Santha Devi

Acting

Santha Devi

Known for

Acting

Credits

50 titles

Damayanthi, better known by her stage name Kozhikode Santha Devi, was an Indian Malayalam film and stage actress. In a career spanning about sixty years, she acted in more than 1000 plays and about 480 films.

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Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Akale poster
9.0

Margaret's dream of getting her differently abled daughter married shatters when she finds that the boy she chooses for her is engaged to someone else.

Akale

2004

Ammakilikkoodu poster
5.5

Saranalayam is an old age home run by Eradi. He appoints Vivek as the new manager to help him evict the inmates so that he can sell it.

Ammakilikkoodu

2003

Anandabhadram poster
7.5

To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, his quest is thwarted by an evil magician named Digambaran who seeks to harness the temple's hidden powers.

Anandabhadram

2005

Kilichundan Mambazham poster
6.9

A young man tries to rescue the woman he loves after she is forced into marrying another.

Kilichundan Mambazham

2003

Mizhi Randilum poster
5.7

Bhadra, a nurse, has to look after her family. Due to her brother's debts, she sells her house to Krishnakumar but later, she meets Krishnakumar's sister who offers to help her get the house back.

Mizhi Randilum

2003

Thalappavu poster
7.1

Raveendran, a misfit police constable, becomes friends with Joseph, a Naxal revolutionary. However, Raveendran's mental health takes a toll when his superiors order him to kill Joseph in a fake encounter.

Thalappavu

2008

Prajapathi poster
4.1

Narayanan, who gets convicted for killing his father, returns from prison to his village and works selflessly for its people. However, his vengeful relatives create obstacles for him.

Prajapathi

2006

Neythukaran poster
NR

The film is a befitting tribute to EMS, the legendary leader of a momentous era who made monumental contributions to the transformation of Kerala from an obnoxious past.

Neythukaran

2002

Crazy Gopalan poster
4.8

Gopalan, a notorious thief, teams up with Lakshmanan and continues to rob people. Their lives change when they kidnap a rich girl and find themselves trapped.

Crazy Gopalan

2008

Mayabazar poster
3.5

Rameshan, a businessman, spends his income on the patients of a local hospital. However, things take a turn when Rameshan witnesses an accident in which the victim is his lookalike.

Mayabazar

2008

No artwork available
8.0

Complications arise when Lalan, a crook, returns from jail and learns that his friend Majeed has turned into a gangster.

Freedom

2004

1990s · 14 titles

No. 20 Madras Mail poster
6.3

Enroute Madras via train, when three friends get falsely accused of a mysterious homicide, they escape and desperately search for the real killer.

No. 20 Madras Mail

1990

Aye Auto poster
6.5

Sudhi, an autorickshaw driver, and Meenakshi, a girl from a rich family, are in love. Meenakshi's family members are strongly against this relationship, but her grandfather decides to help them unite.

Aye Auto

1990

Daivasahayam Lucky Centre poster
7.0

Out of desperation, unemployed Anil decides to work for Thankappan, a shrewd lottery franchise owner. Will he be able to give his family a decent life?

Daivasahayam Lucky Centre

1991

Pingami poster
6.7

Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life.

Pingami

1994

No artwork available
10.0

Ambili is a handicapped girl who has the hobby of making models and toys. When a doctor proposes to marry Ambili, she refuses upon realizing that his feelings are out of sympathy towards her.

Yamanam

1992

No artwork available
NR

Shakeela, who is from a rich family, marries Abdu, a poor man. Problems start brewing in their life when she comes to know that he is suffering from autism.

Ghoshayaathra

1993

Parallel College poster
8.0

Ananthan joins as a teacher in a college to get over his troubled past. However, his life changes for the better when he meets Sridevi.

Parallel College

1990

Mahanagaram poster
6.3

Viswan, a smuggler, fakes his identity in front of Chandradas, a police commissioner. What happens when Chandradas finds out who Viswan really is?

Mahanagaram

1992

Chantha poster
10.0

A leader of labourers tries to protect his community from a don and his evil gang.

Chantha

1995

Bharanakoodam poster
9.0

After murdering the Chief Minister of Kerala, Damodara Menon, by hiring a dangerous contract killer, Lawrence, Devaraj, a political kingmaker, forces Aravindaksha Menon into testifying against Dany, leader Alexander's nephew. He is helped by a corrupt Circle Inspector Sojan. Dany manages to somehow escape from his custody and convinces Damodara Menon's daughter, Manju, that he is not the real killer. With the help of Manju, P.K. Raghavan and the honest Police Commissioner Venugopal, Dany sets out to prove his innocence.

Bharanakoodam

1994

Narayam poster
8.0

A woman from the Brahmin community gets appointed as an Arabic teacher in a local school and this leads to chain of controversies and issues.

Narayam

1993

Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary poster
6.0

Unni Thampuran gets falsely accused of raping and murdering a young girl. However, things take a turn when his lawyer, Aniyan Kuruvilla, works hard to defend him.

Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary

1995

No artwork available
10.0

A holy anklet went stolen from a temple and people's lives depend on it.

Chenaparambile Aanakkaryam

1998

No artwork available
9.0

Unnimaya (Renjitha) and Sreekutty (Anju Aravind) are sisters, who have to take care of themselves and their mother after their father passes away. Unnimaya's marriage proposals go awry because her villagers suspect an illicit relationship with Ramanathan (Suresh Gopi) due to certain misunderstandings. However, she gets a proposal from Vasudevan (Mukesh) who is willing to marry her despite their financial troubles. After their wedding she realises that Ramanathan is a distant relative of Vasudevan.

Suvarna Simhasanam

1997

1980s · 7 titles

1970s · 11 titles

No artwork available
NR

A widowed mother of one falls in love with her servant, who is a married man. Meanwhile, the village chief lusts after her and plots a sinister scheme.

Kamalamma Kamatam

1979

Throne of Capricorn poster
5.8

Ravi, an unemployed young man, faces a series of encounters during his search for a job.

Throne of Capricorn

1975

No artwork available
NR

Sarada loses her sanity as she is unable to accept her husband's death. A psychiatrist, also her husband's look-alike, helps her overcome the trauma by letting her believe that he is her husband.

Sarada

1973

Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu

1973

Mannu poster
9.0

Damu, a tenant, fights the corrupt landlord who illegally occupies his land in the village.

Mannu

1978

Randu Penkuttikal poster
9.0

Randu Penkuttikal is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Mohan from a screenplay by Surasu, which is partially based on the novel of the same name by V. T. Nandakumar. This movie is one of the earliest movies to explore the theme of lesbianism in a normalised way.

Randu Penkuttikal

1978

Nirmalyam poster
7.8

An ancient temple is neglected to ruins and is tended only by the Velichappadu. When the priest goes on a leave, a young man takes up his job and forms a relationship with the Velichappadu's daughter.

Nirmalyam

1973

Thakara poster
10.0

Thakara is an orphan. He is mentally immatured but clean hearted. He has a close relationship with Subhashini, the dream girl of the village. Thakara was betrayed by the words of Chellappanashari and indulges in a physical relationship with Subhashini. Subhashini's father Mathu Mooppan finds out their relation and beats Thakara unconscious. Thakara, fully filled with revenge on Mooppan, runs away. Once he earns enough money to buy a knife, he returns and kills Mooppan. Subhashini refuses to go with Thakara, who proposes her after killing her father. With no way to escape, Thakara finds his end in front of a running train.

Thakara

1979

Chuvanna Vithukal poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chuvanna Vithukal

1978

Athidhi poster
8.0

A family on the brink of disaster awaits the return of one who’s rumoured to have made a fortune abroad.

Athidhi

1974

No artwork available
NR

This is an intersting movie as it is very different to the movies that were realeased in the 70s.Most of the movie is shot outdoors and it is more in touch with reality rather than the usual dramatic type. Prem Nazir's performance is something very diffrernt to his usual polished self. He acts as a rough police officer which is a welcome change.

Aparadhi

1977

1960s · 5 titles