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{{short description|Indian actor and filmmaker}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sidharth Bharathan
| name               = Sidharth Bharathan
| image =
| image             = Sidharth Bharathan 2017.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|26|df=yes}}
| caption            =  
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|26|df=yes}}
| alma_mater =  
| birth_place       = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Film actor, director, screenwriter
| alma_mater         = [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology]]
| years_active = 2002–present
| occupation         = {{Hlist|Actor|director|screenwriter}}
| children = 1
| years_active       = 2002–present
| Spouse = Sujina sreedhar ( 2019- Present )
| awards            = [[Kerala Film Critics Awards]],[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| parents = [[Bharathan]]<br>[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
| children           = 1
| website =  
| spouse            = {{Marriage|Anju Mohan Das|2008|2013|end=divorced}} <br>{{Marriage|Sujina Sreedhar|2019}}
| father            = [[Bharathan]]
| mother            = [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
| known for          = ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002) <br> ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' (2012) <br> ''[[Chandrettan Evideya]]'' (2015) <br> ''[[Bramayugam]]'' (2024)
}}
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'''Sidharth Bharathan''' (born 26 May 1983)<ref>{{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}}</ref> is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in [[Malayalam films]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He made his acting debut in ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002)<ref>{{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}}</ref> and directional debut in ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' (2012).<ref name=announced>[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.</ref><ref name=Screen>{{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 (magazine)|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}}</ref>


'''Sidharth Bharathan''' (born 26 May 1983) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director, actor and screenwriter, who works in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Siddharth%20Bharathan-2828 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216204657/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Siddharth%20Bharathan-2828 |archivedate=16 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The son of director [[Bharathan]] and actress [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], he began his film career through the Malayalam film ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002) as an actor. He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' (2012), it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father.<ref name="Mathrubhumi news">{{cite news|title=Nidra starts|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/236533/|accessdate=10 December 2011|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=10 December 2011}}</ref> Sidharth has also worked as a [[scenarist]] for the film ''Isha'', a segment in the anthology film ''[[5 Sundarikal]]''.
==Early and personal life==
Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director [[Bharathan]] and actress [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was married to Anju Mohan Das since 12 December 2008 for about five years and later divorced in 2013.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina and they have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deepika.com/cinema/CinemaNews.aspx?ID=4115|title=സിദധാർഥ ഭരതൻ വീണടം വിവാഹിതനായി : Cinema News|date=September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Career==
===2002–2004: Debut and breakthrough===
Sidharth began his film career through the Malayalam film ''[[Nammal]]'' in 2002 <ref>{{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}}</ref> along with [[:simple:Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu Raghavan]] and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] and also he received [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] for [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Debut Actor]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> And also acted in several films ''[[Rasikan]]'', ''[[Youth Festival]]'', ''Kakkakarumban''  and ''[[Ennittum]]'' along with [[Kaniha]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Then, he had acted in ''[[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]]'', ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'' and ''[[Olipporu]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2023, he made his acting comebock through ''[[Vela (film)|Vela]]'' and ''[[Bramayugam]]''.<ref>{{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. }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>


===2012–present: Directional debut and beyond===
He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' and also acted as a lead actor along with [[Rima Kallingal]],<ref>[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.</ref> it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father.<ref name="Mathrubhumi news">{{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}}</ref> He has also worked as a [[scenarist]] for the film ''Isha'', a segment in the anthology film ''[[5 Sundarikal]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Also directed successful films ''[[Chandrettan Evideya]]'', ''[[Djinn (2023 film)|Djinn]]'' and ''[[Chathuram]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


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.<ref>[http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=68899 " Actor Siddharth Bharathan seriously injured in accident"]. ''[[Kerala Kaumudi]]''. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.</ref>
==Accident and aftermath==
He was married to Anju Mohan Das for about 5 years and later divorced. On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina.<ref>https://www.deepika.com/cinema/CinemaNews.aspx?ID=4115</ref>
Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was in the [[ventilator]] of the [[Medical Trust Hospital]].<ref>[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.</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
 
===As an actor===
===As actor===
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! Ref
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| 2002 || ''[[Nammal]]'' || Shyam || Debut film || <ref name="asianetnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/sidharth-bharathan-remember-late-actor-jishnu-raghavan-nrn-rs0taj|title='നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ|website=asianetnews.com|language=ml}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''[[Youth Festival]]'' || Arjun || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?509|title= Youth Festival (2004)}}</ref>
|-
| ''Kakkakarumban'' || Ramesan || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3634|title=Kakkakarumban}}</ref>
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| ''[[Rasikan]]'' || Sudhi || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/rasikan-review-malayalam-pclvFedjaahfb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312105440/https://www.sify.com/movies/rasikan-review-malayalam-pclvFedjaahfb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2022|title = Rasikan|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref>
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| ''[[Ennittum]]'' || Jeeth || ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News28/6-9-05e/malayalam-movies-news-swarnamalya.html | title=Malayalam movies : Swarnamalya tries her luck in Malayalam }}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || Raju || Also director || <ref name=TH>Vijay George (23 February 2012). [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2923500.ece "An emotional journey"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 11 November 2012.</ref>
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| ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'' || Sameer || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/actor-siddharth-thrilled-with-response-to-spirit-483554.html|title=Actor Siddharth thrilled with response to 'Spirit'|website=www.news18.com|date=21 June 2012}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]]'' || Arjun || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/kochi/director-sundar-das-hosts-the-muhurth-of-upcoming-film-rebecca-uthup-in-kochi/articleshow/17019251.cms|title=Director Sundar Das hosts the muhurth of upcoming film 'Rebecca Uthup' in Kochi|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=10 January 2014|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Olipporu]]'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Fahad%20Fazil%20in%20Olipporu.-4654-1 |title=Fahad Fazil in "Olipporu". :News - Movie News, Film News, Cinema News - Malayalam Movie News |website=www.metromatinee.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119110429/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Fahad%20Fazil%20in%20Olipporu.-4654-1 |archive-date=2012-11-19}}</ref>
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| 2015 || ''[[Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu]]'' || || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu Movie Review-Fairly Good|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/16167/malayalam/njan-ninnodu-koodeyundu/5028/review/|publisher=nowrunning|date=2015-03-23|accessdate=2015-10-30}}</ref>
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| 2016 || ''Koppayile Kodumkattu'' || || ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-havent-finished-koppayile-kodumkattu-parvathy-nair/articleshow/52925460.cms|title=I haven't finished 'Koppayile Kodumkattu': Parvathy Nair|author=Deepa Soman|newspaper=The Times of India |date=21 January 2017}}</ref>
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| 2023 || ''[[Vela (film)|Vela]]'' || SI Ashok Kumar || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Nigam-Sunny Wayne film Vela gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/20/shane-nigam-sunny-wayne-film-vela-gets-a-releasedate-48795.html |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=20 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2024 || ''[[Bramayugam]]'' || Kodumon Potti's cook || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bramayugam completes censorship formalities |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/jan/30/bramayugam-completes-censorship-formalities-51619.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=30 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language
| ''[[Sookshmadarshini]]''||Dr. John|| ||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sookshmadarshini: Nazriya Nazim's comeback Malayalam film, also starring Basil Joseph, goes on floors |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sookshmadarshini-nazriya-nazims-comeback-malayalam-film-also-starring-basil-joseph-goes-on-floors/article68228279.ece/ |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=The Hindu|date=29 May 2024 }}</ref>
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|-
| rowspan="1" | 2002 || ''[[Nammal]]'' || Shyam || [[Malayalam]]
| rowspan=7 | 2025 || ''[[Bazooka (film)|Bazooka]]'' || CI Arjun Ramaswamy || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's a release update on Mammootty's Bazooka |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/nov/12/heres-a-release-update-on-mammoottys-bazooka-49478.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=12 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''Youth Festival'' || Arjun || Malayalam
| ''[[Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali]]'' ||  Peter || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhosh |first=Vivek |date=2025-02-28 |title=Asif Ali's Abhyanthara Kuttavali confirms release date, teaser out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/28/asif-alis-abhyanthara-kuttavali-confirms-release-date-teaser-out |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Kakkakarumban]]'' || Ramesan || Malayalam
| ''[[Dheeran (2025 film)|Dheeran]]'' ||Gireeshan|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-03-06 |title=First look of Dheeran unveiled |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Mar/06/first-look-of-dheeran-unveiled |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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| ''[[Rasikan]]'' || Sudhi || Malayalam
| ''Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan'' || || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sidharth-bharathan-and-unni-lalu-to-headline-paranu-paranu-paranu-chellan/articleshow/109434409.cms|title=Sidharth Bharathan and Unni Lalu to headline 'Paranu Paranu|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
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| ''Ennittum'' || Jeeth || Malayalam
| ''Flask'' || || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=Express |date=2025-02-12 |title=Saiju Kurup & Suresh Krishna starrer Flask completes shooting |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Feb/12/saiju-kurup-suresh-krishna-starrer-flask-completes-shooting |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' ||Raju  || Malayalam
| ''[[Sumathi Valavu]]'' || Chemban || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2025-02-13 |title=Arjun Ashokan-starrer Sumathi Valavu gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/13/arjun-ashokan-starrer-sumathi-valavu-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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| ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'' || Sameer || Malayalam
|''[[Bha Bha Ba]]'' || Damodaran || ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Jul/15/dileeps-bha-bha-ba-goes-on-floors|accessdate=30 August 2024|work=Cinema Express|date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala'' ||Arjun || Malayalam
| rowspan=3 | 2026 || ''[[Magic Mushrooms (film)|Magic Mushrooms]]'' || Vasanthan Kumar || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-11-30 |title=Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Magic Mushrooms gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Nov/30/vishnu-unnikrishnans-magic-mushrooms-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-12-06 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|| ''[[Olipporu]]''<ref>http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Fahad%20Fazil%20in%20Olipporu.-4654-1</ref> ||  || Malayalam
| ''Spa'' || || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-10 |title=Abrid Shine’s Spa release deferred by a day |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/10/abrid-shines-spa-release-deferred-by-a-day |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|2015|| ''Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu'' || || Malayalam
| {{Pending film| Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu}} || {{TableTBA}} || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-15 |title=Askar Ali-Vineeth Kumar starrer Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/15/askar-ali-vineeth-kumar-starrer-sambhavam-adhyayam-onnu-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''Koppayile Kodunkattu'' ||  ||  Malayalam
|}
|}


===As director===
===As a director===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Cast !! Release !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
|-
| | 2012 || ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || Sidharth Bharathan, [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]], [[Rima Kallingal]] || 24 February 2012 || Remake of the 1981 film of the same name<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/78222.html|title='Nidhra' for next week |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=18 February 2012|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref>
| | 2012 || ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]'' || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/78222.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220084926/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/78222.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2012|title='Nidhra' for next week |website=IndiaGlitz |date=18 February 2012|access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=failure>Sanjith Sidhardhan (1 June 2012). [https://archive.today/20130126092414/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-01/news-and-interviews/31958011_1_directorial-debut-flick-thilakan "Humbled in the presence of veterans: Sidharth Bharathan"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 11 November 2012.</ref>
|-
|-
| | 2015 || ''[[Chandrettan Evideya]]'' || [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Anusree]], [[Namitha Pramod]] || 1 May 2015 ||  
| | 2015 || ''[[Chandrettan Evideya]]'' ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Sidharth Bharathan's next titled Chandrettan Evideya|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/chandrettan-evideya/cast-crew.html|publisher=Filmibeat}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sidharth's next titled Chandrettan Evideya|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/16566/malayalam/chandrettan-evideya/cast.and.crew.htm|publisher=Now Running|access-date=20 April 2015|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702235040/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/16566/malayalam/chandrettan-evideya/cast.and.crew.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
| | 2017 || ''[[Varnyathil Aashanka]]'' || [[Kunchako Boban]], [[Suraj Venjaramoodu|Suraj]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] || 4 August 2017 ||  
| | 2017 || ''[[Varnyathil Aashanka]]'' ||<ref name="mollywoodtimes">{{cite web|title=Kunchacko Boban replaces Asif Ali in Sidharth Bharathan's Next.|url=http://mollywoodtimes.com/2017/04/11/kunchacko-boban-replaces-asif-ali-sidharth-bharathans-next/|website=Mollywood Times|access-date=2017-08-19|date=2017-04-11|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824013635/http://mollywoodtimes.com/2017/04/11/kunchacko-boban-replaces-asif-ali-sidharth-bharathans-next/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="manoramaonline">{{cite web|title= Sidharth Bharathan's next is 'Varnyathil Aashanka'|url= http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/sidharth-bharathan-to-direct-asif-ali-in-varnyathil-aashanka.html |website=Manorama Online|access-date=2017-08-19|date=2017-02-15}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Chathuram]]''
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=ChathuramA |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/chathuram/movieshow/80839022.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-11-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chathuram Movie (Nov 2022) - Trailer, Star Cast, Release Date {{!}} Paytm.com |url=https://paytm.com/movies/chathuram-movie-detail-157586 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Paytm |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || '' [[Djinn (2023 film)|Djinn]]'' || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Digital Native |title=Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/soubin-shahir-s-djinn-wrapped-120407 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |publisher=The News Minute}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India-1">{{cite news |last1=TIMESOFINDIA.COM |title=Dulquer Salmaan unveils the motion poster of Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-salmaan-unveils-the-motion-poster-of-soubin-shahirs-djinn/articleshow/77328279.cms |accessdate=3 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |ref=The Times of India-1}}</ref>
|}
 
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.}}
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|2002]]
| ''[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Awards]]''
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best New Comer]]
| ''[[Nammal]]''
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="Critics Awards">[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012"]. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.</ref>
|-
| [[Malayalam|2023]]
| ''[[Award|Master Vision International Awards]]''
| [[Award|Best Director]]
| ''[[Chathuram]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sidharth-bharathans-chathuram-gets-an-a-certificate/articleshow/88828892.cms|title=Sidharth Bharathan's 'Chathuram' gets an 'A' certificate|date=11 January 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Kerala State Film Award]]''
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''[[Bramayugam]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news
|title =Sidharth Bharathan on Best Supporting Actor win at 55th Kera ..
|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/127549962.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  |publisher =timesofindia  |date =27 January 2026 |accessdate =27 January 2026 |language =English }}</ref>
|-
|-
| | 2020 || ''[[Djinn (Malayalam Movie)| Djinn]]'' || [[Soubin Shahir]], [[Santhy Balachandran]] || {{TBA}} || Post Production<ref>{{cite news |last1=Digital Native |title=Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/soubin-shahir-s-djinn-wrapped-120407 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |publisher=The News Minute}}</ref> <ref name="The Times of India-1">{{cite news |last1=TIMESOFINDIA.COM |title=Dulquer Salmaan unveils the motion poster of Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-salmaan-unveils-the-motion-poster-of-soubin-shahirs-djinn/articleshow/77328279.cms |accessdate=3 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |ref=The Times of India-1}}</ref>
|}
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 28 February 2026

Sidharth Bharathan
Born (1983-05-26) 26 May 1983 (age 43)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materSRM Institute of Science and Technology
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2002–present
Known forNammal (2002)
Nidra (2012)
Chandrettan Evideya (2015)
Bramayugam (2024)
Spouse(s)
Anju Mohan Das
​
(
m. 2008; div. 2013)

Sujina Sreedhar
(
m. 2019)
Children1
Parents
AwardsKerala Film Critics Awards,Kerala State Film Awards

Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983)[1] is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films.[2] He made his acting debut in Nammal (2002)[3] and directional debut in Nidra (2012).[4][5]

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

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]

Career[edit | edit source]

2002–2004: Debut and breakthrough[edit | edit source]

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]

2012–present: Directional debut and beyond[edit | edit source]

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]

Accident and aftermath[edit | edit source]

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]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As an actor[edit | edit source]

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]
Bha Bha Ba Damodaran [45]
2026 Magic Mushrooms Vasanthan Kumar [46]
Spa [47]
Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu Not yet released Template:TableTBA [48]

As a director[edit | edit source]

Year Title Notes
2012 Nidra [49][50]
2015 Chandrettan Evideya [51][52]
2017 Varnyathil Aashanka [53][54]
2022 Chathuram [55][56]
2023 Djinn [57][58]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 Kerala Film Critics Awards Best New Comer Nammal Won [59]
2023 Master Vision International Awards Best Director Chathuram Won [60]
2025 Kerala State Film Award Best Supporting Actor Bramayugam Won [61]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Vivek Santhosh (21 March 2024). "Sidharth Bharathan: I would've persisted with acting had I got the roles Naslen is getting now". Cinema Express.
  2. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan Set To Play The Lead In Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan". 21 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nammal". Sify. 24 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Siddharth to remake Nidra in Malayalam". Sify.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Unni R. Nair (17 December 2010). "Siddharth Bharathan remakes father's classic film Nidra". Screen India. Screen. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 13 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan: 'I realised that there are no twists in life when Amma left me'". indianexpress.com. 21 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "ആ കുട്ടിയുടെ ജീവിതം കുളമാക്കി! നല്ലൊരു തീരുമാനം എടുക്കേണ്ടതായിരുന്നു! ആദ്യവിവാഹത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് സിദ്ധാര്‍ത്ഥ് പറഞ്ഞത്". malayalam.samayam.com. 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "സിദധാർഥ ഭരതൻ വീണടം വിവാഹിതനായി : Cinema News". September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan blessed with a baby girl: Here's the pict". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kinescope". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Film Producers' Association to tighten noose on online movie reviewers". The Hindu. 28 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan says it was both 'an honour and a challen". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala inspired by the story of Gold". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Praveen, S. R. (15 February 2024). "'Bramayugam. But this film is designed as a fantasy, mystery tale with a few mildly scary moments thrown in". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "'Bramayugam' Mammootty's miraculous run continues with the bleakest Indian horror film in years, a take-no-prisoners tirade against humanity". 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Nidra releases on Feb 24". Sify.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Nidra starts". Mathrubhumi. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  18. ↑ Paresh C Palicha (24 June 2013). "Review: 5 Sundarikal is an interesting anthology".
  19. ↑ Liza George (6 February 2013). "A bit of luck and destiny". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "Unni Lalu and Sidharth Bharathan's next film titled 'Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan'". www.newindianexpress.com. 19 April 2024.
  21. ↑ "Malayalam actor gets back from car-crash after miracle recovery". www.thenewsminute.com. 2 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Managed to pull through due to God's grace: Sidharth Bharathan". www.business-standard.com. 1 October 2015.
  23. ↑ " Actor Siddharth Bharathan seriously injured in accident" Archived 18 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala Kaumudi. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan walks back to life". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "'നീണ്ട ഏഴ് വർഷങ്ങൾ.. ഓർത്തു കൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു'; ജിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ സിദ്ധാർത്ഥ് ഭരതൻ". asianetnews.com (in മലയാളം).
  26. ↑ "Youth Festival (2004)".
  27. ↑ "Kakkakarumban".
  28. ↑ "Rasikan". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
  29. ↑ "Malayalam movies : Swarnamalya tries her luck in Malayalam".
  30. ↑ Vijay George (23 February 2012). "An emotional journey". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  31. ↑ "Actor Siddharth thrilled with response to 'Spirit'". www.news18.com. 21 June 2012.
  32. ↑ "Director Sundar Das hosts the muhurth of upcoming film 'Rebecca Uthup' in Kochi". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "Fahad Fazil in "Olipporu". :News - Movie News, Film News, Cinema News - Malayalam Movie News". www.metromatinee.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012.
  34. ↑ "Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu Movie Review-Fairly Good". nowrunning. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  35. ↑ Deepa Soman (21 January 2017). "I haven't finished 'Koppayile Kodumkattu': Parvathy Nair". The Times of India.
  36. ↑ "Shane Nigam-Sunny Wayne film Vela gets a release date". Cinema Express. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  37. ↑ "Bramayugam completes censorship formalities". Cinema Express. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  38. ↑ "Sookshmadarshini: Nazriya Nazim's comeback Malayalam film, also starring Basil Joseph, goes on floors". The Hindu. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  39. ↑ "Here's a release update on Mammootty's Bazooka". Cinema Express. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  40. ↑ Santhosh, Vivek (28 February 2025). "Asif Ali's Abhyanthara Kuttavali confirms release date, teaser out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  41. ↑ Features, C. E. (6 March 2025). "First look of Dheeran unveiled". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  42. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan and Unni Lalu to headline 'Paranu Paranu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 April 2024.
  43. ↑ Features, Express (12 February 2025). "Saiju Kurup & Suresh Krishna starrer Flask completes shooting". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  44. ↑ Madhu, Vignesh (13 February 2025). "Arjun Ashokan-starrer Sumathi Valavu gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  45. ↑ "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors". Cinema Express. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  46. ↑ Desk, Cinema Express (30 November 2025). "Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Magic Mushrooms gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 December 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  47. ↑ "Abrid Shine's Spa release deferred by a day". Cinema Express. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  48. ↑ "Askar Ali-Vineeth Kumar starrer Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu gets a release date". Cinema Express. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  49. ↑ "'Nidhra' for next week". IndiaGlitz. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  50. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan (1 June 2012). "Humbled in the presence of veterans: Sidharth Bharathan". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  51. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan's next titled Chandrettan Evideya". Filmibeat.
  52. ↑ "Sidharth's next titled Chandrettan Evideya". Now Running. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  53. ↑ "Kunchacko Boban replaces Asif Ali in Sidharth Bharathan's Next". Mollywood Times. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  54. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan's next is 'Varnyathil Aashanka'". Manorama Online. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  55. ↑ "ChathuramA". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  56. ↑ "Chathuram Movie (Nov 2022) - Trailer, Star Cast, Release Date | Paytm.com". Paytm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  57. ↑ Digital Native. "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  58. ↑ TIMESOFINDIA.COM. "Dulquer Salmaan unveils the motion poster of Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  59. ↑ "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  60. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan's 'Chathuram' gets an 'A' certificate". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 January 2022.
  61. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan on Best Supporting Actor win at 55th Kera ." timesofindia. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

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