Santhosh Pandit

Santhosh Pandit
Santhosh Pandit in 2021
Born	(1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 (age 42) [1] Peruvannamuzhi, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India [2]
Occupations	Actor composer singer editor producer screenwriter
Years active	2010 - present
Children	1

Santhosh Pandit is an Indian actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, singer, and film editor. ^{[3] [4]} He is best known for his 2011 low-budget film Krishnanum Radhayum and a music video of the same name which went viral. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

Pandit's first movie, Krishnanum Radhayum , released on 21 October 2011, ^{[4] [7]} became an unexpected success in theatres. Some critics attribute the huge success of the film to the complex curiosity after the unprecedented harassment and negative comments posted on the YouTube clips related to the songs in the film. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} His second film was, Superstar Santhosh Pandit, ^[12] where he again handled all the major departments in production. ^[13]

Pandit appeared in the 2013–2014 Malayalam reality tv show Malayalee House aired on Surya TV. ^{[14] [15] [16]} The hosts of the show decided to hold a public poll for eviction of housemates from the 5th week onward. Pandit, was eliminated in the 4th week by the housemates. ^{[17] [16]} Later the makers of the show admitted that evicting Santhosh Pandit was a mistake. ^[18] Santhosh Pandit was returned to the show as a wild-card entry on 7 June 2013. On 19 July 2013 Pandit was again evicted from the show. ^[19]

Filmography

Director & Writer

Year	Title	Credits		Notes	Ref.
		Director	Writer
2011	Krishnanum Radhayum			Debut film
2012	Superstar Santhosh Pandit
2014	Minimolude Achan
	Kalidasan Kavithayezhuthukayanu
2016	Tintumon Enna Kodeeswaran
2017	Neelima Nalla Kuttiyanu vs Chiranjeevi IPS
2018	Urukku Satheeshan
2019	Broker Premachandrante Leela Vilasangal
2023	Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 1
	Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 2
2024	Kerala Live

Films

Year	Title	Character	Notes	Ref.
2011	Krishnanum Radhayum	John	Debut film
2012	Superstar Santhosh Pandit	Jithu Bhai
2014	Minimolude Achan	Aditya Varma
	Kalidasan Kavithayezhuthukayanu	Kali
2016	Tintumon Enna Kodeeswaran	Tintumon
2017	Oru Cinemakkaran	As Himself
	Masterpiece	College Peon
	Neelima Nalla Kuttiyanu vs Chiranjeevi IPS	Chiranjeevi IPS & Aniruddh
2018	Urukku Satheeshan	Chimpumon
2019	Broker Premachandrante Leela Vilasangal	Premachandran
2023	Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 1	Vinayan
	Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 2	Vinayan
2024	Kerala Live

Television

Year	Title	Character	Channel	Notes
2013	Malayalee House	contestant	Surya TV	Reality show
2020	Thinkalkalamaan	Vivek	Surya TV	TV series
2020-2021	Star Magic	Participant	Flowers TV	Game show
2022	Sundari	Jyotsyan	Surya TV	TV series

References

1. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1044603928927200&id=100044360322821
2. Music. Manorama Online (21 August 2013). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
3. Superstar Santhosh Pandit! sify.com. 10 February 2012
4. Srikandath, Sivaram (16 November 2011) The Curious Case of Santosh Pandit. Manorama Online.
5. "Santosh Pandit second in Google Trends list". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
6. Prabhakar, Anu (17 June 2012). "Man behind Kerala's first viral videos, hopes to release a dubbed version". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 23 December 2019.
7. കൃഷ്ണും രാധയും: അരാജകത്വം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന അര്മാദം, Review – Mathrubhumi Movies Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Mathrubhumi.com (22 October 2011). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
8. "Santhosh Pandit". Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
9. In Kerala, they boo the film and make it a hit. Ibnlive.in.com (25 November 2011). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
10. "Audience cheer for Santhosh". The Times of India . 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
11. Entertainment Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Manorama News. Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
12. Santhosh Pandit's next- "Jithu Bhai enna Chocolate Bhai". kottaka.com. 28 September 2011
13. Prakash, Asha (22 October 2011). "Audience cheer for Santhosh". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
14. Welcome to Malayalee house. Sunnetwork.in (5 May 2013). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
15. Santhosh Pandit. Sunnetwork.in. Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
16. "Santhosh Pandit lauded in Malayali house". The Times of India . 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
17. Santhosh Pandit out of Malayali House! – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (1 June 2013). Retrieved on 28 August 2013.
18. "Santhosh is waiting. Malayalee house to call back". reporteronlive.com. 2 June 2013.
19. "Super Star Santhosh Pandit Returns". Youtube.

External links

• "Santhosh Pandit draws techies to Nedumangad". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
• Santosh Pandit Hate Groups and Memes: Online Ethnography of Social Media at sarai.net
• Santosh Pandit: Negative Publicity and Durability of the "Superstar of the Poor" at sarai.net