D. Santosh


Santosh Darne is an Indian film and theatre actor from Trichy, Tamil Nadu who works in Hindi films and theatre plays.

Early life

Santosh 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.
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. 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002The Legend of Bhagat SinghShivram Hari Rajguru
2003ZameenKadam
2004KhakeeGanjanan Mhatre
2004Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes HomeP.O.W. Raghu Jen
2005IqbalSatish Bhatawdekar
2006Ahista AhistaPipney
2006Jawani DiwaniPandu
2007RiskJamal's mentally challenged son
2007Traffic SignalJaffar Bhai
2007Ram Gopal Varma Ki AagCoolie
2007DhamaalEncounter Cop
2008My Name Is Anthony GonsalvesMichael
2009Rocket Singh: Salesman of the YearGirish ReddyNominated"Best Actor in Comic Role", Nokia Star Screen Awards, 2009
2012Savdhan Meri Jaan
2014Bhoothnath ReturnsReceptionist at Bhoothworld
2014PizzaLobo Shinde
2017Commando 2Bala

Plays and short films

Brahma Vishnu Mahesh - directed by Pandit. Satyadev Dubey-jiMontage - directed by Pandit. Satyadev Dubey-jiEk kadam Aage - directed by Makarand DeshpandeBrahma Vishnu Mahesh - directed by Makarand DeshpandeMontage - directed by Makarand DeshpandeLaila - directed by Makarand DeshpandeMeenakumari - directed by Makarand DeshpandeBasant Ka Teesra Youvna - directed by Makarand DeshpandeSir Sir Sarla - directed by Makarand DeshpandeDream men - directed by Makarand Deshpande; character: Ravi Shanbagh Sakharam Binder ki Khoj mein Hawaldar - directed by Makarand DeshpandeSa Hi Besura - directed by Makarand DeshpandeTea Break - directed by Shrinivas; character: Terrorist; released in 2006VAAPSI The Return - directed by Srinivas; character: The lonely person in big city; winner of 2008 MAMI International Film Festival; screened in L.A. and Japan International film festival

Awards and nominations