Santhy Balachandran

Some Lesser Known Facts About Santhy Balachandran

• Her entry into films began via theatre. She performed in The Lover (Harold Pinter), directed by Sanal Aman and staged in Kochi. Her performance caught director Dominic Arun’s attention.

• Santhy Balachandran acted in the theatre play A Very Normal Family, directed by Roshan Mathew.

• She is a trained visual artist. She has held six solo exhibitions and participated in group shows.

• During the lockdown,  she wrote and executive-produced the experimental music video Oblivion, which was launched by A. R. Rahman. The video blends Nordic mythology with surreal imagery and sensory themes, and it earned around 1.3-1.5 million impressions on Instagram filters within a day of release.

  

• She was praised as a central creative force and as instrumental in narrative and promotional aspects.

• Santhy Balachandran has worked in various films including Tharangam (2017), Randuper (2017), Jallikattu (2019), Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte (2020), Aaha (2021), Chathuram (2022), Djinn (2023), and Gulmohar (2023).

  

• In August 2025, Santhy co-wrote Lokah, which is Malayalam cinema’s first female-superhero film.

  

• She is an avid animal lover. She has dogs and cats at home.

  

• She is a fitness enthusiast. She often posts her workout videos on her Instagram account.