Surabhi Santosh

Born in Trivandrum to Malayali parents Sindhu and Santosh Kumar, who is a former Colonel in the Indian Army, she did her schooling in various schools around the country. She is a B.A., LL.B(law) graduate, Bharatanatyam dancer and plays the veena. She currently resides in Bengaluru.{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150518/a-surprise-entry.html |title=A surprise entry |date=15 May 2018 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=1 January 2020}} Even though Surabhi shares a similar name with 2 other active south-Indian actress Surbhi and Surabhi Lakshmi, she wanted to keep her birth name as a tribute to her parents.{{Cite web |title=I won't change the name my parents gave me. |url=https://youtube/aKaVw2y4jDg |access-date= |website=}}

Surabhi married singer Pranav Chandran in March, 2024 at Kovalam.[https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/03/26/actress-surabhi-santhosh-gets-married-bollywood-singer.amp.html (1)]

Surabhi made her acting debut in veteran filmmaker S. Narayan's action drama film, Dushtaa (2011) opposite Pankaj.{{Cite web |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/dushta-shooting-in-brisk-progress-news-kannada-lbkq3Rceggesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206192550/http://m.sify.com/movies/dushta-shooting-in-brisk-progress-news-kannada-lbkq3Rceggesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2018 |title=Dushta shooting in brisk progress|website=Sify }} She then appeared in Jataayu, another Kannada film in 2013. During the release of the film, another co-star Roopashri was critical of the team for featuring Surabhi heavily in the promotions ahead of her.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jatayu-releases-this-week-news-kannada-nexkETcgghjsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921195834/http://www.sify.com/movies/jatayu-releases-this-week-news-kannada-nexkETcgghjsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2017 |title=Jatayu releases this week |website=Sify |access-date=21 September 2017}}

In 2017, her long delayed Tamil film, Aayirathil Iruvar (2017) by Saran was released after being in production for three years. Featuring her opposite Vinay, the actress was named Swasthika by the director, for this film.{{cite web |url=http://www.bioscoops.com/news-804-finally-a-release-date-for-aayirathil-iruvar |title=Finally a release date for Aayirathil Iruvar |website=bioscoops.com |access-date=21 September 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/director-saran-is-back-with-aayirathil-iruvar/article6324288.ece |title=Back after a break |first=Nikhil |last=Raghavan |date=16 August 2014 |access-date=21 September 2017 |work=The Hindu}}{{cite web |url=http://actress-photos.com/swastika-latest-stills-from-aayirathil-iruvar-movie/ |title=Swastika Latest Stills From Aayirathil Iruvar Movie – Actress Photos |website=actress-photos.com |access-date=21 September 2017 |archive-date=22 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922050716/http://actress-photos.com/swastika-latest-stills-from-aayirathil-iruvar-movie/ |url-status=dead }}

After a short break of three years taken to complete her graduate degree, she returned to acting with the Kannada film, 2nd Half.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/270917/her-2nd-half-in-sandalwood.html |title=Her 2nd Half in Sandalwood|date=27 September 2017 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/may/22/im-looking-at-2nd-half-as-a-comeback-surabhi-santosh-1818135.html |title=I'm looking at 2nd Half as a comeback|date=23 May 2018 }} When the film hit theatres, her role in it was widely appreciated by critics and audience alike. The New Indian Express, in its review, wrote "Surabhi Santhosh is the soul of the film with the revolving mostly around her. Even though she doesn't have much screen space, 2nd Half doesn't make for a complete picture without her".{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/jun/02/2nd-half-review-priyanka-upendra-carries-the-film-on-her-shoulders-1822569.html |title='2nd Half' review: Priyanka Upendra carries the film on her shoulders|date=2 June 2018 }} Sandalwood Cinema mentioned "Surabhi Santhosh is also a terrific performer you cannot miss"{{Cite web |url=http://sandalwoodcinema.com/reviews/movie-review-priyanka-upendra-rocks-2nd-half-definitely-recommended/ |title=Movie Review: Priyanka Upendra rocks 2nd Half, definitely Recommended}} while CiniBuzz appreciated her choice of comeback film, stating that, "Surabhi in her come back to Kannada cinema after four years has picked a good role. She is a treat to watch on screen".{{Cite web |url=http://cinibuzz.in/second-half-first-class/ |title=SECOND HALF FIRST CLASS }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Surabhi has marked her debut in Malayalam with the 2018 film Kuttanadan Marpappa in which Kunchacko Boban plays the lead.{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/2018/05/30/surabhi-santosh-kinavalli-malayalam-movie-industry.html |title=looks crucial in film industry}} Her next release in Malayalam, director Sugeeth's fantasy-horror film Kinavalli was well received and opened to positive reviews.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150218/newcomers-to-shine-in-sugeeths-next.html |title=Newcomers to shine is Sugeeth's next.|date=15 February 2018 }} Her character in the film was appreciated with Deccan Chronicle and The Times of India stating that she, along with the other actors in the film, "delivered a commendable performance"{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/290718/kinavalli-movie-review-chills-and-thrills-in-a-bungalow.html |title=Kinavalli review|date=29 July 2018 }} and "performed well" respectively.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/kinavalli/movie-review/65162493.cms |title=Kinavalli review|newspaper=The Times of India }}

Her first release in 2019 was the Malayalam film An International Local Story directed by the established actor/comedian Harisree Ashokan.{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/02/03/harishree-ashokan-maiden-directorial-laugh-riot.html |title=Harishree Ashokan's maiden directorial promises a laugh riot |website=Onmanorama |date=3 February 2019}} She was later seen in My Great Grandfather with actor Jayaram.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/27/my-great-grandfather-is-a-comedy-of-errors-1982272.html |title=My Great Grandfather is a comedy of errors |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |date=27 May 2019 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=18 September 2019}} She essayed a cameo role in Margamkali directed by Sreejith Vijayan with whom she had earlier worked in Kuttanadan Marpappa and in Kalidas Jayaram-starrer Happy Sardar.

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