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| death_date = 24 October 2022<br />
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| occupation = [[Art director]] and [[production designer]]<br />
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'''T. Santhanam''' ({{circa}} 1972 – 24 October 2022) was an Indian film art director who worked in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/886821-aayiraththil-oruvan-art-director-t-santhanam-dead-heart-attack-sad-film.html|title=ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் திரைப்படத்தின் கலை இயக்குனர் சந்தானம் காலமானார்|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/film-art-director-t-santhanam-passed-away-ayirathil-oruvan-production-designer-santhanam-passed-away-1.7987089|title=തമിഴ് സൂപ്പർഹിറ്റ് ചിത്രങ്ങളുടെ കലാസംവിധായകൻ ടി. സന്താനം അന്തരിച്ചു|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Santhanam graduated from the Government College of Fine Arts in 1996, and assisted art director [[M. Prabhaharan]] for five years. He started doing ad films, and then got his break in films with the K Bhagyaraj directorial, ''[[Chokka Thangam]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/it-is-important-for-an-art-director-to-read-the-script-santhanam/articleshow/74319065.cms|title=It is important for an art director to read the script: Santhanam - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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Santhanam garnered acclaim for his work on [[Selvaraghavan]]'s fantasy film ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' (2010), where he depicted various periods, including the Chola dynasty and contemporary times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sets-appeal/article104933.ece|title=Sets appeal|first=W.|last=Sreelalitha|date=11 February 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Santhanam also worked on [[Vasanthabalan]]'s period drama ''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]'' (2014), set in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-art-director/t-santhanam/an-exclusive-kaaviya-thalaivan-special-interview-with-art-director-t-santhanam.html|title=An exclusive Kaaviya Thalaivan special interview with Art Director T Santhanam|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> For both films, he won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece|title=Full list of the Tamil Film Awards from 2009-2014 announced by the TN govt|date=13 July 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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He later notably collaborated with [[AR Murugadoss]] on the [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]-starrer ''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018) and the [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' (2020), as well as with [[Karthik Subbaraj]] on the gangster dramas ''[[Jagame Thandhiram]]'' (2021) and ''[[Mahaan (2022 film)|Mahaan]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/oct/25/art-director-t-santhanam-dies-due-to-heart-attack-35952.html|title=Art director T Santhanam dies due to heart attack|website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Santhanam died on 24 October 2022 of a heart attack, in his early 50s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/art-director-santhanam-passed-away-sarkar-aayirathil-oruvan-darbar-1947-august-16-tamil-news-326431|title=Sarkar, Darbar art director T. Santhanam passed away suddenly - Tamil News|date=24 October 2022|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><br />
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==Partial filmography==<br />
===As art director===<br />
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*''[[Chokka Thangam]]'' (2003)<br />
*''[[Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan]]'' (2004)<br />
*''[[Bose (film)|Bose]]'' (2004)<br />
*''[[Pudhupettai]]'' (2006)<br />
*''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]'' (2008)<br />
*''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' (2010)<br />
*''[[Tamizh Padam]]'' (2010)<br />
*''[[Kalavani]]'' (2010)<br />
*''[[Thoonga Nagaram]]'' (2011)<br />
*''[[Deiva Thirumagal]]'' (2011)<br />
*''[[Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014 film)|Kaaviya Thalaivan]]'' (2014)<br />
*''[[Demonte Colony]]'' (2015)<br />
*''[[Irudhi Suttru]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Irudhi Suttru|Saala Khadoos]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' (2020)<br />
*''[[Jagame Thandhiram]]'' (2021)<br />
*''[[Mahaan (2022 film)|Mahaan]]'' (2022)<br />
*''August 16, 1947'' (2023)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|nm3619856}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian art directors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian production designers]]<br />
[[Category:Artists from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian designers]]<br />
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