Siddhartha

Siddharth or Siddhartha is the birth name of the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha.

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Siddharth (actor)

Siddharth (born 17 April 1979) is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. Apart from acting, he has also been involved in films as screenplay writer, producer and playback singer. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal.

After completing his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and assisted Mani Ratnam, before going on to make an acting debut in S. Shankar's coming-of-age Tamil film Boys (2003). The success of the film provided an opportunity to feature in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), before he branched off to receive critical and commercial acclaim in Telugu and Hindi cinema through Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), Rang De Basanti and Bommarillu (2006). In the late 2000s, he established himself as a bankable lead actor in Telugu films and subsequently chose to become more selective with his projects, while also winning acclaim for his work as a carrom player in Striker (2010) and as a blind warrior in the fantasy film Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011). In 2011, he returned to Tamil films after a sabbatical and produced Balaji Mohan's commercially successful romantic comedy Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012). The actor then had a prolific year in 2014, winning critical acclaim and box office success for his two ventures; Jigarthanda, where he portrayed an aspiring film maker, and Kaaviya Thalaivan, in which he played an actor from the 1920s Madras theater scene.

Sidharth Bharathan

Sidharth Bharathan is a Malayali Indian film actor and director. He is the son of Malayalam film director Bharathan and actress K.P.A.C.Lalitha. He started his film career through the Malayalam film Nammal (2002). He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in the film Nidra (2012), it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father. Sidharth has also worked as a scenarist for the film Isha, a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.

Personal life

Sidharth was married to Anju.M.Das, niece of Veteran actor Jagathy Sreekumar. The marriage lasted only 4 years. They got divorced on 27 October 2013.

Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 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. He was in the ventilator of the Medical Trust Hospital in Kochi.

According to hospital sources, Sidharth has recovered and can walk with support.