Santhosh pandit

Kozhikode, Kerala

Actor/Director/Producer

Biography

Santhosh Pandit is a Malayalam film actor and director. He is known for his directorial debut film Krishnanum Radhayum in which he appeared in the lead role and handled almost all the major departments of the film. The songs and trailers of the film went viral in YouTube after it was released there before the release of the film. Santosh Pandit's first movie Krishananum Radhayum, which got released on 21 October 2011 ,became an unexpected crowd puller and saw some success in theaters.Some critics attribute the moderate success of the film to the general curiosity after the unprecedented abuses and negative comments posted on the YouTube clips related to the songs in the film. Santhosh is credited as an actor, director, script-writer, editor, music director, lyric writer, editor and playback singer in the film and he stands a chance for entering record books for the maximum credits for a single person in a released film.  Currently he is engaged in the production of his second film, Jithu Bhai Enna Chocolate Bhai,  where again he is handling all the major departments in production.But the film name was later changed to "Superstar Santhosh Pandit" because the name 'Jithubhai enna chocolate bai' was already registered by someone else. Santhosh was born in Peruvannamuzhi village and was brought up in Kozhikode city. He went to school at Chelannur AKKR High School and the Government Arts College. After his parents died, he inherited three houses, one of which he sold to raise funds for his first film. He is divorced and has a son.