Santhosh Prathap

Santhosh Prathap is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry. His feature film debut was in the lead role Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam. In 2022, he participated in the popular cooking show Cooku with Comali (season 3) as a contestant in Vijay television.

Career Santhosh made his acting debut with Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (2014) directed by R. Parthiban. Portraying a struggling director who wants to make a mark in cinema, the film released to positive reviews. After a brief sabbatical, he made his comeback with Dhayam (2017), a thriller which was set completely in a single room. He was first seen in a negative role in Mr. Chandramouli (2018). Later, he acted in lead role in films such as Pancharaaksharam (2019), Irumbu Manithan (2020) and Yen Peyar Anandhan (2020).

In 2024, Santhosh starred in three Tamil projects - Sundar C's Aranmanai 4, Halitha Shameem's Minmini (in a cameo appearance) and the ZEE5 web series Aindham Vedham. In the Tamil thriller series The Game: You Never Play Alone (2025), Santhosh Prathap plays a video game developer.

Filmography

+ List of film credits Year Title Role Notes 2014 Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam Thamizh —Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor 2017 Dhayam Ashwin Augustin Bayama Irukku Jai 2018 Mr. Chandramouli Vinayak Kanakasabai 2019 Podhu Nalan Karudhi Napoleon Dev Harish Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pothu Moorthy Pancharaaksharam Dushyanth 2020 Oh My Kadavule Krishna Irumbu Manithan Sundharam Yen Peyar Anandhan Sathya 2021 Sarpatta Parambarai Raman 2022 Kathir Savithri's husband 2022 Ori Devuda Krishna Telugu film 2023 Dear Death Death Kondraal Paavam Arjunan Pathu Thala CM Arunmozhi Maruthi Nagar Police Station Bala Kazhuvethi Moorkkan Bhoominathan The Road Anand 2024 Aranmanai 4 Santhosh Minmini Sid Cameo appearance 2025 Champion Babu Deshmukh Telugu film 2026 Leader Robert, Yuvaraj (Devil) & Martin Triple role Moondram Kan Shanmugam's mind V. ArunFilming

Television