Actor, producer and writer · Telugu cinema
Siddharth
Siddharth movies: 15 Telugu films on file (15 as actor, 1 as producer, 1 as writer), 2005–2021. Earliest on file: Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005). Latest release: Mahasamudram (14 October 2021).
- Films on file
- 15 (15 as actor, 1 as producer, 1 as writer)
- Years on file
- 2005–2021
- Born
- 17 April 1980 · April birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Once Upon a Warrior, Bommarillu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
- Record
- Q3124846 on Wikidata
Siddharth (Siddharth Suryanarayan) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films, and also writes, produces and sings. In the mid-2000s he moved to Hyderabad and became a leading Telugu star with Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Bommarillu (2006). His honours include three Filmfare Awards South.
He was born on 17 April in Madras (now Chennai). Wikipedia gives the year as 1979; Wikidata gives 1980. He studied commerce at Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and worked as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam on Kannathil Muthamittal before acting.
Career
His acting debut was S. Shankar’s Tamil film Boys (2003), followed by Mani Ratnam’s Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). He entered Telugu cinema with Prabhu Deva’s first film as a director, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), playing the NRI Santhosh opposite Trisha. It won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu (Idlebrain). After the Hindi Rang De Basanti (2006), he starred in Bhaskar’s family drama Bommarillu opposite Genelia. Wikipedia says it was a domestic blockbuster and the highest-grossing Telugu film overseas at the time, and it brought him a second Filmfare nomination.
His later Telugu films include Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam and Oy! (2009), the Disney co-produced fantasy Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011), in which he played a blind warrior, and Oh My Friend (2011). Under his production company Etaki Entertainment he produced and starred in the bilingual romantic comedy Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012). He played a wedding planner opposite Samantha in Nandini Reddy’s Jabardasth (2013), which drew poor reviews, and appeared in Something Something and Baadshah (2013).
He then concentrated on Tamil films, with Jigarthanda and Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014), and co-wrote and produced the thriller Aval. He returned to Telugu in Mahasamudram (2021), which underperformed. His Tamil film Chithha (2023), which he produced, won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Later work includes Indian 2 (2024), Test (2025) and the streaming series Operation Safed Sagar (2026).
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (Wikipedia winners list).
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil for Chithha, according to Wikipedia.
- A Filmfare nomination for Best Actor – Telugu for Bommarillu.
Upcoming films
No upcoming Telugu film is on our records for him. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch his films
- Baadshah: Aha, from Aha’s listing (OTT details)
- Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam: Aha, from Aha’s listing
No streaming record is on file for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana or Bommarillu. Catalogues change, so check the platform first.
Personal life
He married the actress Aditi Rao Hydari on 16 September 2024 at Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, Wanaparthy (The Indian Express).
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Siddharth has 15 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2005 to 2021: 15 films as actor, one film as producer and one film as writer. The earliest of them is Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), and the most recent release is Mahasamudram (2021). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Once Upon a Warrior (2011), Bommarillu (2006) and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005). Other recent releases on file are Baadshah (2013), Jabardasth (2013) and Something Something (2013).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing eight films with Siddharth, followed by Indukuri Sunil Varma (4) and Prakash Raj (3). Devi Sri Prasad and S. Thaman each scored three of them, more than any other music director; next is Chakri (2). Across these films the credits on file name 15 different directors, 10 music directors and 45 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 11 of them; they average 152 minutes, and the longest is Bommarillu at 168 minutes. Three of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (6), 2010s (8) and 2020s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.