Santhosh Pandit

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Santhosh Pandit
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Santhosh Pandit in 2021
Born
Kozhikode, Kerala, India [1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
  • singer
  • editor
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2010 - present
Children1

Santhosh Pandit is an Indian actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, singer, and film editor. [2] [3] He is best known for his 2011 low-budget film Krishnanum Radhayum and a music video of the same name which went viral. [4] [5]

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Career

Pandit's first movie, Krishnanum Radhayum , released on 21 October 2011, [3] [6] 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. [7] [8] [9] [10] His second film was, Superstar Santhosh Pandit, [11] where he again handled all the major departments in production. [12]

Pandit appeared in the 2013–2014 Malayalam reality tv show Malayalee House aired on Surya TV. [13] [14] [15] 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. [16] [15] Later the makers of the show admitted that evicting Santhosh Pandit was a mistake. [17] 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. [18]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleCharacterDirectorScriptEditingMusicLyricsPlayback singer
2011 Krishnanum Radhayum JohnYes
2012 Superstar Santhosh Pandit Jithu BhaiYes
2014Minimolude AchanAditya VarmaYes
Kalidasan KavithayezhuthukayanuKaliYes
2016Tintumon Enna KodeeswaranTintumonYes
2017 Oru Cinemakkaran As HimselfNo
Masterpiece College PeonNo
Neelima Nalla Kuttiyanu vs Chiranjeevi IPSChiranjeevi IPS & AniruddhYes
2018Urukku SatheeshanChimpumonYes
2019Broker Premachandrante Leela VilasangalPremachandranYes
2023Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 1VinayanYes
Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 2VinayanYes
2024Kerala LiveYes

Television

YearTitleCharacterChannelNotes
2013 Malayalee House contestantSurya TVReality show
2020 Thinkalkalamaan VivekSurya TVTV series
2020-2021Star MagicParticipantFlowers TVGame show
2022SundariJyotsyanSurya TVTV series

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