Santhanam
Birthday: 1980-01-21 | Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSanthanam 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
Acting
Role
as Kalyanasundaram
as Vadakkupatti Ramasamy
as Vetrivel
as Kathir
as Madhi
as Santhosh
as Agent Kannayiram
as Google
as Mani
as Parris Jayaraj
as Sabhaapathy
as Guru
as Rajasimmha
as Saravanan
as Viji
as Kumar
as Nambiar
as Nasa
as Raja
as Gym Babu
as Rajasekhar
as Sivakozhundhu
as Alagarsami
as Ezhumugam
as Pichai Muniyandi
as Sakthi
