Watch: Santhanam's unseen video as a VJ will surprise you

Santhanam became popular through a television show and made many laugh with his well-timed parodies. After a few small roles, Santhanam first became notable with his performance in the Simbu starrer '

Manmadhan

'. Santhanam then developed a place for himself in the industry and converted himself as a lead comedian in Tamil cinema. But now, Santhanam's unseen video as a VJ is doing the rounds on social media.



In the video, Santhanam looks very young and is seen replying to a caller who makes a wish of him becoming a hero. Santhanam jokes around with the caller for dreaming of him as a hero and has a laugh at his wish. But Santhanam later debuted in a lead role, and now turned into a fulltime hero after succeeding with back to back films. Santhanam's growth in the industry is the result of his hard work and his interest in cinema.

On the work front, Santhanam will be seen in the film '

Dikkilona

', which is directed by Karthik Yogi. Santhanam is playing a triple role for the first time in the film - as a hero, villain and comedian, and three different posters from the film were released by the makers in June.