Surabhi Santosh is an Indian Actress, model and classical dancer and lawyer who works predominantly in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

films and TV series along with some

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and

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films. She made her debut in films with director S Narayan’s '' Dushtaa'' (2011).

Personal life

Born in

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

to Malayali parents Sindhu and Santosh Kumar, who is a former Colonel in the Indian Army, she did her schooling in various schools around the country. She is a B.A., LL.B(law) graduate,

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dancer and plays the

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. She currently resides in

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

. Even though Surabhi shares a similar name with 2 other active south-Indian actress

Surbhi Surbhi Puranik (born 5 June), professionally known as Surbhi, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Tamil film '' Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013), for which she received SIIMA Award for ...

and

Surabhi Lakshmi Surabhi C. M., also known as Surabhi Lakshmi is an Indian film, television, and stage actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for portraying the role of a struggling middle ...

, she wanted to keep her birth name as a tribute to her parents. Surabhi married singer Pranav Chandran in March, 2024 at Kovala
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Career

Surabhi made her acting debut in veteran filmmaker S. Narayan's action drama film, '' Dushtaa'' (2011) opposite Pankaj. She then appeared in ''Jataayu'', another Kannada film in 2013. During the release of the film, another co-star Roopashri was critical of the team for featuring Surabhi heavily in the promotions ahead of her. In 2017, her long delayed Tamil film, '' Aayirathil Iruvar'' (2017) by Saran was released after being in production for three years. Featuring her opposite Vinay, the actress was named Swasthika by the director, for this film. After a short break of three years taken to complete her graduate degree, she returned to acting with the Kannada film, '' 2nd Half''. When the film hit theatres, her role in it was widely appreciated by critics and audience alike. The New Indian Express, in its review, wrote "Surabhi Santhosh is the soul of the film with the revolving mostly around her. Even though she doesn't have much screen space, 2nd Half doesn't make for a complete picture without her". Sandalwood Cinema mentioned "Surabhi Santhosh is also a terrific performer you cannot miss" while CiniBuzz appreciated her choice of comeback film, stating that, "Surabhi in her come back to Kannada cinema after four years has picked a good role. She is a treat to watch on screen". Surabhi has marked her debut in Malayalam with the 2018 film ''

Kuttanadan Marpappa ''Kuttanadan Marpappa'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sreejith Vijayan. The cast includes Kunchacko Boban, Surabhi Santosh, Aditi Ravi, Innocent (actor), Innocent, Ramesh Pisharody, and Dharmaja ...

'' in which

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...

plays the lead. Her next release in Malayalam, director

Sugeeth Sugeeth is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam film industry. He made his debut directorial in 2012 with the film '' Ordinary''. Personal life Sugeeth married his longtime girlfriend Saritha Nair on 6 December 2003. The couple hav ...

's fantasy-horror film Kinavalli was well received and opened to positive reviews. Her character in the film was appreciated with ''

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'' and ''

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'' stating that she, along with the other actors in the film, "delivered a commendable performance" and "performed well" respectively. Her first release in 2019 was the

film '' An International Local Story'' directed by the established actor/comedian

Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan (born 6 April 1964) is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and ...

. She was later seen in '' My Great Grandfather'' with actor

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

. She essayed a cameo role in ''Margamkali'' directed by Sreejith Vijayan with whom she had earlier worked in Kuttanadan Marpappa and in

Kalidas Jayaram Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film '' Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal'' (2000) ...

-starrer '' Happy Sardar''.

Filmography

Television

Other works

References

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