Shanthanu Bhagyaraj is an Indian film actor whose professional career has been characterized by his extensive work on Tamil language films. As a member of a family with a strong background in the film industry, Bhagyaraj's parents being renowned actors K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj, he was destined to follow in their footsteps.
In his early years, Shanthanu began his acting journey as a child artist, making his debut in his father's 1998 film Vettiya Madichu Kattu. This marked the beginning of his foray into the world of cinema, where he would eventually carve out a niche for himself as a talented lead actor.
It was his 2008 film Sakkarakatti, a romantic comedy, that served as a significant milestone in Shanthanu's career, marking his debut as a lead actor.