D. Santosh

D. Santosh (born 26 September 1976) is an Indian film and theatre actor from Trichy, Tamil Nadu who works in Hindi films and theatre plays.

D. Santosh
Born	(1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 (age 48) Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	PSG College of Education
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Notable work	The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Early life

Santosh^[1] was born on 19 September 1976. He is an engineering graduate from PSG Tech, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Career

He has a background in Hindi theatre.His first film role was in the Rajkumar Santoshi directed movie The Legend of Bhagat Singh as the revolutionary Shivram Hari Rajguru due to his uncanny resemblance to Rajguru.^[2][3]

In 2009, he received wide appreciation for his work as Giri Reddy, a porn-obsessed office colleague in the Shimit Amin directed and Ranbir Kapoor starrer Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year.^[4][5] In addition to film and theatre, he has worked in TV commercials and his sole work in a short film Vaapsi won the award for the Best Short Film in MAMI, Mumbai.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Shivram Hari Rajguru
2003	Zameen	Kadam
2004	Khakee	Ganjanan Mhatre
	Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home	P.O.W. Raghu Jen
2005	Iqbal	Satish Bhatawdekar
2006	Ahista Ahista	Pipney (Ankush's roommate)
	Jawani Diwani	Pandu
2007	Risk	Jamal's mentally challenged son
	Traffic Signal	Jaffar Bhai
	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Coolie
	Dhamaal	Encounter Cop
2008	My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves	Michael
2009	Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year	Girish Reddy	Nominated—"Best Actor in Comic Role", Nokia Star Screen Awards, 2009[6]
2012	Savdhan Meri Jaan
2014	Bhoothnath Returns	Receptionist at Bhoothworld
	Pizza	Lobo Shinde (pizza cook)
2017	Commando 2	Bala

Plays and short films

• Brahma Vishnu Mahesh - directed by Pandit. Satyadev Dubey-ji
• Montage - directed by Pandit. Satyadev Dubey-ji
• Ek kadam Aage - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Brahma Vishnu Mahesh - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Montage - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Laila - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Meenakumari - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Basant Ka Teesra Youvna - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Sir Sir Sarla - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Dream men - directed by Makarand Deshpande; character: Ravi Shanbagh (mentally challenged boy)
• Sakharam Binder ki Khoj mein Hawaldar - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Sa Hi Besura - directed by Makarand Deshpande
• Tea Break (short film) - directed by Shrinivas; character: Terrorist; released in 2006
• WAAPSI The Return - directed by Srinivas; character: The lonely person in big city; winner (Best Short Film) of 2008 MAMI International Film Festival; screened in L.A. and Japan International film festival

Awards and nominations

• Won the award for VAAPSI: Winner (Best Short Film) of 2008 MAMI International Film Festival, Mumbai
• Nomination for best actor in comic role Nokia Star Screen Awards 2009