Santhosh Keezhattoor


Santhosh Keezhattoor is an Indian film & theater actor who appears in Malayalam films. He had acted in many leading and supportive roles. He won acclaim though doing character roles. Santhosh
Before entering into the film industry was working as a theater artist, and a programme producer.

Early life

Santhosh was initiated to the world of drama at the age of five. He became part of Kannur's professional theater group Sangha Chethanaat the age of sixteen. He had played major roles in dramas like Sakhavu, Pazhassi Raja, Soorya Pett, Swathanthryathinte Murivukal, Freedom Road, Samaya theeram, Marupuram and Che Guevera. He played the lead role for the first time in Beegum Mary Biswas, a drama promoted by Theatre Vision Kerala. He was actively involved in Kozhikode Chiranthana's Kodeeswaran and Padanilam, KPAC's Innalekalile Aakasam, Thiruvananthapuram Aksharakala's Kottayath Thampuran, Kollam Viswabhavana's Avathara Purushan and Alapuzha Sangha Chithra's Karashaka Rajavu. Santhosh had also directed many school and campus theater ventures.

Apart as Film Actor

Santhosh had won wide acclaim for his solo drama that narrates the life of Ochira Velu asan.

Solo Play

Among the theater ventures of Santhosh, Pen Nadan won large scale critical acclaim.
Pen Nadan is his theater interpretation of the life and times of Ochira Sivaprasad C Velukutti alias Velu Kutti Asan, who don many remarkable women characters in the evolving years of Malayalam theatre. Velukutti had metamorposed as many women characters of legendary poet Kumaran Asan on stage and they include Vasavadatta, Nalini, Seetha, Leela and Mathangi.

Filmography

Television

Short films