Santhi Mayadevi

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Santhi Mayadevi, also known as Adv. Santhi or Santhi Priya is an Indian actress and a well-known advocate who primarily acts in Malayalam film industry.

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After hosting some television shows, she made her debut as an actress in Ganagandharvan. However, her performance in Drishyam 2 was acclaimed by the audience. In 2023 she marked her Tamil debut with Vijay's Leo. Then she associates with director Jeethu Joseph for the first time as a co-script writer for the film Neru. [1] [2]

Early life

Mayadevi born in a Malayali Nair family [3] to Velayudhan Pillai and Radha Velayudhan Pillai in Kerala, India. She is well known for her advocacy roles in popular Malayalam movies "Drishyam 2" and "Neru". [4] [5] [6] [7]

Filmography

As an actress

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2019 Ganagandharvan Adv. AnamikaDebut film [8]
2021 Drishyam 2 Adv. Renuka [9]
2022Naalam Mura SP Reema John IPS [ citation needed ]
2023 Leo Parthiban's AdvocateDebut Tamil film [10]
Neru Ahaana [11] [12] [13] [14]

As a writer

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2023 Neru Jeethu Joseph Debut film as a screenwriter

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References

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