Santhosh Kolya is an Indian actor and associate director who works in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He started out as a theatre artist and later got into directing. He made his debut as an assistant director in Deyi Baidethi (2019), a Tulu film. Later on, he was promoted to the position of Associate Director in Hawaala, a Tamil movie. He has also acted in Kannada films such as Crush, Local Love Story, and Ramya For Love. He has directed the Kannada short movie Nannusire too. His 2019 releases include the Kannada film Pencil Box.