Santhosh Jogi ( 1975 – 13 April 2010) was an Indian film actor and singer who acted in more than 30 films in

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. He marked his debut in a 2004 Malayalam movie, ''Two Wheeler''. His most memorable roles were in '' Mayavi'', in which he played the main villain role, and in ''

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'', in which he played the role of a military officer.

Personal life

Jogi was born in Eravimangalam, the son of Purathu Sethumadhavan and Komattil Malathi Amma. He completed his education from Vyasa College,

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. He started his career as a singer at local stage programmes. After his debut in ''Two Wheeler'', he worked as a professional singer in Dubai and played supporting roles, often as villains, in several

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films. He was married to Jijy on 24 June 2001 and had two daughters, Chithralekha and Kapila.

Death

Santhosh Jogi was found dead in his friend's flat at Thrissur on 13 April 2010. His body was found hanging from a fan, and the police stated that the suicide was due to family problems.

Filmography

# '' Rajamanikyam'' (2005) # ''Ponmudipuzhayorathu '' (2005) # ''Iruvattam Manavatti'' (2005) # '' Pulijanmam'' (2006) # ''Rashtram '' (2006) # '' Balram vs. Tharadas'' (2006) # ''

'' (2006) # ''Oruvan'' (2006) # ''

Ali Bhai ''Ali Bhai'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by Antony Perumbavoor through the company Aashirvad Cinemas. It stars Mohanlal as Anwar Ali / Ali Bhai, an undisput ...

'' (2007) # '' Big B'' (2007) # '' Chotta Mumbai'' (2007) # '' Mayavi'' (2007) # '' Nazrani'' (2007) # ''Two Wheeler'' (2007) # '' 4 July'' (2007) # ''Khaki'' (2007) # ''Chandranilekkulla Vazhi '' (2008) # ''

Malabar Wedding ''Malabar Wedding'' is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by the Rajesh-Faisal duo and written by Ramesh Madhavan. It has Indrajith Sukumaran and Gopika in the lead roles. The story is based on a custom called ''Sorakalyanam' ...

'' (2008) # ''Kurukshethra '' (2008) # '' Mulla'' (2008) # '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) (posthumously) # '' Apoorvaragam'' (2010) (posthumously) # '' Christian Brothers'' (2011) (posthumously)

References

External links

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Santhosh Jogi at MSI
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