Santhanam  is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films as a comedian. Though he was born in Pozhichalur, Chennai, he was brought in Pallavaram, a suburb in Chennai. He did his schooling in Pallavaram. Santhanam has noted that he actively avoided being a part of separate comedy tracks within films, while Telugu film makers S. S. Rajamouli and Sai Kiran Adivi partially shot scenes with the actor before releasing a Tamil version of their Telugu films, through Naan Ee and Vinayaga.