Sidharth Bharathan
{{short description|Indian actor and filmmaker}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sidharth Bharathan
| image = Sidharth Bharathan 2017.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| alma_mater = SRM Institute of Science and Technology
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| awards = Kerala Film Critics Awards
| children = 1
| spouse = {{Marriage|Anju Mohan Das|2008|2013|end=divorced}}
{{Marriage|Sujina Sreedhar|2019}}
| father = Bharathan
| mother = K. P. A. C. Lalitha
| known for = Nammal (2002)
Nidra (2012)
Chandrettan Evideya (2015)
Bramayugam (2024)
}}
Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983){{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/interviews/2024/Mar/21/sidharth-bharathani-wouldve-persisted-with-acting-had-i-got-the-roles-naslen-is-getting-now|title=Sidharth Bharathan: I would've persisted with acting had I got the roles Naslen is getting now|author=Vivek Santhosh|website=Cinema Express|date=21 March 2024}} is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/sidharth-bharathan-set-to-play-the-lead-in-paranu-paranu-paranu-chellan-8859649.html|title=Sidharth Bharathan Set To Play The Lead In Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan|date=21 April 2024}} He hade his acting debut in Nammal (2002){{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512003335/https://www.sify.com/movies/nammal-review-malayalam-pcluy2cdbfgbg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2022|title=Nammal|work=Sify|date=24 April 2003}} and directional debut in Nidra (2012).[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204125732/http://sify.com/movies/siddharth-to-remake-nidra-in-malayalam-news-malayalam-kmbjp2bdaah.html "Siddharth to remake Nidra in Malayalam"]. Sify.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/siddharth-bharathan-remakes-father-s-classic-film-nidra/725667/|title=Siddharth Bharathan remakes father's classic film Nidra|author=Unni R. Nair|newspaper=Screen India|publisher=Screen|date=17 December 2010|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=13 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201214053/http://www.screenindia.com/news/siddharth-bharathan-remakes-father-s-classic-film-nidra/725667/|archive-date=1 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}
Early and personal life
Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kpac-lalitha-son-sidharth-bharathan-7828326/|title=Sidharth Bharathan: 'I realised that there are no twists in life when Amma left me'|website=indianexpress.com|date=21 March 2022}} He was married to Anju Mohan Das since 12 December 2008 for about five years and later divorced in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/when-sidharth-bharathan-opened-up-about-his-first-marriage/articleshow/95687435.cms|title=ആ കുട്ടിയുടെ ജീവിതം കുളമാക്കി! നല്ലൊരു തീരുമാനം എടുക്കേണ്ടതായിരുന്നു! ആദ്യവിവാഹത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് സിദ്ധാര്ത്ഥ് പറഞ്ഞത്|website=malayalam.samayam.com|date=22 November 2022}} On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina and they have a daughter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deepika.com/cinema/CinemaNews.aspx?ID=4115|title=സിദധാർഥ ഭരതൻ വീണടം വിവാഹിതനായി : Cinema News|date=September 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sidharth-bharathan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl-heres-the-picture-of-the-newborn/articleshow/77121054.cms|title=Sidharth Bharathan blessed with a baby girl: Here's the pict|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=23 July 2020}}
Career
=2002–2004: Debut and breakthrough=
Sidharth began his film career through the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002 {{cite news|title=Kinescope|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2003|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=23 December 2002}} along with Jishnu Raghavan and Bhavana and also he received Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Debut Actor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kerala-film-producers-association-to-tighten-noose-on-online-movie-reviewers/article67469609.ece|title=Kerala Film Producers' Association to tighten noose on online movie reviewers|newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 October 2023}} And also acted in several films Rasikan, Youth Festival, Kakkakarumban and Ennittum along with Kaniha.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sidharth-bharathan-says-it-was-both-an-honour-and-a-challenge-working-with-mammootty-in-bramayugam/articleshow/103784137.cms|title=Sidharth Bharathan says it was both 'an honour and a challen|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=19 September 2023}} Then, he had acted in Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala, Spirit and Olipporu in 2014.{{Cite web|date=6 January 2013|title=Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala inspired by the story of Gold|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rebecca-uthup-kizhakkemala-inspired-by-the-story-of-gold/articleshow/17900303.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}} In 2023, he made his acting comebock through Vela and Bramayugam.{{Cite news |url=https://thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bramayugam-movie-review-mammoottys-performance-elevates-this-middling-film-on-the-evils-of-unrestricted-power/article67848964.ece
|access-date=2024-02-15|title='Bramayugam. But this film is designed as a fantasy, mystery tale with a few mildly scary moments thrown in|newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 February 2024 |last1=Praveen |first1=S. R. }}{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/bramayugam-mammootty-sadasivan-hopeless-horror-film-9170870|access-date=2024-02-22|title='Bramayugam' Mammootty's miraculous run continues with the bleakest Indian horror film in years, a take-no-prisoners tirade against humanity.|date=21 February 2024 }}
=2012–present: Directional debut and beyond=
He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in Nidra and also acted as a lead actor along with Rima Kallingal,[https://web.archive.org/web/20150621152111/http://www.sify.com/movies/Nidra-releases-on-Feb-24-imagegallery-malayalam-mcslT9aejgh.html?html=5 "Nidra releases on Feb 24"]. Sify.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012. it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father.{{cite news|title=Nidra starts|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/236533/|accessdate=10 December 2011|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=10 December 2011|archive-date=10 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210234950/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/236533/|url-status=dead}} He has also worked as a scenarist for the film Isha, a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-five-sundarikal-is-an-interesting-anthology/20130624.htm|title=Review: 5 Sundarikal is an interesting anthology|author=Paresh C Palicha|date=24 June 2013}} Also directed successful films Chandrettan Evideya, Djinn and Chathuram.{{cite news|author=Liza George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-bit-of-luck-and-destiny/article4385945.ece |title=A bit of luck and destiny |newspaper=The Hindu|date=2013-02-06 |access-date=2013-04-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2024/Apr/19/unni-lalu-and-sidharth-bharathans-next-film-titled-paranu-paranu-paranu-chellan|title=Unni Lalu and Sidharth Bharathan's next film titled 'Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan'|website=www.newindianexpress.com|date=19 April 2024}}
Accident and aftermath
Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/malayalam-actor-gets-back-car-crash-after-miracle-recovery-34816|title=Malayalam actor gets back from car-crash after miracle recovery|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=2 October 2015}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/managed-to-pull-through-due-to-god-s-grace-sidharth-bharathan-115100101067_1.html|title=Managed to pull through due to God's grace: Sidharth Bharathan|website=www.business-standard.com|date=1 October 2015}} He was in the ventilator of the Medical Trust Hospital.[http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=68899 " Actor Siddharth Bharathan seriously injured in accident"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218024238/http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=68899 |date=18 February 2018 }}. Kerala Kaumudi. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sidharth-bharathan-walks-back-to-life/articleshow/49193262.cms|title=Sidharth Bharathan walks back to life|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=2 October 2015}}
Filmography
=As an actor=
=As a director=
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.}} |
|---|
| 2002
| Nammal | {{Won}} |
| 2023
| Master Vision International Awards | {{won}} |
References
External links
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Category:Film directors from Chennai
Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:Male actors from Chennai
Category:Male actors from Thrissur
Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Category:Indian male film actors