Sanusha Santhosh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

Early life

She is from Pallikunnu, Kannur District, Kerala, she has studied at Sreepuram School, pallikunnu Kannur. After her graduation in B.Com. from

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, she did Masters in Sociology at

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. Sanusha has a younger brother Sanoop Santhosh, who is a child artist, known for his acting in '' Philips and the Monkey Pen''.

Career

After performing in Television serials, Sanusha started her film career in 2000 at the age of 5 with the movie '' Dada Sahib''. She became a star in Malayalam films as baby Sanusha giving stellar performances in '' Meesa Madhavan'', ''

Kaazhcha ''Kaazcha'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language family-drama film written and directed by Blessy, in his directorial debut. The story revolves around the boy Pavan (Yash Gawli) who reaches Kerala after he loses everything in the 2001 Gujarat ear ...

'', '' Mampazhakkalam'' etc. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2004 for her performances in

and Soumyam. She debuted as a heroine in Tamil film '' Naalai Namadhe'' followed by demure roles in ''

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'', '' Nandhi'' and '' Eththan''. In Malayalam she debuted as heroine opposite Dileep in ''Mr.Marumakan''. In the Malayalam movie, ''

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'' Sanusha acted against the midget actor Guinness Pakru, the role gave her rave reviews. In Tamil film '' Alex Pandian'' she did an item song with '' Karthi''. Sanusha won a Special Jury Mention at the

2013 Kerala State Film Awards Superlatives In the 45th Kerala State Film Awards, 85 films were considered and ''Ayaal'' won the maximum number of awards (5) followed by ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' ( is a Malayalam–language comedy-drama fi ...

for '' Zachariayude Garbhinikal''.

Awards and nominations

; Kerala State Film Awards * 2004 – Best Female Child Artist: ''Kaazhcha,Soumyam'' * 2014 – Special Mention: '' Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' 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 The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on July 17, 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, ...

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 ;

Asianet Film Award The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artist ...

s * 2004 - Best Child Artist Female – Kaazhcha''

Filmography

Television career

References

External links

* {{authority control People from Kasaragod district Indian film actresses Indian child actresses Actresses from Kerala Actresses in Tamil cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Child actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian television actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema St. Teresa's College alumni 1994 births