Siddharth Narayan
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| Birth name | Siddharth Suryanarayan |
| Born | April 17, 1979 (age 27) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Notable roles | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) Rang De Basanti (2006) Bommarillu (2006) |
Siddharth Suryanarayan (popularly known as Siddharth or Siddhartha, born 17 April 1979) is a Tamil-born Indian movie actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.
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[edit] Career
He did his schooling in DAV, Chennai and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi. He got his B.Com (Hons.) degree from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. Siddharth was popularly known as "Sidey" in school and college, and was part of the reputed theatre group of the college The Players. He was also president of the college's debating society and attended the World Debating Championships. He completed his MBA from S.P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He was declared "CNBC MANAGER OF THE YEAR" in 1999.
Siddharth started in films as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam, for the critically acclaimed Tamil film Kannathil Muthamittal. His first role was in Boys as "Munna", directed by S. Shankar. His mentor Mani Ratnam then offered him a role in the Tamil film Aayitha Ezhuthu. His first solo lead role was the role of Santosh in the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) opposite Trisha Krishnan, which was commercially successful. In 2006, he was chosen to play "Karan", one of the protagonists in the Bollywood movie Rang De Basanti, which released in January 2006 and is considered one of the all time great Indian films. Rang De.. has been nominated for the "Best Non-English Film" at the prestigious BAFTA awards. His recent Telugu film, Bommarillu, has been declared a super hit, and is projected to cross the Rs.26 crore mark.
He was married on 3rd november 2003.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Blood Brothers | Hindi | Short Documentary on Aids with Ayesha Takia | |
| 2007 | Hook Ya Crook | Hindi | Shooting starts in April 2007 [1] | |
| 2007 | Aata | Telugu | Production | |
| 2006 | Bommarillu | Siddhu | Telugu | Sang Playback |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Karan Singhania | Hindi | Winner, Star Screen Best Male Debut (Hindi) Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 2006 | Chukkallo Chandrudu | Arjun | Telugu | story, screenplay, playback |
| 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Santosh | Telugu | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2004 | Aayitha Ezhuthu | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Boys | Munna | Tamil |
[edit] Assistant Director
| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal [Tamil] |
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