Santhanam

Santhanam 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 TVs 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 wellreceived 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