably winning good reviews for his work in Sachien (2005) and Polladhavan (2007). His consistently well-received performances and box office appeal in the early 2010s prompted the film industry to dub him as the "Comedy Superstar". In 2012, he began a film production company named Handmade Films and produced his first film, Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013), which went on to become a commercially successful venture. Meanwhile in 2014, he starred in the leading role again in the action comedy Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (2014), winning critical and commercial acclaim. In Dec 2015 Forbes India Magazine listed Santhanam in 2015 Celebrity 100, at the 52nd position and at 17 by Money Rank (earnings)
Known For
Actor
as Vetrivel
as Vadakkupatti Ramasamy
as Kathir
as Santhosh
as Madhi
as Agent Kannayiram
as Google
as Sabhaapathy
as Mani
as Parris Jayaraj
as Rajasimmha
as Guru
as Saravanan
as Viji
as Santa
as Cameo
as Nambiar
as Nasa
as Kumar
as Sherlock Holmes (extended cameo appearance)
as Raja
as Tyre
as Seenu
as Sivakozhundhu
as Rajasekhar
as Gym Babu
as Lingaa's Friend
as Paalswamy
as Sakthi
as Kannan
as Mayilvaganam
as Ezhumugam
as Alagarsami
as Pichai Muniyandi
as Baby
as Kalyanam/Kalianan
as Narayanan
as Sarathy
as Rajkiran (Sehwag)
as Logu
as Gopal
as Gouravam (Son) / Poongavanam (Father)
as Sussa
as Nokia/Sathish
as American mappilai
as Nagaraj (Nadupakka Nakki)
as Kaalkattu 'KK' Kaliyaperumal
as Kaalayan
as Mahesh
as Special Appearance
as Sathyan
as Chari
as Thief (Tamil version)
as Appadhurai Rajini
as Thiyagu
as Vettupuli
as Vicky
as Parthasarathy
as Chandru
as Selvam
as Speed
as Kumaravelu
as Delhi
as Sakkarai
as Mukundan
as Vinod
as Seenu
as Bujji Babu
as Kaatu Poochi
as Lingam's friend
as Prabha's Friend
as Krishna
as Senthil
as Siva
as Nallathambi
as Devaraj
as Dr.Butty Paul
as Manickam
as Kumar
as Mokkai Rasu
as Chandru
as Pazhani
as Vellaichamy
as Vivek
as Saamaa
as Bhavani
as 'Nagercoil' Nagaraj
as Raasu
as Srinivasan
as Krishna
as Guru's friend
as Sathish
as Ravi's friend
as Balasubramaniam
as Sannasi
as Sathish
as Personal Assistant
as Seenu
as Bala
as Comedian
as Arivu
as Mahesh
as David
as Santhanam
as Bobby
as Simbhu's Friend
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Writer
as Dialogue
Sound
as Playback Singer