Santhanam will be joining hands with Kannada filmmaker Prashant Raj for a new film and the project was officially announced a few months back. Director Prashant Raj is known for directing films like Love Guru, Gaana Bajaana, Whistle, Zoom, Dalapathy, and Orange and he will be making his debut in Tamil cinema with the Santhanam starrer. The film was officially launched with a formal pooja yesterday (April 22) with the commencement of music composition. The song composition for the film has started and more updates are expected to follow in the coming days. This film will have music by Arjun Janya who is one of the leading music directors in Kannada cinema.

Produced by Fortune Films, this film will mark Arjun Janya's debut in Kollywood. More details regarding this project are awaited. This film is tentatively called Santa 15, marking the actor's 15th film as a lead hero. Santhanam was last seen in Sabhaapathy which opened to mixed reviews from the audience.

Up next, he has two films lined up for release - Agent Kannayiram and Gulu Gulu. Agent Kannayiram will be the first release among the two and the film is directed by Manoj Beedha of Vanjagar Ulagam fame. Agent Kannayiram is the official Tamil remake of the Telugu super hit film, Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, and it has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Manmatha Leelai fame Riya Suman plays the female lead, while Sruthi Hariharan, Redin Kingsley, Pugazh, Munishkanth, and others play supporting roles.

Gulu Gulu, on the other hand is currently in the post production stages, gearing up for its release soon. Gulu Gulu is touted to be a travel-based comedy film and it is directed by Rathna Kumar of Meyaadha Maan and Aadai fame. Gulu Gulu will have music composed by Santhosh Narayanan. Produced by Circle Box Entertainment, Gulu Gulu has cinematography by Vijay Karthik Kannan.