Sidharth Bharathan

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

Early and personal life Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha. He was married to Anju Mohan Das since 12 December 2008 for about five years and later divorced in 2013. On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina and they have a daughter.

Career 2002–2004: Debut and breakthrough Sidharth began his film career through the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002 along with Jishnu Raghavan and Bhavana and also he received Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Debut Actor. And also acted in several films Rasikan, Youth Festival, Kakkakarumban and Ennittum along with Kaniha. Then, he had acted in Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala, Spirit and Olipporu in 2014. In 2023, he made his acting comebock through Vela and Bramayugam.

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, it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father. He has also worked as a scenarist for the film Isha, a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal. Also directed successful films Chandrettan Evideya, Djinn and Chathuram.

Accident and aftermath 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.

Filmography As an actor Year Title Role Notes Ref 2002 Nammal Shyam Debut film 2004 Youth Festival Arjun Kakkakarumban Ramesan Rasikan Sudhi Ennittum Jeeth 2012 Nidra Raju Also director Spirit Sameer 2013 Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala Arjun Olipporu 2015 Njan Ninnodu Koodeyundu 2016 Koppayile Kodumkattu 2023 Vela SI Ashok Kumar 2024 Bramayugam Kodumon Potti's cook SookshmadarshiniDr. John 2025 Bazooka CI Arjun Ramaswamy Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali Peter Dheeran Gireeshan Paranu Paranu Paranu Chellan Flask Sumathi Valavu Chemban Bha Bha Ba Damodaran 2026 Magic Mushrooms Vasanthan Kumar Spa Sambhavam Adhyayam Onnu Portuguese Spy Karakkam Inspector Kunjan Nambiar Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar Dasan Puthenvedu

As a director Year Title Notes 2012 Nidra 2015 Chandrettan Evideya 2017 Varnyathil Aashanka 2022Chathuram 2023 Djinn

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2002 Kerala Film Critics Awards Best New Comer Nammal 2023 Master Vision International Awards Best Director Chathuram 2025Kerala State Film AwardBest Supporting ActorBramayugam