Santhanam filmography

Santhanam at Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham Thanksgiving Meet

Santhanam is an Indian actor and film producer who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films as a comedian and also has appeared in films in a lead role.^[1] He began his career on television shows including Vijay TV's Lollu Sabha enacting the lead role in spoofs of Tamil films. He was subsequently given a chance by actor Silambarasan in a supporting role in Manmadhan (2004) and then was signed on to appear in films including Sachien (2005) and Polladhavan (2007). He appeared in a one-off leading role in Shankar's production Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and subsequently became a staple feature as a comedian in successful Tamil films during the period, with his market popularity helping stuck films find distributors.^[2][3] Santhanam has also had embarked on collaborations with directors including M. Rajesh's comic trilogy of Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012).^[4]

Film

As actor

Year	Film	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2002	Pesadha Kannum Pesume	Vikram's classmate	Uncredited role	[5]
	Kadhal Azhivathillai	Aravind	Uncredited role
2004	Manmadhan	Bobby
2005	Sachien	Santhanam
	Englishkaran	College Student
	February 14	College Student
	Oru Kalluriyin Kathai	David
	Anbe Aaruyire	Jackie
2006	Idhaya Thirudan	Mahesh
	Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum	Arivu
	Sillunu Oru Kaadhal	Rajesh
	Vallavan	Bala
	Rendu	Seenu
2007	Veerasamy	Veera Saamy's friend
	Mudhal Kanave	Sathish
	Viyabari	Suryaprakash's PA
	Kireedam	Balasubramaniam
	Veerappu	Puli's Friend
	Thottal Poo Malarum	Ravi's friend
	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Murugan
	Machakaaran	Vicky's friend
	Polladhavan	Sathish
	Billa	Krishna
2008	Kaalai	College Student
	Vaitheeswaran	Madan
	Kannum Kannum	Murali	25th Film
	Santosh Subramaniam	Srinivasan
	Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul	Raasu	Debut in a lead role
	Kuselan	Nagercoil Nagaraj
	Jayamkondaan	Bhavani
	Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar	Mahesh's friend
	Silambattam	Sama
2009	Siva Manasula Sakthi	Vivek	Vijay Award for Best Comedian	[6]
	Thoranai	Vellaichamy
	Maasilamani	Pazhani
	Vaamanan	Chandru
	Modhi Vilayadu	Kaduku
	Malai Malai	Vimal Haasan
	Kandein Kadhalai	Mokkai Raasu
	Kandhakottai	Velu
	Balam	Mahesh's friend
2010	Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai	Kumar
	Guru Sishyan	Gayathri's uncle
	Maanja Velu	Manikkam
	Thillalangadi	Dr. Putti Paul
	Moscowin Kavery	Devaraj
	Boss Engira Bhaskaran	Nallathambi	Vijay Award for Best Comedian	[7]
	Enthiran	Siva
	Mandhira Punnagai	Senthil
	Chikku Bukku	Vijay
	Ayyanaar	Shiva	50th Film
	Aattanayagan	Lingam's friend
	Chutti Chathan	Scientist Vasu
2011	Siruthai	Kaatuppoochi	Vijay Award for Best Comedian
	Thambikottai	Saisa
	Singam Puli	Buji Babu
	Vaanam	"Tantana Tan" Seenu
	Kandaen	Saami
	Udhayan	Mukundhan
	Deiva Thirumagal	Vinod
	Markandeyan	Yaanaimudi
	Yuvan Yuvathi	Sakkarai
	Vanthaan Vendraan	Delhi
	Vellore Maavattam	Kumaravel
	Velayudham	Speed
	Osthe	Selvam
2012	Vinayaka	Senthil	Scenes reshot for Tamil version only
	Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal	Chandru
	Kadhal Pisase	Srinath
	Oru Kal Oru Kannadi	Parthasarathi "Partha"	Vijay Award for Best Comedian	[8]
	Leelai	Vicky
	Kalakalappu	Vettupuli
	Ishtam	Thiyagu
	Saguni	Appadurai "Rajni"
	Naan Ee	Poottu Govindhan	75th Film
	Mirattal	Chari
	Thaandavam	Sathyan
	Podaa Podi	Himself	Guest appearance in "Love Pannlama" song	[9]
	Neethaane En Ponvasantham	Prakash
2013	Alex Pandian	Kaalayan
	Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya	Kaalkattu Kaliyaperumal	Also producer	[10]
	Settai	Nagaraj "Nadupakka Nakki"
	Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru	Nokia	Vijay Award for Best Comedian	[8]
	Thillu Mullu	American Mappilai	Guest appearance	[11]
	Singam 2	Susai
	Pattathu Yaanai	Poongavanam & Gouravam	Double role
	Thalaivaa	Logu
	Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu	Gopal
	Ya Ya	Rajkiran "Sehwag"
	Raja Rani	Sarathy
	Vanakkam Chennai	Narayanan
	All in All Azhagu Raja	Kalyanam & Kaali	Double role
	Endrendrum Punnagai	Baby
2014	Veeram	Bail Perumal
	Salalah Mobiles	Azhagarsamy	Malayalam film
	Inga Enna Solluthu	Ezhumugam
	Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal	Mayilvaganam
	Bramman	Nandhu
	Thalaivan	Kannan
	Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham	Shakthi	Also producer	[12]
	Vanavarayan Vallavarayan	Anjali's suitor	Guest appearance	[13]
	Aranmanai	Paalsaamy
	Lingaa	Lingaa's sidekick	100th Film
2015	I	Babu
	Aambala	Inspector RDX Rajasekhar
	JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai	Thothathri & Paartha	Double role
	Nannbenda	Sivakozhundhu "Kozhundhu"
	Inimey Ippadithaan	Seenu	Also producer	[14]
	Vaalu	Tyre
	Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga	Vasu
2016	Vaaliba Raja	Raja
	Idhu Namma Aalu	Sherlock Holmes	Guest appearance
	Dhilluku Dhuddu	Kumar
	Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum	Nasa
	Nambiar	Nambiar
2017	Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal	Santhanam	Guest appearance
	Server Sundaram	K. Sundaram	Unreleased; Filmed in 2016
	Sakka Podu Podu Raja	Santa		[15]
2019	Dhilluku Dhuddu 2	Viji	Also producer	[16]
	A1	Saravanan
2020	Dagaalty	Guru	Also co-producer
	Biskoth	Rajasimma, Raja, Simmha & Baabubali	Quadruple role
2021	Parris Jayaraj	Jayaraj
	Dikkiloona	Mani, EB Mani & Mappillai Mani	Triple role
	Sabhaapathy	Sabhaapathy
2022	Gulu Gulu	Gulu Gulu
	Agent Kannayiram	Detective Kanayiram
2023	DD Returns	Sathish	125th Film
	Kick	Santhosh
	80s Buildup	Kathir
2024	Vadakkupatti Ramasamy	Ramasamy		[17]
	Inga Naan Thaan Kingu	Vetrivel
2025	Madha Gaja Raja	Kalyanasundaram	Filmed in 2012 and released after 12 years	[18]

Discography

As singer

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Source
2013	Thalaiva	"Vanganna Vanakkanganna"	G. V. Prakash Kumar
2016	Nambiar	"Aara Amara"	Vijay Antony	[19]
2022	Kick	"Saturday is Cominguuu"	Arjun Janya
2024	Vadakkupatti Ramasamy	"Abarakko Dabarakko"	Sean Roldan

References

1. "'I don't need to work with top heroines'". The Hindu. 22 June 2019.
2. "Santhanam the most wanted!". The Times of India. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
3. K. R. Manigandan (14 April 2012). "Comedy is serious business". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
4. "Exclusive biography of #Santhanam and on his life".
5. S Engira Santhanam. Say Yes. – Telugu Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (1 June 2011). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
6. K. Lakshmi (30 May 2010). "'Pasanga' steals show at Vijay awards". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
7. Ramchander (27 June 2011). "5th Vijay Awards winners list". Oneindia. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
8. "Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at Vijay Awards". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
9. "Podaa Podi Movie Review - Tamil Visitor Coloumn - Podaa Podi | Vignesh Shivan". behindwoods.com.
10. "Santhanam turns producer!". Sify.^{[dead link‍]}
11. "Santhanam in Kamal Haasan's role, thillu mullu 2, thillu mullu". behindwoods.com.
12. Suganth, M (17 June 2013) Santhanam in 'Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham' – The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
13. Srinivasan, Sudhir (12 September 2014). "Vanavarayan Vallavarayan: Siamese torture". The Hindu.
14. "Santhanam to release 'Inimmey Ippadithaan' on his own!". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015.
15. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (22 December 2017). "'Sakka Podu Podu Raja' review: the errors of comedy". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
16. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (7 February 2019). "'Dhilluku Dhuddu 2' review: Nothing fresh in this late entrant to the horror-comedy genre". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
17. "Vadakkupatti Ramasamy".
18. Kumar, Akshay (3 January 2025). "Vishal-Sundar C's Madha Gaja Raja finally gets a release date". Cinema Express.
19. Lakshmi, V. (5 January 2017). "Santhanam turns singer, records song in 15 mins!". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2019.