Baiju Santhosh

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Baiju Santhosh
| image =
| birth_name = Baiju Santhosh Kumar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i46kw7tItZ0 |title=Thiranottam - Baiju ( Santhosh ) Part Ll - Youtube |publisher=M.youtube.com |date=2012-06-10 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/17/stories/2009091762170300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140726143210/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/17/stories/2009091762170300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-07-26 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Archive News |date=2009-09-17 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names = B. Santhosh Kumar
| spouse = {{Marriage|Ranjitha Baiju|1995}}
| children = 2
| years_active = 1982 – present
}}

'''Baiju Santhosh Kumar''', commonly referred to as '''Baiju''', is an Indian actor who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]]. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film ''[[Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla]]''. Since then he has acted in more than 300 films.

==Acting career==
He began acting at the age of 10 debuting in [[Balachandra Menon]]-directed film ''[[Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla]]'' in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |last1=S. |first1=Gautham |title=Acting first love, no pretentions |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/300918/acting-first-love-no-pretentions.html |access-date=3 October 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=30 September 2018}}</ref> He has mostly done character roles and comedy roles.

He got a career breakthrough with the film ''[[Puthan Panam]]'' directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. His potryal of Stephen Achayan in ''[[Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal]]'' was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/300918/acting-first-love-no-pretentions.html|title=Acting first love, no pretentions|last=S|first=Gautham|date=2018-09-30|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>

In 2019, he did lead role in [[Nadirshah]]’s ''[[Mera Naam Shaji]]'' along with [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] and [[Biju Menon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/040419/fun-all-the-way.html|title=Fun all the way!|last=S|first=Gautham|date=2019-04-04|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Baiju Santhosh Kumar hails from [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]. He married Ranjitha in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/209426?page=0,0 |title=സര്‍ക്കാരിന്‌ മദ്യം വില്‍ക്കാമെങ്കില്‍ നമുക്കെന്താ കഴിച്ചുകൂടെ? |publisher=mangalam.com |date=2014-07-22 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> The couple has a daughter, Aishwarya and a son, Lokanath. Currently he resides in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] with his family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Baiju|url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/149/38|publisher=mangalamvarika.com|access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
===Films===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1981
|''[[Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kelkatha Shabdam]]''
|Ravikuttan
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Karyam Nissaram]]''
|Biju
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1984
| ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]''
|Chikku
|
|-
| ''[[April 18 (film)| April 18]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol]]''
|Vakkan
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1985
| ''[[Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Daivatheyorthu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Onningu Vannengil]]''
|Young Mohandas
|
|-
|''[[Nirakkoottu]]''
|Boy at the Petrol Pump
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1986
| ''[[Naale Njangalude Vivaham]]''
|Nanappan
|
|-
| ''[[Veendum]]''
|Bike Passenger
|
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ennu Nathante Nimmi]]''
|Venkiti
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
| ''[[Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vilambaram]]''
|Hotel boy
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1988
| ''[[Kandathum Kettathum]]''
|Ganeshan
|
|-
| ''[[Kudumbapuranam]]''
|Gopu
|
|-
| ''[[Dhinarathrangal]]''
|Biju
|
|-
| ''[[Chaaravalayam]]''
|Arun
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1989
| ''[[News (1989 film)|News]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vadakkunokkiyantram]]''
|Prakashan
|
|-
| ''[[Mudra]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
| ''[[Aaraam Waardil Aabhyanthara Kalaham]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]''
|Bosco
|
|-
| ''Gajakesariyogam''
|Thampi Thomas
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |1991
| ''[[Kankettu]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Innathe Program]]''
|Dasappan
|
|-
| ''[[Nagarathil Samsara Vishayam]]''
|Krishnankutty
|
|-
| ''[[Aakaashakottayile Sulthaan]]''
|Vishwambharan
|
|-
| ''[[Mimics Parade]]''
|Manoj
|
|-
| ''[[Parallel College (film)|Parallel College]]''
|Hameed
|
|-
| ''[[Kuttapathram]]''
|Tony
|
|-
| ''[[Souhrudam]]''
|Reny
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
| ''[[Kasargod Khader Bhai]]''
|Manoj
|
|-
| ''[[Neelakurukkan]]''
|Sudheer
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1993
| ''[[Vakkeel Vasudev]]''
| Lalu
|
|-
| ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni]]''
|Dasan
|
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers]]''
|Uppukandam Thankachan
|
|-
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="12" |1994
| ''[[Ilayum Mullum]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Rajadhani (1994 film)|Rajadhani]]''
|Jaggu
|
|-
| ''[[Shudhamaddalam]]''
|
|
|-
| ''Dollar''
| Chandikunju
|
|-
| ''[[Cabinet (film)|Cabinet]]''
|Punnoose
|
|-
| ''[[Kambolam]]''
| Sunnychan
|
|-
| ''[[Chukkan]]''
| Vigneshwaren / Vicky
|
|-
| ''[[Kudumba Vishesham]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gamanam]]''
|Vinayan
|
|-
| ''[[Njan Kodiswaran]]''
|Sunny
|
|-
| ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]''
|Sunny Thomas
|
|-
| ''Kadal''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |1995
| ''[[Sargavasantham]]''
|Chandran
|
|-
| ''[[Samudhayam]]''
|Salim
|
|-
| ''[[Rajakeeyam]]''
|Kannan
|
|-
| ''Street''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pai Brothers]]''
|Thrivikraman
|
|-
| ''[[Achan Kompathu Amma Varampathu]]''
|Gopikrishnan
|
|-
| ''Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela''
|Pemachandran
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1996
| ''[[Harbour (film)|Harbour]]''
| Sunnykutty
|
|-
| ''[[Vaanarasena]]''
|Joykutti / Ulpalakshan
|Lead role
|-
| ''Sulthan Hyderali''
|Kunjali
|
|-
| ''[[Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum]]''
|Amminikuttan
|
|-
| ''Hitlist''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |1997
| ''Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan''
|Rajendra Mannadiyar
|
|-
| ''[[Sankeerthanam Pole]]''
|Georgekutty Mathew
|
|-
| ''[[Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum]]''
|Hyder
|
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Kacheri]]''
|Balan
|
|-
| ''[[Kalyana Unnikal]]''
|Mammus
|
|-
| ''[[Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum]]''
|Ajayan
|
|-
| ''Vamsam''
|
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
| ''[[Meenakshi Kalyanam]]''
|Wilson
|
|-
| ''[[Gloria Fernandes From U.S.A.]]''
|Babychan Manimala
|
|-
| ''[[Mattupetti Machan]]''
|Kannappan/Kannan
|
|-
| ''[[Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1999
| ''[[Captain (1999 film)|Captain]]''
|Rajan
|
|-
| ''[[Auto Brothers]]''
|Krishnan
|
|-
| ''[[My Dear Karadi]]''
|Rajappan
|
|-
|2000
| ''[[Mark Antony (film)|Mark Antony]]''
|Parayel Kariyachan
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2001
| ''[[Sravu]]''
|Kannan
|
|-
| ''Bhadra''
|Boban
|
|-
| ''[[Nagaravadhu]]''
|Eby Kuruvila
|
|-
| ''[[Dupe Dupe Dupe]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
| ''[[Chirikkudukka (2002 film)|Chirikkudukka]]''
|Premanand
|
|-
| ''[[Thillana Thillana]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
| ''[[Pattanathil Sundaran]]''
|Venugopal
|
|-
| ''Varum Varunnu Vannu''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kilichundan Mampazham]]''
|Amina's Uncle
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
| ''[[Mampazhakkalam]]''
|Sivan
|
|-
| ''[[Vettam]]''
|Gopalakrishnan's brother
|
|-
| ''[[Vamanapuram Bus Route]]''
|Kuryappan
|
|-
| ''Kottaram Vaidyan''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2005 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sarkar Dada]]''
|Murali
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
| ''[[Raashtram]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Notebook (2006 film)|Notebook]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]''
|Suresh
|
|-
|''Indrajith''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2008
| ''[[Magic Lamp (film)|Magic Lamp]]''
|Mohanakrishnan
|
|-
| ''[[College Kumaran]]''
|Minster Sethunathan's Party Person
|
|-
|''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]''
|Devan's henchman
|
|-
| ''[[Kerala Police (film)|Kerala Police]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
| ''[[Sagar Alias Jacky]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Seetha Kalyanam (2009 film)|Seetha Kalyanam]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Angel John]]''
|Karate Master
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2010
|''Khilafath''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pramani]]''
|Vishwanatha Panicker's brother-in-law
|
|-
| ''[[Best Actor (film)|Best Actor]]''
|Police Officer
|
|-
| ''[[Again Kasargod Khader Bhai]]''
|Manoj
|
|-
| ''[[Best of Luck]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2011
| ''[[Makeup Man]]''
|Soorya (Anaamika)'s first makeup-man
|
|-
| ''[[Melvilasom]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers Back in Action]]''
|Uppukandam Thankachen
|
|-
|''Krishna Rajapuram''
|
|
|-
|''Flat No :69''
|
|Director
|-
| rowspan="5" |2012
| ''[[Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty]]''
|Toddy Drinker
|
|-
| ''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]''
|Watson 'bhai'
|
|-
| ''[[Lisammayude Veedu]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Achante Aanmakkal]]''
|
|
|-
|''Kochi To Kodambaakkam''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013
| ''[[Left Right Left (film)|Left Right Left]]''
|Advocate Preman
|
|-
|''[[Careebeyans]]''
|Rajeev
|
|-
|Pakaram
|
|
|-
| ''[[Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu]]''
|Sam Christy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| ''Black Forest''
|
|
|-
|''[[Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil]]''
| [[A. K. Gopalan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Angels (2014 film)|Angels]]''
|SP Ashok Kumar
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
| ''[[Om Shanti Om (2015 film)|Om Shanti Om]]''
|
|Tamil
|-
|''Saaradhi''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2016
| ''[[Style (2016 film)|Style]]''
|Prakashan
|
|-
| ''[[Mudhugauv]]''
|C.I. Pathmanabhan aka Padayappa
|
|-
| ''[[Karinkunnam 6's]]''
|Lalu
|
|-
| ''[[Swarna Kaduva]]''
|Inspector Sasidharan
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
| ''[[Puthan Panam]]''
|Neutral Kunjappan
|
|-
| ''[[Sakhavu (2017 film)|Sakhavu]]''
| Garuda Kankaani
|
|-
| ''[[Pokkiri Simon]]''
|SI Sathyan
|
|-
| ''[[Aadu 2]]''
|Panchayath President Uthup, Anagapara Gram panchayat
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2018
| ''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]''
|Francis' Friend
|
|-
|''[[Vikadakumaran]]''
|Adv. Sundareshan Nadar a.k.a. KD
|
|-
| ''[[Aravindante Athidhikal]]''
|Hari
|
|-
| ''[[Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal]]''
|Stephen Maiyyeruthottathil
|
|-
| ''[[Drama (2018 film)|Drama]]''
|Sindhukumar (Podiyan)
|
|-
| rowspan="19" |2019
| ''[[Mikhael (film)|Mikhael]]''
|Dr.James Cherian
|
|-
| ''[[Jeem Boom Bhaa]]''
|Ravi
|
|-
| ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]''
|Murugan
|
|-
|''[[An International Local Story]]''
|Senior Police officer
|
|-
| ''[[Mera Naam Shaji]]''
|Shaji
|Lead Role
|-
| ''[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]''
|S.I Pavan Kalyan
|
|-
|''[[My Great Grandfather]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Evidey]]''
|S.I Simon Tharakan
|
|-
| ''Thankabhasma Kuriyitta Thamburatti''
|Charles Shobaraj
|
|-
| ''[[Margamkali (film)|Margamkali]]''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pattabhiraman]]''
|Valsan
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Sardar]]''
|Happy's uncle
|
|-
| ''Pidikkittapulli''
|{{TBA}}
|
|-
| ''[[Zam Zam (film)|Zam Zam]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Post Production
|-
| ''Nilayil''
|{{TBA}}
|
|-
| ''[[Kolaambi]]''
|
|Post Production
|-
| ''Eldho Enna Njan''
|{{TBA}}
|
|-
| ''B-Nilavarayum Sharjah Palliyum''
|{{TBA}}
|Filming
|-
| ''Uriyadi''
|Mathai
|
|-
|rowspan="4" |2020
| ''[[Shylock (2020 film)|Shylock]]''
|Balakrishna Panicker
|-
| ''[[Mariyam Vannu Vilakkoothi]]''
|
|
|-
|''Hridayam''
|
|Filming
|-
| ''[[Anugraheethan Antony]]''
|
|Release Delayed
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| ''[[Minnal Murali]]''
|
|Filming
|-
|''[[Vellam (2021 film)|Vellam]]''
|Saji
|
|}

===Television===
*''Comedy Stars Season 2'' (Asianet) - Judge
* ''Bhamini Tholkarilla'' (2009)(Asianet)
* ''[[Suryaputhri]]'' (2005) (Asianet)
* ''[[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' (2007)(Asianet)
* ''Parasparam'' (2000-2001) ([[Surya TV]])
* ''[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]]'' (2004) (Asianet)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1522315}}
*{{Facebook|id=actorbaiju|name=}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male child actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:1971 births]]

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