Sananth is an Indian actor who has worked in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. After initially appearing in several

short films A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, Sananth made his feature film debut in Ajay Gnanamuthu's horror film '' Demonte Colony'' (2015).

Career

Before making his debut on big screen, Sananth featured in several short films. His short film ''Madhu'', was directed by Rathnakumar and released in 2013. ''Madhu'' was selected to be a part of the anthology film ''

Bench Talkies ''Bench Talkies'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil language independent anthology film consisting of six short films directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and Rathna Kumar. The film was produced by Subbaraj's new ...

'', and later made into a feature film titled ''

Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rathna Kumar in his directorial debut. Produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Creations. The film stars Vaibhav and Priya Bhavani Shankar in ...

''. Sananth then played one of the lead characters in the feature horror film '' Demonte Colony''. His second feature film in a lead role was ''

Jil Jung Juk ''Jil Jung Juk'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by debutant Deeraj Vaidy, who also co-wrote the script with Mohan Ramakrishnan. Siddharth produced the film under Etaki Entertainment banner, and also starred alongsi ...

'', a dark humour film in 2016, alongside Siddharth and Avinash Raghudevan. He next got associated himself in a web series produced and directed by

Balaji Mohan Balaji Mohan (born 25 May 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Tamil-language films. After discontinuing his engineering studies to pursue his passion and become a director, he enrolled at a film academy and attended courses and workshops, ...

, titled ''

As I'm Suffering From Kadhal ''As I'm Suffering from Kadhal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy streaming television series created, directed and written by Balaji Mohan. Set in urban Chennai, it narrates the story of three uniquely different young couple ...

''. Sananth then made a breakthrough as a lead actor by featuring in

Karthik Subbaraj Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film director, writer and producer working mainly in Tamil cinema. Life and career Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai after which he went on to study Mechatroni ...

's silent thriller drama '' Mercury'' (2018), where he worked alongside actors

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and Indhuja Ravichandran. In 2019, he collaborated again with Karthik Subbaraj in '' Petta'', which marked Sananth's most high-profile role to date. Featuring in an ensemble cast alongside

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and

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, Sananth played the role of the college student Anwar who is guarded by Rajinikanth's titular character. The film opened to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and became a financial success at the box office. In 2022, he made his third collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj in '' Mahaan'', in which he had an important role. The film features Vikram, Dhruv Vikram and some actors from the casting of ''Petta'' like

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and

Ramachandran Durairaj Ramachandran Durairaj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. After working as an associate director, he made his breakthrough as an actor with a leading role in Suseenthiran's '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010). He later won accl ...

. The film was released in

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to generally positive reviews.

Filmography

;Films ;Web-series

References

External links

* * Sananth on Facebook
@sananthofficial
{{authority control Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors