Sananth


Sananth is an Indian film actor who has worked in Tamil cinema. After initially appearing in several short films, Sananth made his feature film debut in Ajay Gnanamuthu's horror film Demonte Colony. He is best known for his work in Jil Jung Juk, the web-series As I'm Suffering From Kadhal and Petta.

Early life and education

Sananth was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in St. Bedes and St. Johns, where he was part of the school's sports and dramatics club. After schooling, he had a brief stint with the Masquerade theatre group where he learnt the nuances of stage acting and was part of several plays in the Chennai theatre circuit. He later moved on to pursue an engineering degree but later discontinued it after a year due to his passion for films. He later took the visual communication course at Madras Christian College.

Career

Before making his debut on big screen, Sananth featured in several short films. His short film Madhu, was directed by Rathnakumar and released in 2013. Madhu was selected to be a part of the anthology film Bench Talkies, and later made into a feature film titled Meyaadha Maan.
Sananth then played one of the lead characters in the feature horror film Demonte Colony. His second feature film in a lead role was Jil Jung Juk, a dark humour film in 2016, alongside Siddharth and Avinash Raghudevan. He next got associated himself in a web series produced and directed by Balaji Mohan, titled As I'm Suffering From Kadhal.
Sananth then made a breakthrough as a lead actor by featuring in Karthik Subbaraj's silent thriller drama Mercury, where he worked alongside actors Prabhu Deva and Indhuja Ravichandran.
In 2019, he collaborated again with Karthik Subbaraj in Petta, which marked Sananth's most high-profile role to date. Featuring in an ensemble cast alongside Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sananth played the role of the college student Anwar who is guarded by Rajinikanth's titular character. The film opened to good reviews from critics and became a financial success at the box office.

Filmography

;Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Bench TalkiesKumarSegment: Madhu
2015Demonte ColonyRaghava
2016Jil Jung JukJaguar Jagan
2018MercuryMichael
2019PettaAnwar

;Web-series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017As I'm Suffering From KadhalBadri