Sanusha

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::summary Indian actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Sanusha
image	Sanusha Old.jpg
caption	Young Sanusha
birth_date
birth_place	Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
relatives	Sanoop Santhosh (brother)
nationality	Indian
alma_mater
occupation	Actor
years_active	2000–present
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| name = Sanusha | image = Sanusha Old.jpg | image_size = | caption = Young Sanusha | birth_date = | birth_place = Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, Kerala, India | relatives = Sanoop Santhosh (brother) | nationality = Indian | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2000–present

Sanusha Santhosh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as a child artist to leading actress and supporting character roles. She also appears in some Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films too.

Early life

Sanusha was born in Pallikunnu, Kannur to Usha and Santhosh. She has studied at Sreepuram School, Pallikunnu Kannur. After her graduation in BCom from SN College, Kannur, she did MA in Sociology at St. Teresa's College. She also completed MSc in Global Mental Health & Society from University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Sanusha has a younger brother Sanoop Santhosh, who is a child artist, known for his acting in Philips and the Monkey Pen.

Career

After performing in television serials, Sanusha started her film career in 2000 at the age of 5 with the movie Dada Sahib. She became a star in Malayalam films as baby Sanusha giving stellar performances in Meesa Madhavan, Kaazhcha, Mampazhakkalam etc. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2004 for her performances in Kaazhcha and Soumyam. She debuted as a heroine in Tamil film Naalai Namadhe followed by demure roles in Renigunta, Nandhi and Eththan. In Malayalam she debuted as heroine opposite Dileep in Mr.Marumakan. In the Malayalam movie, Kuttiyum Kolum Sanusha acted against the midget actor Guinness Pakru, the role gave her rave reviews. In Tamil film Alex Pandian she did an item song with Karthi.

Sanusha won a Special Jury Mention at the 2013 Kerala State Film Awards for Zachariayude Garbhinikal.

Filmography

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Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Dada Sahib	Young Ayisha	Malayalam	Debut film as child artist
2001	Saivar Thirumeni	Krishnapriya
Karumadikkuttan	Janutty
Raavanaprabhu	Young Janaki
Meghamalhar	Malu
Ee Parakkum Thalika	Young Gayathri
Kasi	Younger Lakshmi	Tamil
2002	Kanmashi	Kanmashi's friend	Malayalam
Meesa Madhavan	Young Rugmini
Sundhara Travels	Young Gayathri	Tamil	Scenes reused from Ee Parakkum Thalika
Krishna Pakshakkilikal	Raji	Malayalam
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Teena
War and Love	Mini
Malsaram	Ponnus
2004	Manjupoloru Penkutti	Kani
Kaazhcha	Ambily	Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
Soumyam	Daughter	url=http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=67446&d=24&m=7&y=2005	author=Ashraf, Mohammed	title=Mammootty Is Six-Time Best Actor, Akale Wins Six Awards
Maampazhakkaalam	Mallu
2006	Bangaram	Vindhya Reddy	Telugu
Keerthi Chakra	Kashmiri Child	Malayalam
2007	Chotta Mumbai	Mercey
2008	Bheemaa	Suji	Tamil
2009	Renigunta	Unnamed mute girl
Naalai Namadhe	Shanthi
2011	Nandhi	Karthiga
Eththan	Selvi
Parimala Thiraiyarangam	Heroine
2012	Mr. Marumakan	Rajalakshmi	Malayalam	Debut as Lead Actress
Idiots	Athira
Genius	Sri	Telugu
2013	Alex Pandian	Sneha	Tamil
Kuttiyum Kolum	Indu	Malayalam
Zachariayude Garbhinikal	Saira	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2014	Sapthamashree Thaskaraha	Annamma
2015	Mili	Anupama
Nirnnayakam	Arya
2016	Vettah	Uma Sathyamoorthi
Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya	Ashwathy
Santheyalli Nintha Kabira	Loyi	Kannada
2017	Kodiveeran	Parvathi	Tamil
2019	Jersey	Journalist Ramya	Telugu
2023	Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962	Chippi	Malayalam
			Post Production
			Post Production
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Television career

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Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
	Fnsa The Great			TV serial
(Child Artist)
2004	Swapnam	Young Gouri	Asianet
2005	Orma	Pavithra	Asianet
2006	Unniyarcha	Young Unniyarcha	Asianet
2006	Violin		Surya TV
2006–2007	Amma Manassu	Chakki Mol	Asianet
2016	Minute to Win It	Participant	Mazhavil Manorama	Game show
2017	Page 3	Model	Kappa TV
2021	Super 4 Juniors	Mentor	Mazhavil Manorama	Reality show
2021	Super Power	Mentor	Flowers TV	Game show
2021-2022	Star Magic	Mentor	Flowers TV	Game show
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Awards and nominations

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2004 – Best Female Child Artist: Kaazhcha, Soumyam
• 2014 – Special Mention: Zachariayude Garbhinikal for her portrayal of Zaira, a pregnant girl.

61st Filmfare Awards South

• Nominated – Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress for Zachariayude Garbhinikal for her portrayal of Zaira a pregnant girl.

3rd South Indian International Movie Awards

• 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Zachariayude Garbhinikal

Kerala State Television Awards

• 2006 – Best Child Artist – Violin

Asianet Television awards

• 2007 – Best Child Actress – Unniyarcha
• 2008 – Best Child Actress – Amma Manassu

Asianet Film Awards

• 2004 – Best Child Artist Female – Kaazhcha

References

References

1. (2018-11-28). "സനുഷയുടെ വീട്, സനൂപിന്റെയും!".
2. (15 September 2012). "ബേബി സനൂഷ ഇനി നായിക സനൂഷ".
3. (4 July 2014). "I lose weight when I eat more: Sanusha".
4. (27 September 2013). "പതിനെട്ടാമത്തെ വയസില്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഗര്‍ഭിണിയായി- സനുഷ".
5. (29 October 2018). "Sanusha says she was slightly tensed to share the screen with Sanoop Santhosh".
6. Kumar, S. R. Ashok. (22 July 2010). "My First Break: Sanusha". The Hindu.
7. "Naalai Namathe on Moviebuff.com".
8. "New Movie Posters".
9. (15 September 2011). "Sanusha as arrogant girl in Mr. Marumakan". Yahoo!.
10. (26 October 2012). "Sanusha, Adithya team up for Guinness Pakru's film".
11. Purushothaman, Kirubhakar. (20 May 2017). "Sanusha is back with Kodiveeran".
12. (19 April 2014). "Kerala film awards announced". The Times of India.
13. Ashraf, Mohammed. (24 July 2005). "Mammootty Is Six-Time Best Actor, Akale Wins Six Awards". [[Arab News]].
14. (2023-08-11). "'Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962' movie review: This Urvashi-Indrans courtroom drama is a tiring experience". The Hindu.
15. Express News Service – KANNUR. (20 April 2014). "Double Delight for Siblings". The New Indian Express.
16. "CiniDiary".

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