Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983)[1] is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films.[2] He hade his acting debut in Nammal (2002)[3] and directional debut in Nidra (2012).[4][5]
Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha.[6] He was married to Anju Mohan Das since 12 December 2008 for about five years and later divorced in 2013.[7] On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina and they have a daughter.[8][9]
Sidharth began his film career through the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002 [10] along with Jishnu Raghavan and Bhavana and also he received Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Debut Actor.[11] And also acted in several films Rasikan, Youth Festival, Kakkakarumban and Ennittum along with Kaniha.[12] Then, he had acted in Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala, Spirit and Olipporu in 2014.[13] In 2023, he made his acting comebock through Vela and Bramayugam.[14][15]
He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in Nidra and also acted as a lead actor along with Rima Kallingal,[16] it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father.[17] He has also worked as a scenarist for the film Isha, a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.[18] Also directed successful films Chandrettan Evideya, Djinn and Chathuram.[19][20]
Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 2015.[21] The Ford Figo car he was driving hit a wall on the road at Chambakkara near Kochi and the actor sustained serious injuries in his leg and head.[22] He was in the ventilator of the Medical Trust Hospital.[23][24]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nammal | Shyam | Debut film | [25] |
| 2004 | Youth Festival | Arjun | [26] | |
| Kakkakarumban | Ramesan | [27] | ||
| Rasikan | Sudhi | [28] | ||
| Ennittum | Jeeth | [29] | ||
| 2012 | Nidra | Raju | Also director | [30] |
| Spirit | Sameer | [31] | ||
| 2013 | Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala | Arjun | [32] | |
| Olipporu | [33] | |||
| 2015 | Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu | [34] | ||
| 2016 | Koppayile Kodumkattu | [35] | ||
| 2023 | Vela | SI Ashok Kumar | [36] | |
| 2024 | Bramayugam | Kodumon Potti's cook | [37] | |
| Sookshmadarshini | Dr. John | [38] | ||
| 2025 | Bazooka | CI Arjun Ramaswamy | [39] | |
| Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali | Peter | [40] | ||
| Dheeran | Gireeshan | [41] | ||
| Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan | [42] | |||
| Flask | [43] | |||
| Sumathi Valavu | Chemban | [44] | ||
| TBA | Bha. Bha. Ba. † | TBA | [45] |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nidra | [46][47] |
| 2015 | Chandrettan Evideya | [48][49] |
| 2017 | Varnyathil Aashanka | [50][51] |
| 2022 | Chathuram | [52][53] |
| 2023 | Djinn | [54][55] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kerala Film Critics Awards | Best New Comer | Nammal | Won | [56] |
| 2023 | Master Vision International Awards | Best Director | Chathuram | Won | [57] |
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