Santhosh P. Jayakumar


Santhosh P. Jayakumar is an Indian film director who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films.

Career

Santhosh worked as an assistant to M. Saravanan before making his directorial debut with Gaddam Gang, the Telugu remake of the Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum. He made his Tamil debut with Hara Hara Mahadevaki starring Gautham Karthik. Santhosh Jayakumar directed the privacy art Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu with Gautham Karthik again. The success of the film prompted him to direct the Telugu remake Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu and begin production on a sequel titled Irandam Kuththu starring himself. In 2018, he briefly began working on a film titled Theemai Dhaan Vellum with Gautham Karthik, but the film was later dropped.
His upcoming film includes a thriller Pulanaivu with Arvind Swami.

Personal life

Santhosh was born on 21 November 1988 in Chennai. Santhosh did his schooling in AV. Meiyappan MHSS, Virugambakkam.

Filmography

;As director and actor
YearFilmLanguageNotes----
YearFilmLanguageNotes2015Gaddam GangTelugu
2017Hara Hara MahadevakiTamil----
2018Iruttu Araiyil Murattu KuththuTamil----
2018GhajinikanthTamil----
2019Chikati Gadilo ChithakotuduTeluguRemake of Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu----
2020Irandam KuththuTamilAlso actor----
2022Poikaal KuthiraiTamil----
2024The BoysTamilAlso actor----

;As lyricist
YearTitleSongComposerNotes
2017Hara Hara Mahadevaki"Hara Hara Mahadevaki"Balamurali BaluAlong with Balamurali Balu
2017Hara Hara Mahadevaki"Aaya Soathula"Balamurali BaluAlong with Ku Karthik
2017Hara Hara Mahadevaki"Haiyo Konjam"Vishal ChandrashekharAlong with Gaana Kadal