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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Santhosh Keezhattoor
|native_name=
| image = Santosh_Keezhattoor.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Santhosh
| parents = P Damodran & K Karthyani
| spouse = Sini Santhosh
|children = Yadusanth
| birth_place = [[Taliparamba]], [[Kannur]] [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Film actor & Theater Actor
| years_active =1992–present
}}
'''Santhosh Keezhattoor''' is an Indian film & theater actor. He had acted in many leading and supportive roles. He won acclaim though doing character roles.<ref>http://www.manoramanews.com/daily-programs/sakalakala/santhosh-keezhattoor-in-sakalakala.html</ref> Santhosh
Before entering into the film industry was working as a theater artist,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/poets-gather-to-sing-for-a-river/article6653730.ece |title=Poets gather to sing for a river - KERALA |publisher=The Hindu |date= |accessdate=2018-04-22}}</ref> and a programme producer. He started his career in ac city called [[Taliparamba|Taliparmba]] in [[kannur]] district [[kerala]]

==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 Chethana'' 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.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/santhosh-keezhattoor-says-films-have-given-him-recognition/article30050722.ece</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/k-gopinath-on-his-film-samarppanam/article17434163.ece</ref>

==Apart as Film Actor==
Santhosh was one of the best drama trainer across schools and colleges..He had won wide acclaim for his solo drama that narrates the life of Ochira Velu asan.<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/mar/28/portrait-of-an-artist-1586603.html</ref><ref>https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/protests-demanding-justice-for-walayar-sisters-intensify-all-over-kerala-and-beyond-1.4235746</ref><ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/lifestyle/women/2019/11/01/cannot-remain-passive-voices-protest-walayar-sister-death.html</ref>

==Solo Play==
Among the theater ventures of Santhosh, Pen Nadan (പെൺ നടൻ) won large scale critical acclaim.<ref>https://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/interview/pennadan-drama-santhosh-keezhattoor-ochira-velukkutty-asan-malayalam-news-1.1377482</ref>
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 metamorphosed as many women characters of legendary poet [[Kumaran Asan]] on stage and they include [[Vasavadatta]], Nalini, Seetha, Leela and Mathangi.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLPBgENaH2o</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxSca_FdJA</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrXMkwOFxM</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director(s)
|-
| 2003 ||''[[Chakram (2003 film)|Chakram]]'' ||Satheeshan ||[[Kamal (director)|Lohith Das]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Varsham (2014 film)|Varsham]]'' || Satheesan || [[Ranjith Sankar]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Vikramadithyan]]'' || Kunjunni Menon || [[Lal Jose]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Aana Mayil Ottakam]]'' || Kunjunni Menon || Jayakrishna, Anil Sign
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kanal (2015 film)|Kanal]]'' || Anandan's Friend || [[M. Padmakumar]]
|-
| 2015 || ''Saigal Padukayanu'' || || [[Sibi Malayil]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Ennum Eppozhum]]'' ||Jaleel Taxi driver || [[Sathyan Anthikad]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Onnam Loka Mahayudham]]'' || || Sree Varun
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mariyam Mukku]]'' || Bernard || [[James Albert (screenwriter)|James Albert]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Oru Vadakkan Selfie]]'' || Mohan || G. Prajith
|-
| 2015 || ''[[KL.10]]'' || Ali Sir || [[Muhsin parari]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Urumbukal Urangarilla]]'' || Davis || [[Jiju Asokan]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Loham]]'' ||Sudheer || [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Pathemari]]'' ||Majeed|| [[Salim Ahamed]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Jamna Pyari]]''||||Thomas
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Aana Mayil Ottakam]]'' || || Jayakrishnan & Anil Sign
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' || Murugan's father (cameo)|| [[Vysakh]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mudhugauv]]'' || Gokul's father (cameo)|| [[Vipin Das]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Marupadi]]'' || || [[V.M. Vinu]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Swarna Kaduva]]'' ||as Surendran || [[Jose Thomas]]
|-
| 2016 || ''Ottakolam'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Karinkunnam 6's]]'' || as Vasudev || [[Deepu Karunakaran]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mudhugauv]]'' || as Chandran, Bharath's father (cameo) || Vipin Das
|-
| 2016 || ''Mohavalayam'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Vettah]]'' || as Security Guard || [[Rajesh Pillai]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Style (2016 film)]]'' || || [[Binu Sadanandan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Samarpanam'' || Chandrkanth || [[K. Gopinathan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Great Father]]'' || James || [[Haneef Adeni]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sakhavu (2017 film)|Sakhavu]]'' || Senthil || [[Sidhartha Siva|Siddhartha Siva]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Viswasapoorvam Mansoor]]'' || || [[P. T. Kunju Muhammed]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Kharam'' || as Murali || P.V. Jose
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Nilavariyathe]]i'' || -- ||Utpal V Nayanar
|-
| 2017 || ''Paathi: the Half'' || Pavithran || Chandran Narikode
|-
| 2017 || ''Pretham Undu Sookshikkuka'' || -- ||Mohammed Ali, Shafeer Khan
|-
| 2017 || ''Gemini (2017)'' || Mohana Varma ||P.K. Baaburaaj
|-
|2018||''[[Queen (2018 film)|Queen]]''||Bride's father (Cameo) ||Dijo Anthony
|-
|2018||''[[Aami]]''||Protester (Cameo) ||Kamal
|-
|2018||''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]''||Kammaran's father||Rathish Ambat
|-
|2018||''[[Koode]]'' ||Lilly's brother (Cameo)||[[Anjali Menon]]
|-
|2018||''[[Ranam (2018 film)|Ranam]]''||Aadhi's father||[[Nirmal Sahadev]]
|-
|2018||''[[Kala Viplavam Pranayam]]''||Comrade Ravi||Jithin Jithu
|-
|2018||''[[Odiyan]]''||as Vasudevan|| [[V. A. Shrikumar Menon]]
|-
|2018||''Thanaha''||Prabhakaran|| Prakash Kunjhan Moorayil
|-
|2018||''Aickarakkonathe Bhishaguaranmaar''||as Sathish|| Biju Majeed
|-
|2018||''Choice (Short)''||as Dad|| Yadhu Krishnan
|-
|2018||''[[Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha]]''||Comrade|| [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]]
|-
|2018||''Sreehalli''|| || Sachin Raj
|-
|2018||''[[Mazhayathu]]''||as Venugopal's Friend|| [[Suveeran]]
|-
|2018||''[[Aravindante Athidhikal]]''||as Raghavan|| [[M. Mohanan]]
|-
|2018||''[[Kala Viplavam Pranayam]]''||as Ravi|| Jithin Jithu
|-
|2018||''[[Bonsai (2018 film)]]''|||| Santhosh Peringeth
|-
|2018||''[[Captain (2018 film)]]''||as Sathyan's elder brother|| [[Prajesh Sen]]
|-
|2018||''[[Kadha Paranja Kadha]]''|||| Siju Jawahar
|-
|2018||''[[Queen (2018 film)]]''||Bride's father || Dijo Jose Antony
|-
|2019||''[[Soothrakkaran]]''|| ||Anil Rraj
|-
|2019||''[[Madhura Raja]]''||Police Constable Poulo ||[[Vysakh]]
|-
|2019||''Lessons'' || ||
|-
|2019||''Vari the Sentence (2019)''|| ||Sreejith Poyilkavu
|-
|2019||''Makkana''|| ||Raheem Khadar
|-
|2019||''[[Edakkad Battalion 06]]''||as Ummer || Swapnesh K. Nair
|-
|2019||''[[Fancy Dress (2019 film)]]''||Martin || Ranjith Saccariya
|-
|2019||''Gramavasees''|| ||B.N. Shajeer Sha
|-
|2019||''[[A for Apple]]''|| ||Sub Inspector Jayasankar
|-
|2019||''[[And the Oscar Goes To...]]''|| as Basheer ||[[Salim Ahamed]]
|-
|2019||''[[Kuttymama]]''|| ||[[V. M. Vinu]]
|-
|2019||''Oru Nakshathramulla Aakasham''|| ||Suneesh Babu, Ajith Pulleri
|-
|2019||''British Bungalow''|| ||Subair Hameed
|-
|2019||''[[Soothrakkaran]]''||as Balachandran ||Anil Rraj
|-
|2019||''Theerumanam''|| Adv. K.R. Ishwar ||P.K. Radhakrishnan
|-
|2019||''Odunnon''|| ||
|-
|2019||''Moppala''<ref>https://janayugomonline.com/meppala-movie-shooting-started/</ref>||Ambhu Panikkar ||[[imdbname:9879185|Santhosh Puthukkunnu]]
|-
|2020 || ''[[2 States (2020 film)|2 States]]'' || ||
|-
|2020||''Ole kanda naal ''|| ||Jefry
|-
|2020||''Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam''|| ||Shyju Anthikkad
|-
|2020 ||''Thakkol Pazhuthu''|| || Hafiz M. Ismail
|-
|2020||''[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]]''||Kokkattu Panicker || [[Priyadarshan]]
|-
|2020||''[[Thuramukham (2020 film)]]''|| ||[[Rajeev Ravi]]
|-
|2020||''[[Maniyarayile Ashokan]]''||Shyama's father ||[[Shamzu Zayba]]
|-
|2020||''[[Shyamaragam]]''||Krishnamoorthy Senior|| Sethu Eyyal
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Channel
|-
|2016||''Jagratha''||Niranjan||[[Amrita TV]]
|-
|2016||''Jagratha''||C.I.Tom Jose||[[Amrita TV]]
|-
|2021||''[[Ente Maathavu]]''||Devaraj||[[Surya TV]]
|}

==Short films==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Short film
|-
|2015
|The Rain Tree
|-
|2012
|The Return
|-
|2010
|Sneez
|-
|
|[https://ananthagopalan.in Lost with the wind]
|}

==Theater==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Play
|-
|2015
|''Pen Nadan''
|-
|2000
|sakhavu
|-
|2002
|pazhassi raja
|-
|2003
|sooryapettu
|-
|2003
|che-guera
|-
|2002
|che-guera
|-
|2003
|''Bheegam Meri Biswas''
|-
|2004
|''Innalekalile Aakasam''
|-
|2005
|''Kottayathu Thampuran''
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Awards
|-
|2020
|Kozhikode Santhadevi Award for film ''Odunnon''
|-
|2019
|Prem Nazeer foundation Award
|-
|2015
|P A Backer Award
|-
|2014
|Ashokan Kkadiroor Mmemmorial Award
|-
|2014
|Effa Dubai Best support Actor Award for [[Vikramadithyan]]
|-
|2012
|Bharath Murali Memmorial Award.* 2008- CN Sreekandan Nair Award - Best Actor
|-
|2006
|Best Actor State Award - Drama - (Kottayathu thampuran)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/santhosh-keezhattoor-says-films-have-given-him-recognition/article30050722.ece]
[https://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/interview/pennadan-drama-santhosh-keezhattoor-ochira-velukkutty-asan-malayalam-news-1.1377482/santhosh-keezhattoor-1.1377495]
[https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=189086&u=take-my-money-but-return-valuable-documents-pleads-santhosh-keezhattoor-after-being-robbed-on-train-189086]
[https://malayalam.news18.com/photogallery/film/movies-santhosh-keezhattoor-elated-over-receiving-a-phone-call-from-mohanlal-mm-229789.html]
[https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2019/11/18/actor-santhosh-keezhattur-bag-and-documents-missing-from-train.html]
[https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nalekkayi-new-malayalam-movie-switch-on-santhosh-keezhattoor-1.4591858]
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[https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/moppala-film-first-time-film-makers-session-england-film-festival-santhosh-keezhattoor-1.4442567]
[https://www.manoramanews.com/daily-programs/pulervela/2019/11/22/interview-with-Santhosh-keezhattoor.html]
[https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/mar/09/mystery-unfurled-1579645.html]
[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/santhosh-keezhattoor-says-films-have-given-him-recognition/article30050722.ece]
[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/k-gopinath-on-his-film-samarppanam/article17434163.ece]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRxSca_FdJA]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrXMkwOFxM]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrXMkwOFxM]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESyli9OA8Tw]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya20MFm3Y2I]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7jgnuK6YI]

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Santhosh Keezhattoor - Revision history

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