Siddharth (actor)
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 Siddharth at the special screening of Chashme Baddoor |
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| Born | Siddharth 17 April 1979 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, playback singer, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| www.siddharth-online.com | |
Siddharth (born 17 April 1979)[2] is an Indian film actor, producer and playback singer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He occasionally works as screenplay writer as well. After his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and worked as an assistant director before making his acting debut in the 2003 Tamil film Boys, which became a successful film along with his later works such as Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Bommarillu (2006).
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Early life
Siddharth was born in India on 17 April 1979.[3] He studied at DAV Boys' Senior Secondary School, Chennai and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi.[4] He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi.[3] Siddharth was part of the reputed theatre group of the college, The Players. He was also president of the college's debating society and attended the World Debating Championships. He went on to complete his MBA from S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. He was exceptionally bright in his speaking skills, which ultimately led him to win CNBC Manager of the year award in 1999. He was married to his childhood Sweetheart Meghna on the 3rd of November 2003. He divorced her in 2006. He has had relationship with Soha Ali Khan and Shruti Hassan. [4]
Career
Siddharth has stated that direction was his "ultimate dream".[3] After finishing his education Siddharth landed the role of assistant director for Mani Ratnam's Kannathil Muthamittal. The script writer of that film, Sujatha, was insistent that Siddharth auditioned for S. Shankar's Boys which would feature five debutant actors. After consulting with Mani Ratnam, he met Shankar, auditioned, and got the role of Munna.[5] The film was a moderate success in Tamil but the dubbed version in Telugu gave Siddharth an opening in the Telugu film industry.[6] Siddharth then appeared in another Tamil film, Mani Ratnam's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), after which he would shift focus and concentrate on Telugu-language projects. His first direct Telugu project, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana released in early 2005. The comedy-drama film, marking the directorial debut of choreographer-turned-actor Prabhu Deva, became a commercial blockbuster as well as a critical success,[7] with Siddharth winning his first Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for his portrayal of Santhosh,[8] a playful NRI, who fights for his love. Siddharth, subsequently, also ventured into the writing forum as well as the singing forum as he wrote the screenplay for his next Telugu film Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) directed by Siva Kumar and sang as a playback singer. He next debuted in Bollywood as part of the critically acclaimed blockbuster Rang De Basanti which also starred Aamir Khan. Siddharth received the Star Screen Debut Award for his role as Karan Singhania in the film.[9] Siddharth's final release of 2006 was Bommarillu, directed by then newcomer Bhaskar. The film, revolving around a father-son relationship, received critical acclaim and garnered box office success, too.[10][11] He worked with director Vishal Bhardwaj and Oscar winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro on a short film titled Blood Brothers,[12] which premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival as part of Mira Nair's AIDS Jaago project.[13][14]
After the above average grossing Aata in 2007, Siddharth took a sabbatical and did not have a release for 20 months. In 2009, his Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam opposite Tamannaah received good responses from critics and audiences. Siddharth played the lead role in debutant director Anand Ranga's Oy!, which achieved box office success despite mixed reviews. His first release of 2010 was Striker, his second Bollywood venture that portrayed the life of a carrom player.[15] It became the first Indian film to be released in theatres and on YouTube on the same day.[16] His other release that year was the Telugu film Baava, a village-based romantic family entertainer, shot in places like Palakollu, Razole, Rajahmundry and Hyderabad.[17] His first release of 2011, Prakash Kovelmundi's fantasy epic Anaganaga O Dheerudu was produced by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao. He was next seen in the Tamil-Telugu bilingual 180 by Jayendra, which performed poorly at the box office.[18] His third release of the year was Oh My Friend, directed by debutant Venu Sriram, which opened to mixed reviews but went on to garner positive response. In 2012, Siddharth first starred in the bilingual romantic comedy Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (Tamil) / Love Failure (Telugu), based on the same-titled short film by Balaji Mohan, which fetched critical acclaim. He has signed up a Tamil film to be directed by an associate director of Vetrimaaran.[18]
Producer
Actor Siddharth started his production house, Etaki Entertainment, in 2012. His first production venture was the bilingual project, Love Failure (Telugu), Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (Tamil).[19]
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Boys | Munna | Tamil | ITFA Best New Actor Award |
| 2004 | Aayutha Ezhuthu | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Yuva | Arjun | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Santosh | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
| 2006 | Chukkallo Chandrudu | Arjun | Telugu | Also writer |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Karan Singhania | Hindi | Star Screen Best Male Debut Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 2006 | Bommarillu | Siddharth (Siddhu) | Telugu | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
| 2007 | Aata | Sri Krishna | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Siddharth (Siddhu) | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Oy! | Uday | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Striker | Suryakant Sarang | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Baava | Veera Babu | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Yodha | Telugu | |
| 2011 | 180 | Ajay Kumar (Mano) | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Nootrenbadhu | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Oh My Friend | Chandu | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Arun | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Love Failure | Telugu | ||
| 2013 | Midnight's Children | Shiva | English | |
| 2013 | Jabardasth | Bairraju | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Baadshah | Siddharth | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
| 2013 | Chashme Baddoor | Jomo | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Udhayam NH4 | Prabhu | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | Tamil | Post-production | |
| 2013 | Kaaviya Thalaivan | Tamil | Pre-production[20] |
Producer
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Love Failure | Telugu |
Playback singer
| Year | Title | Language | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chukkallo Chandrudu | Telugu | Everybody, Edhalo Epudo |
| 2006 | Bommarillu | Telugu | Appudo Ippudo |
| 2007 | Aata | Telugu | Ninu chusthunte |
| 2008 | Santosh Subramaniam | Tamil | Adada Adada |
| 2009 | Oy! | Telugu | Oy Oy |
| 2010 | Striker | Hindi | Bombay Bombay, Haq Se |
| 2010 | Baava | Telugu | Baava Baava |
| 2011 | Oh My Friend | Telugu | Maa Daddy Pockets, Sri Chaitanya Junior College |
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Eppadi | Tamil | Parvathi Parvathi, Ananda Jaladosam |
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/Actor_Siddharth
- ^ "Siddharth biography". One india. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ a b c "The Siddharth way of life". The Times of India. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-04-1urtiouhyr7.
- ^ a b "Interview with Siddardh by Jeevi". Idlebrain. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Meet Siddharth, of Rang De Basanti". Rediff. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "`NN` success story!". Sify. 2005-01-31. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "Filmfare South awards 2006 – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Winners: 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Bommarillu is a lambi race ka ghoda!". Idlebrain. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "Bommarillu rocks". Idlebrain. 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "Actors we missed this year". Rediff. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ Powers, Thom (2007-08-22). "Carter! Cheadle! Maher! live on stage for Mavericks". Tiff.net. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "Mira Nair's AIDS salvo hits home". DNA India. 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama (21 February 2008). "Siddharth: I am not attached to anything". Sify. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "'Striker' first Indian film to premier on YouTube for international audience". The Times of India. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "I don't do remakes". Rediff. Retrieved 28 Oct 2010.
- ^ a b "Siddharth now in Kollywood". The Times of India. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ "Siddharth Narayan own production house Etaki Entertainment".
- ^ "Vasantha Balan's interesting new connection". Behindwoods. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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