Surabhi Santhosh

Surabhi Santosh is an Indian Actress, model and classical dancer and lawyer who works predominantly in Malayalam films and TV series along with some Kannada and Tamil films. She made her debut in films with director S Narayan’s Dushtaa.

Personal life Born in Trivandrum to Malayali parents Sindhu and Santosh Kumar, who is a former Colonel in the Indian Army, she did her schooling in various schools around the country. She is a B.A., LL.B(law) graduate, Bharatanatyam dancer and plays the veena. She currently resides in Bengaluru. Even though Surabhi shares a similar name with 2 other active south-Indian actress Surbhi and Surabhi Lakshmi, she wanted to keep her birth name as a tribute to her parents.

Surabhi married singer Pranav Chandran in March, 2024 at Kovalam.(1)

Career Surabhi made her acting debut in veteran filmmaker S. Narayan's action drama film, Dushtaa (2011) opposite Pankaj. She then appeared in Jataayu, another Kannada film in 2013. During the release of the film, another co-star Roopashri was critical of the team for featuring Surabhi heavily in the promotions ahead of her.

In 2017, her long delayed Tamil film, Aayirathil Iruvar (2017) by Saran was released after being in production for three years. Featuring her opposite Vinay, the actress was named Swasthika by the director, for this film.

After a short break of three years taken to complete her graduate degree, she returned to acting with the Kannada film, 2nd Half. When the film hit theatres, her role in it was widely appreciated by critics and audience alike. The New Indian Express, in its review, wrote "Surabhi Santhosh is the soul of the film with the revolving mostly around her. Even though she doesn't have much screen space, 2nd Half doesn't make for a complete picture without her". Sandalwood Cinema mentioned "Surabhi Santhosh is also a terrific performer you cannot miss" while CiniBuzz appreciated her choice of comeback film, stating that, "Surabhi in her come back to Kannada cinema after four years has picked a good role. She is a treat to watch on screen".

Surabhi has marked her debut in Malayalam with the 2018 film Kuttanadan Marpappa in which Kunchacko Boban plays the lead. Her next release in Malayalam, director Sugeeth's fantasy-horror film Kinavalli was well received and opened to positive reviews. Her character in the film was appreciated with Deccan Chronicle and The Times of India stating that she, along with the other actors in the film, "delivered a commendable performance" and "performed well" respectively.

Her first release in 2019 was the Malayalam film An International Local Story directed by the established actor/comedian Harisree Ashokan. She was later seen in My Great Grandfather with actor Jayaram. She essayed a cameo role in Margamkali directed by Sreejith Vijayan with whom she had earlier worked in Kuttanadan Marpappa and in Kalidas Jayaram-starrer Happy Sardar.

In 2024, Surabhi made her Television Debut with the Malayalam language television series called Pavithram which began airing in Asianet and found critical and commercial acclaim as a complete family series. The series has currently crossed 250 episodes..

Filmography All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted. Year Title Role Notes 2011 Dushtaa Pathi Kannada film2013 Jatayu Kannada film 2017 Aayirathil Iruvar Bhumika Tamil film 2018 Kuttanadan Marpappa Annie 2nd Half Saranya Kannada film Kinavalli Ann 2019 An International Local Story Lachu My Great Grandfather Sharon Margamkali Hima Cameo Happy Sardar Punjabi Girl Guest appearance 2022 Night Drive Amina Naalam Mura Dream girl Kolunthu song 2024 Thrayam Jasmine 2025 Aap Kaise Ho Riya

Television All TV series are in Malayalam language. Year Title RoleChannel Notes 2024–2026 PavithramVedhaAsianet 2025SnehakkoottuCameo 2026 Comedy Cooks Guest Star Singer 2026–present Pavithram 2 VedhaJioHotstar

Awards Asianet Television Awards (2024) Popular Actress Popular Star Pair

Other works