Santhoshi

Santhoshi is an Indian actress. She is best known for her performances in the films Bala, Jai and Honeymoon Express, and most prominently for her performance in the mainstream TV series Arasi. She won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her role in Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana.

Career Santhoshi was born to Gopala Krishna Moorthy and television actress Poornima in Chennai, India. She first appeared in a television series when she was eight years old, acting alongside her mother. She then debuted in the Tamil film Baba (2002), starring Rajinikanth, playing the sister of Manisha Koirala. Subsequently, she played supporting roles in several Tamil films: Aasai Aasaiyai (2002), Bala (2002), Maaran (2002) and Military (2003), before enacting lead female roles and foraying into other South Indian film industries as well. She played the second female lead in Samuthirakani's Unnai Charanadaindhen (2003) and played a starring role in Kadhal Samrajyam directed by National Film Award-winning director Agathiyan; the latter, however, remains unreleased. She made her debut in the Telugu film industry with the film Jai (2004) opposite Navdeep and debuted in Kannada in 2006 with the film Honeymoon Express. She also appeared in popular Telugu films such as Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Bangaram (2006), in supporting roles. Her performance in the former fetched her the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian. From 2007, she appeared in the popular series Arasi, playing the role of Kalaiarasi, the daughter of the series' protagonist Arasi, portrayed by Radhika. She was crowned "Miss Chinnathirai 2007" at a beauty contest organized for television actresses.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2000 Penngal Amudhavalli Tamil 2002 Baba Rajeswari Maaran Anjali Bala Poornima 2003 Aasai Aasaiyai Vinoth's SisterMilitary Madhavan's half-sister Anbe Anbe Ramya Unnai Saranadainthaen Teja 2004 Jai Farah Telugu 2005 Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Gowri Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian Okkade Kanaka Durga 2006 Yuga Meenu Tamil Bangaram Bhooma Reddy's wife Telugu Honeymoon Express Sowmya Kannada Tenali Rama Prema 2007 Ninaithaley Rupa's friend Tamil Dhee Kumari Telugu Veerappu Puli's sister Tamil 2009 Mariyadhai Presenter 2010 Porkkalam Karnan's mother 2019 Chennai 2 Bangkok

Television Year Title Role Channel 2001–2002 Vaazhkai Anjali Sun TV 2002-2004 Rudhra Veenai Dasi Aparajita Vaijayathi2003 Anni Rajeswari Jaya TV2006 Ammu BhavaniStar Vijay 2007-2009 Arasi Kalaiarasi Sun TV 2010-2014 Ilavarasi Elavarasi 2010-2012 Pondaatti Thevai Kausalya (Kausi) 2010-2011 Vadagai Veedu Lavanya Kalaignar TV 2011-2012 No. 23 Mahalakshmi Nivasam Saravani Gemini TV 2012-2013 Sooriya Puthiri Thulasi Kalaignar TV 2013 Illatharasi Janaki Captain TV 2014 Paava Mannippu Sowmya Zee Tamil Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval Special appearances Sun TV 2015–2017 Maragatha Veenai Divya