Siddharth Suryanarayan

Biography

A multitalented and multifaceted artist, Siddharth Suryanarayan, better known by his screen name Siddharth is an actor, singer, screenplay writer, and producer who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry as well as Telugu, Malayalam, and Bollywood cinema. 

Often described as one of the few actors in India with a pan-Indian appeal, Siddharth is one of the most sought-after actors in Tamil cinema. 

The actor who set out to become a director and writer, he has been part of several hit movies like Boys (2003), Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004), Rang De Basanti (2006), Jigarthanda (2014), Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014), and Aranmanai 2 (2016).

Siddharth married his long-time friend Meghna, whom he grew up with in Delhi in November 2003. However, the marriage did not last long, and after living together for four years, the couple divorced in January 2007.

After Siddharth assisted him for a while, director Mani Ratnam encouraged him to attend the audition for director Shankar`s youth-centric, coming-of-age Tamil film Boys (2003) for which he was looking to cast fresh faces.

 Siddharth took his mentor`s advice and bagged his first role as the lead actor along with other newcomers, viz. Bharath, Nakul, and Genelia D`Souza Deshmukh. 

The film, which was one of the most expensive South Indian films made at that time got mixed critical reviews, and Siddharth for his brilliant performance won ITFA Best New Actor Award.

 After the success of his debut film, the actor next collaborated with director Mani Ratnam for his Tamil anthology political drama Aayatha Ezhuthu (2004) co-starring Suriya Sivakumar, R. Madhavan, Meera Jasmine, Trisha Krishnan, and Esha Deol. 

The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Yuva with a completely different cast barring Deol. The film performed fairly well at the box office and was well-received by the critics.

2014 was one of the most successful years in Siddharth`s career as both his releases, Jigarthanda and Kaaviya Thalaivan were both commercial and critical hits. And both the movies won him the Norway Tamil Film Awards for Best Actor. 

In 2016, the actor collaborated with director Sundar C for the Tamil comedy horror Aranmanai 2, which is the stand-alone sequel to the 2014 movie of the same name. 

The film also features Trisha Krishnan, Hansika Motwani, Sundar C, Soori, Manobala, and Kovai Sarala in pivotal roles. His 2017 releases include Shaitan Ka Bachcha, a Tamil action comedy directed by Karthik G. Krish, and Kammara Sambhavam, a Malayalam film directed by Rathish Ambat. His 2019 releases include Sivappu Manjal Pachai and Vadaladu.

Apart from being a successful actor, Siddharth is also an accomplished producer. After making his production debut with Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012), he subsequently produced Jil Jung Juk, an Indian neo-noir post-apocalyptic black comedy.

The actor-cum-producer, Siddharth is also a talented playback singer; he has sung several tracks across Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi-language films.

 He made his debut as a singer with the Telugu film Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) where he sang two tracks, `Everybody` and `Edhalo Epudo`. In 2008, Siddharth sang the superhit track, `Adada Adada`, in Santosh Subramaniam (2008), which is picturized on Jayam Ravi.

 His other popular films for which he has sung include NH4 (2013), Enakkul Oruvan (2014), and Jil Jung Juk (2016).