Sidharth Bharathan

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 Bharathan
Born	(1983-05-26) 26 May 1983 (age 42) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Nammal (2002) Nidra (2012) Chandrettan Evideya (2015) Bramayugam (2024)
Spouse(s)	Anju Mohan Das ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2013)​ Sujina Sreedhar ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1
Parents	Bharathan (father) K. P. A. C. Lalitha (mother)
Awards	Kerala Film Critics Awards

Early and personal life

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

2002–2004: Debut and breakthrough

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

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

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

As an actor

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			[39]
	Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali			[40]
	Dheeran			[41]
	Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan			[42]
	Flask			[43]
	Sumathi Valavu †	TBA		[44]
TBA	Bha. Bha. Ba. †	TBA		[45]

As a director

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]

Accolades

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]