Sananth

Sananth is an Indian film actor who has worked in Tamil cinema. After initially appearing in several short films, Sananth made his feature film debut in Ajay Gnanamuthu's horror film Demonte Colony (2015). He is best known for his work in Jil Jung Juk (2016), the web-series As I'm Suffering From Kadhal and Petta (2019).

Sananth
Born
Sananth Reddy

Chennai
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Early life and education

Sananth was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in St. Bedes and St. Johns, where he was part of the school's sports and dramatics club. After schooling, he had a brief stint with the Masquerade theatre group where he learnt the nuances of stage acting and was part of several plays in the Chennai theatre circuit. He later moved on to pursue an engineering degree but later discontinued it after a year due to his passion for films. He later took the visual communication course at Madras Christian College.

Career

Before making his debut on big screen, Sananth featured in several short films. His short film Madhu, was directed by Rathnakumar and released in 2013. Madhu was selected to be a part of the anthology film Bench Talkies, and later made into a feature film titled Meyaadha Maan.

Sananth then played one of the lead characters in the feature horror film Demonte Colony.[1][2] His second feature film in a lead role was Jil Jung Juk, a dark humour film in 2016, alongside Siddharth and Avinash Raghudevan. He next got associated himself in a web series produced and directed by Balaji Mohan, titled As I'm Suffering From Kadhal.

Sananth then made a breakthrough as a lead actor by featuring in Karthik Subbaraj's silent thriller drama Mercury (2018), where he worked alongside actors Prabhu Deva and Indhuja Ravichandran.[3][4]

In 2019, he collaborated again with Karthik Subbaraj in Petta, which marked Sananth's most high-profile role to date. Featuring in an ensemble cast alongside Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sananth played the role of the college student Anwar who is guarded by Rajinikanth's titular character.[5] The film opened to good reviews from critics and became a financial success at the box office.[6][7]

Filmography
Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Bench TalkiesKumarSegment: Madhu
2015Demonte ColonyRaghava
2016Jil Jung JukJaguar Jagan (Juk)
2018MercuryMichael
2019PettaAnwar
Web-series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017As I'm Suffering From KadhalBadri
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References
  1. "இருக்கா.. இல்லையா சொல்லுங்க பிளீஸ்! – டிமாண்ட்டி காலனி "ராகவனுடன்" ஒரு "சிரிசிரி" சந்திப்பு!!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil).
  2. "Sandaaliye - An Official Tamil Music Video". youtube.com.
  3. "'I Knew 'Mercury' Would Be A Huge Break For Me': Sananth Reddy". 13 April 2018.
  4. "Being in a Karthik Subbaraj film with Prabhudheva is a dream come true for me: Mercury actor Sananth". 11 April 2018.
  5. "Sananth shares about his experience on working in Rajinikanth's Petta". Behindwoods. 14 January 2019.
  6. "Petta Movie Review {3.5/5}: Petta make it clear for everyone that the Superstar is still - the only one" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. "Petta movie review: Rajinikanth returns to form with trademark style yet plays his age with grace- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 10 January 2019.
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