Sananth is an Indian 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).

Sananth
Born
Sananth Reddy

Chennai
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Career

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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.[citation needed]

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 mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and became a financial success at the box office.[6][7]

In 2022, he made his third collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj in Mahaan, in which he had an important role. The film features Vikram, Dhruv Vikram and some actors from the casting of Petta like Bobby Simha, Simran, Aadukalam Naren and Ramachandran Durairaj. The film was released in Amazon Prime Video to generally positive reviews.[8]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2015 Bench Talkies Kumar Anthology film; Segment: Madhu
Demonte Colony Raghavan
2016 Jil Jung Juk Jaguar Jagan (Juk)
2018 Mercury Michael
2019 Petta Anwar
2022 Mahaan Rakesh "Rocky" Christopher
2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX Audience member Cameo appearance
2024 Demonte Colony 2 Raghavan Cameo appearance

Streaming television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 As I'm Suffering From Kadhal Badri
2021 Navarasa Cheran Anthology series; Segment: Peace
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Arjun Anthology series; Segment: The Mask

References

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  1. ^ "இருக்கா.. இல்லையா சொல்லுங்க பிளீஸ்! – டிமாண்ட்டி காலனி "ராகவனுடன்" ஒரு "சிரிசிரி" சந்திப்பு!!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil).
  2. ^ "Sandaaliye - An Official Tamil Music Video". YouTube.
  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". Firstpost. 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ "MAHAAN REVIEW : MAHAAN IS A UNIQUE FATHER-SON DRAMA". The Times of India.
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