Sanusha

Sanusha
Young Sanusha
Born	Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, Kerala, India [1]
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	S. N. College, Kannur St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Relatives	Sanoop Santhosh (brother)

Sanusha Santhosh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as a child artist to leading actress and supporting character roles. She also appears in some Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films too.

Early life

Sanusha was born in Pallikunnu, Kannur ^[2] to Usha and Santhosh. She has studied at Sreepuram School, Pallikunnu Kannur. ^[2] After her graduation in BCom from SN College, Kannur, ^[3] she did MA in Sociology at St. Teresa's College. ^[4] She also completed MSc in Global Mental Health & Society from University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Sanusha has a younger brother Sanoop Santhosh, who is a child artist, known for his acting in Philips and the Monkey Pen . ^[5]

Career

After performing in television serials, Sanusha started her film career in 2000 at the age of 5 with the movie Dada Sahib . ^[6] She became a star in Malayalam films as baby Sanusha giving stellar performances in Meesa Madhavan , Kaazhcha , Mampazhakkalam etc.^{[ citation needed ]} She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2004 for her performances in Kaazhcha and Soumyam. She debuted as a heroine in Tamil film Naalai Namadhe ^[7] followed by demure roles in Renigunta , Nandhi and Eththan . ^[8] In Malayalam she debuted as heroine opposite Dileep in Mr.Marumakan. ^[9] In the Malayalam movie, Kuttiyum Kolum Sanusha acted against the midget actor Guinness Pakru, the role gave her rave reviews. ^[10] In Tamil film Alex Pandian she did an item song with Karthi . ^[11]

Sanusha won a Special Jury Mention at the 2013 Kerala State Film Awards for Zachariayude Garbhinikal . ^[12]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of Sanusha film credits

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Dada Sahib	Young Ayisha	Malayalam	Debut film as child artist
2001	Saivar Thirumeni	Krishnapriya
	Karumadikkuttan	Janutty
	Raavanaprabhu	Young Janaki
	Meghamalhar	Malu
	Ee Parakkum Thalika	Young Gayathri
	Kasi	Younger Lakshmi	Tamil
2002	Kanmashi	Kanmashi's friend	Malayalam
	Meesa Madhavan	Young Rugmini
	Sundhara Travels	Young Gayathri	Tamil	Scenes reused from Ee Parakkum Thalika
	Krishna Pakshakkilikal	Raji	Malayalam
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Teena
	War and Love	Mini
	Malsaram	Ponnus
2004	Manjupoloru Penkutti	Kani
	Kaazhcha	Ambily		Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
	Soumyam	Daughter		Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist [13]
	Maampazhakkaalam	Mallu
2006	Bangaram	Vindhya Reddy	Telugu
	Keerthi Chakra	Kashmiri Child	Malayalam
2007	Chotta Mumbai	Mercey
2008	Bheemaa	Suji	Tamil
2009	Renigunta	Unnamed mute girl
	Naalai Namadhe	Shanthi
2011	Nandhi	Karthiga
	Eththan	Selvi
	Parimala Thiraiyarangam	Heroine
2012	Mr. Marumakan	Rajalakshmi	Malayalam	Debut as Lead Actress
	Idiots	Athira
	Genius	Sri	Telugu
2013	Alex Pandian	Sneha	Tamil
	Kuttiyum Kolum	Indu	Malayalam
	Zachariayude Garbhinikal	Saira		Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2014	Sapthamashree Thaskaraha	Annamma
2015	Mili	Anupama
	Nirnnayakam	Arya
2016	Vettah	Uma Sathyamoorthi
	Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya	Ashwathy
	Santheyalli Nintha Kabira	Loyi	Kannada
2017	Kodiveeran	Parvathi	Tamil
2019	Jersey	Journalist Ramya	Telugu
2023	Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962	Chippi	Malayalam	[14]
TBA	Marathakam†	TBA		Post Production[ citation needed ]
TBA	Liquor Island†	TBA		Post Production

Television career

List of Sanusha television credits

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
	Fnsa The Great			TV serial (Child Artist)
2004	Swapnam	Young Gouri	Asianet
2005	Orma	Pavithra	Asianet
2006	Unniyarcha	Young Unniyarcha	Asianet
2006	Violin		Surya TV
2006–2007	Amma Manassu	Chakki Mol	Asianet
2016	Minute to Win It	Participant	Mazhavil Manorama	Game show
2017	Page 3	Model	Kappa TV
2021	Super 4 Juniors	Mentor	Mazhavil Manorama	Reality show
2021	Super Power	Mentor	Flowers TV	Game show
2021-2022	Star Magic	Mentor	Flowers TV	Game show

Awards and nominations

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2004 – Best Female Child Artist: Kaazhcha, Soumyam
• 2014 – Special Mention: Zachariayude Garbhinikal ^[15] for her portrayal of Zaira, a pregnant girl.

61st Filmfare Awards South

• Nominated – Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress for Zachariayude Garbhinikal for her portrayal of Zaira a pregnant girl.

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards

• 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Zachariayude Garbhinikal

Kerala State Television Awards

• 2006 – Best Child Artist – Violin

Asianet Television awards

• 2007 – Best Child Actress – Unniyarcha
• 2008 – Best Child Actress – Amma Manassu ^[16]

Asianet Film Awards

• 2004 – Best Child Artist Female – Kaazhcha

References

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2. "ബേബി സനൂഷ ഇനി നായിക സനൂഷ". 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
3. "I lose weight when I eat more: Sanusha". The Times of India. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
4. "പതിനെട്ടാമത്തെ വയസില്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഗര്‍ഭിണിയായി- സനുഷ". 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
5. "Sanusha says she was slightly tensed to share the screen with Sanoop Santhosh". The Times of India. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
6. Kumar, S. R. Ashok (22 July 2010). "My First Break: Sanusha". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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8. "New Movie Posters". New Movie Posters. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
9. "Sanusha as arrogant girl in Mr. Marumakan". Yahoo!. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
10. "Sanusha, Adithya team up for Guinness Pakru's film". News18. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
11. Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (20 May 2017). "Sanusha is back with Kodiveeran". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
12. "Kerala film awards announced". The Times of India. 19 April 2014.
13. Ashraf, Mohammed (24 July 2005). "Mammootty Is Six-Time Best Actor, Akale Wins Six Awards". Arab News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
14. "'Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962' movie review: This Urvashi-Indrans courtroom drama is a tiring experience". The Hindu. 11 August 2023. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
15. Express News Service – KANNUR (20 April 2014). "Double Delight for Siblings". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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External links

• Sanusha at IMDb