Santhoshi
Introduction '''Santhoshi''' is an Indian actress. She is probably 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 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 as ''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 also 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), enacting 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 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  Tamil  ''Maaran''  Anjali  Tamil  ''Bala''  Poornima  Tamil  2003 ''Aasai Aasaiyai''  Vinoth's Sister Tamil ''Military''  Madhavan's half-sister  Tamil  ''Anbe Anbe''  Ramya  Tamil  ''Unnai Saranadainthaen''  Teja  Tamil  2004  ''Jai''  Farah  Telugu  2005  ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana''  Gowri  Telugu  Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian ''Okkade''  Kanaka Durga   Telugu  2006  ''Yuga''   Tamil  ''Bangaram''    Telugu  ''Honeymoon Express''   Kannada  ''Tenali Rama''  Prema  Kannada  2007  ''Ninaitalae''   Tamil  ''Dhee''  Kumari  Telugu  ''Veerappu''    Tamil  2009  ''Mariyadhai''   Tamil  2010  ''Porkkalam''   Tamil  2019  ''Chennai 2 Bangkok''   Tamil
Television  Year Title Role Channel 2001–2002 Vaazhkai   Sun TV  2002-2004   Rudhra Veenai Dasi Aparajita Vaijayathi Sun TV2003  Jaya TV2006 Star Vijay 2007-2009  Arasi  Kalaiarasi  Sun TV 2010-2014  Ilavarasi  Elavarasi  Sun TV 2010-2012  Pondaatti Thevai Kausalya (Kausi) Sun TV 2010-2011   Kalaignar TV 2011-2012  Gemini TV 2012-2013  Sooriya Puthiri Thulasi Kalaignar TV 2013  Captain TV 2014  Zee Tamil  2014  Bhairavi Aavigalukku Priyamanaval  Special appearances  Sun TV 2015–2017  Maragatha Veenai  Divya  Sun TV
References
External links * *  Santhoshi at Joint Scene