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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Santhosh Balaraj<br />
| image = Cropped_Photo_of_Santhosh_Balaraj.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1990|3|31|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|8|5|1990|3|31|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Banashankari]], Bangaluru, Karnataka, India<br />
| years_active = 2009–2025<br />
| occupation = Actor<br />
}}<br />
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'''Santhosh Balaraj''' (31 March 1990 – 5 August 2025) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked on [[Kannada]]-language films. The son of producer Anekal Balaraj, Santhosh began his career in the lead role in ''[[Kempa (film)|Kempa]]''. He gained popularity for his performance in the 2015 action thriller ''[[Ganapa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/an-actor-for-all-seasons/articleshow/61056965.cms|title=An actor for all seasons|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2009, he played the lead role in his debut film ''[[Kempa (film)|Kempa]]'', produced by his father Anekal Balaraj.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/09sld3-sankranti-releases.htm|title=Newest Kannada movies fight it out|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Later films include a family drama titled ''[[Olavina Ole]]'' in 2012 and action film ''Janma'' in 2013. While the former released to mixed reviews, the latter released to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/olavina-ole/movie-review/17417113.cms|title=Olavina Ole Movie Review|work=The Times of India|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331043335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Olavina-Ole/movie-review/17417113.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/janma/movie-review/19802748.cms?from=mdr|title=Janma Movie Review|work= The Times of India}}</ref> In ''[[Ganapa]]'', he played an innocent man forced into lawlessness. A critic wrote that "Santhosh, especially, has grown as a performer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/film-review/articleshow/47835078.cms|title=Film Review: Ganapa|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ganapa/movie-review/47862520.cms?from=mdr|title=Ganapa Movie Review|work=The Times of India}}</ref> His last film, ''[[Kariya 2]],'' an action romantic thriller set in the backdrop of a criminal underworld was released in October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kariya-2-will-do-for-santhosh-balaraj-what-kariya-did-for-darshan/articleshow/60962276.cms|title=Kariya 2 will do for Santhosh Balaraj what Kariya did for Darshan|newspaper=The Times of India|date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/kannada/news/kariya-2-completely-new-story-two-dimensions-says-producer-paramesh/|title=Kariya 2 is a completely new story and has two dimensions to it, says producer Paramesh|website=pinkvilla.com|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-date=21 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621062458/https://regional.pinkvilla.com/kannada/news/kariya-2-completely-new-story-two-dimensions-says-producer-paramesh/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film opened to mixed to positive reviews, and his role as Kariya was well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/kariya-2-movie-review-a-smartly-woven-tale/articleshow/61073027.cms|title=Kariya 2 movie review: A smartly woven tale|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/kariya-2/movie-review/61069297.cms?from=mdr|title=Kariya 2 Movie Review|work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He was receiving treatment for jaundice when he fell into a coma at Sagar Apollo Hospital, Bengaluru. His last film ''Sathyam'' remains unreleased.<ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2025/Aug/05/kannada-actor-santhosh-balaraj-passes-away-at-38</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"<br />
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2009 || ''[[Kempa (film)|Kempa]]'' || Kempa || rowspan="3" | credited as Santhosh<br />
|-<br />
| 2012 || ''[[Olavina Ole]]'' || Narasimha <br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''Janma'' || Kanteerava <br />
|-<br />
| 2015 || ''[[Ganapa]]'' || Ganapa || <br />
|-<br />
| 2017 || ''[[Kariya 2]]'' || Kariya || <br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=7993566}}<br />
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[[Category:1990 births]]<br />
[[Category:2025 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Bengaluru]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]</div>Dentaltrendz