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Santhanam is a Tamil film actor, who plays comedy roles in Tamil films. Santhanam hails from a middle class family from Chennai.He belongs to the Iyengar community. He did his diploma in mechanical engineering in a polytechnic institute. Santhanam started his career in Television in a comedy show titled Lollu Sabha and went on to do Tamil films starring in Manmadhan in 2004. and best known for his roles in director M. Rajesh's comic trilogy, comprising Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), the former two earning him the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for their respective years. After Manmadhan, he continued his collaboration with actor Silambarasan, appearing in successful comedy tracks in Vallavan, Kaalai, Silambattam, Vaanam and Osthe. As of 2012, he is the most popular comedian working in Tamil cinema. And  he acted with Karthi in Siruthai (2011) and Saguni (2012) . Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India Santhanam won the Best Actor in a Comic Role for Vaanam.