Santhy Balachandran
Biography
Santhy Balachandran is an Indian film and theatre actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She made her feature film debut as the heroine in the 2017 Malayalam comedy thriller film Tharangam, opposite Tovino Thomas.
Santhy played the lead role in Harold Pinter's play The Lover directed by Sanal Aman. After the play was staged in Kochi she was approached by director Arun Dominic with an offer of a role in his film Tharangam.
She has also acted in plays including A Very Normal Family directed by Roshan Mathew where she played Sweety. She was approached to play the role after her performance in The Lover.
Santhy made her feature film debut in Arun Dominic's fantasy black comedy film Tharangam (2017), opposite Tovino Thomas. Her role was that of a contemporary girl, Malini, who is in a relationship with Pappan, played by Thomas.
Santhy described her character as a "bold, independent guest lecturer who is quite a bossy and serious type but ends up being funny". Reviewer Anjana George of The Times of India wrote that Santhy "deserves a special mention as she has given life to Malu, the otherwise loving girlfriend with an interesting psychological disorder, pretty well".
She played the lead role in Randu which went on to be included in the International competition section of the International Film Festival of Kerala in 2017. She played a young lady on the verge of breaking up in the film. The film was released in 2021 through OTT platforms.
