Santhosh Pandit Explained

Santhosh Pandit
Birth Place:Kozhikode, Kerala, India[1]
Years Active:2010 - present
Children:1

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]

Career

Pandit's first movie, Krishnanum Radhayum, released on 21 October 2011,[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] 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
2011Krishnanum RadhayumJohncolspan="6"
2012 Superstar Santhosh Pandit Jithu Bhaicolspan="6"
2014Minimolude AchanAditya Varmacolspan="6"
Kalidasan KavithayezhuthukayanuKalicolspan="6"
2016 Tintumon Enna KodeeswaranTintumoncolspan="6"
2017 Oru CinemakkaranAs Himselfcolspan="6"
MasterpieceCollege Peoncolspan="6"
Neelima Nalla Kuttiyanu vs Chiranjeevi IPSChiranjeevi IPS & Aniruddhcolspan="6"
2018 Urukku SatheeshanChimpumoncolspan="6"
2019 Broker Premachandrante Leela VilasangalPremachandrancolspan="6"
Rowspan=22023 Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 1Vinayancolspan="6"
Athirayude Makal Anjali Chapter 2Vinayancolspan="6"
2024 Kerala Live

Television

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=10399735&tabId=4&BV_ID=@ Music
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211045755/http://www.sify.com/movies/superstar-santhosh-pandit-news-malayalam-mcjlW7aeijg.html Superstar Santhosh Pandit!
  3. Srikandath, Sivaram (16 November 2011) The Curious Case of Santosh Pandit. Manorama Online.
  4. Web site: Santosh Pandit second in Google Trends list . 5 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121029105754/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/santosh-pandit-second-google-trends-list-483 . 29 October 2012 .
  5. News: Prabhakar. Anu. 17 June 2012. Man behind Kerala's first viral videos, hopes to release a dubbed version. Daily News and Analysis. 23 December 2019.
  6. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/review/224033/ കൃഷ്ണും രാധയും: അരാജകത്വം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന അര്മാദം, Review – Mathrubhumi Movies
  7. Web site: Santhosh Pandit . 24 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025164639/http://www.indiavisiontv.com/news/22-October-2011/entertainment-pandit.html . 25 October 2011 .
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20111127042618/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/in-kerala-they-boo-the-film-and-make-it-a-hit/205723-8-70.html In Kerala, they boo the film and make it a hit
  9. News: Audience cheer for Santhosh . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106200419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/news-interviews/30310699_1_music-album-playback-singer-film . dead . 6 January 2014 . 24 October 2011 . . 22 October 2011.
  10. http://www.manoramanews.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/mmtvContentView.do?BV_ID=%40%40%40&contentId=10290555&contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=9958845 Entertainment
  11. http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/santhosh-pandits-next-jithu-bhai-enna-chocolate-bhai/ Santhosh Pandit's next- "Jithu Bhai enna Chocolate Bhai".
  12. News: Audience cheer for Santhosh. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106200419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/news-interviews/30310699_1_music-album-playback-singer-film . dead . 6 January 2014 . Prakash, Asha . 25 October 2011 . . 22 October 2011.
  13. http://sunnetwork.in/malayaleehouse Welcome to Malayalee house
  14. http://sunnetwork.in/malayaleehouse/santhosh.html Santhosh Pandit
  15. Web site: Santhosh Pandit lauded in Malayali house. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608130210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-30/news-and-interviews/39627571_1_participants-santhosh-pandit-reality-show . dead . 8 June 2013 . 30 May 2013. .
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611110926/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-and-interviews/39673870_1_pandit-star-attraction-show Santhosh Pandit out of Malayali House! – Times Of India
  17. Web site: Santhosh is waiting. Malayalee house to call back. 2 June 2013. reporteronlive.com.
  18. Web site: Super Star Santhosh Pandit Returns. Youtube.