Actor Santhanam was last seen in the horror comedy Dhillukku Dhuddu 2, and the movie which was directed by Lollu Sabha Rambhala had become a successful comeback for the actor after the failure of Sakka Podu Podu Raja.

Santhanam is currently awaiting the release of his next movie A1 Accused number 1 directed by debutant Johnson and the movie is expected to hit screens this month, and next the actor's Server Sundaram is also getting readied for release after long delay.

As the actor had been to the inauguration of a call taxi service owned by the his fans club head, Santhanam was questioned on his sudden drastic weight loss, and Santhanam revealed that it was for his look in the upcoming movie Dagaalty that he has lost weight as the character demands the same, and jokingly said he can increase weight by eating briyani thrice a day.