Siddharth Menon (actor)

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Siddharth Menon
Born
Pune, Maharashtra, India [1]

(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 35)
OccupationActor
Notable work Peddlers (2012)
Loev (2015)
Rajwade and Sons (2015)
Aladdin (2018)
Spouse
Poornima Nair
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(m. 2016)​

Siddharth Menon (born 19 May 1989) is an Indian actor known for his work in film, television and theatre . He is best known for his roles in the films Loev (2015), Rajwade and Sons (2015) and Karwaan (2018) and the film June (2021) for which he won a National Film Award.

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Early life

Menon was born to Malayali parents. He was brought up in Pune. He was a student of Gurukul School in Bhosalenagar. He graduated from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in 2010, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He initially worked with a group called Askata, before starting Natak Company. [2] [3] He is fluent in Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, and English; He can understand Tamil.

Personal life

He studied in the Gurukul School in Bhoslenagar, Pune. [2] His love for acting began when his parents took him to the movies as a child. [4] He is of Malayali origin. [5] He married Poornima Nair on 3 February 2016 in Kerala. [6] [7]

Career

He was one of the founding members of the Pune-based theatre troupe, Natak Company, in 2008. [8] He started out in theatre and eventually rose to fame through the crime-thriller, Peddlers (2012). [4] He was also seen in Junglenama, a play directed by Sarang Sathaye. [2] He made his Marathi debut through Ekulti Ek(2012). [5] In 2015, he was in a movie called Loev. He also had a stint as a celebrity radio jockey. [9] [10] In 2018, he has played the titular character during the Indian run of the Broadway musical Aladdin , for which he had to undergo physical training. [11] The actor is currently based in Mumbai. He can also do Calisthenics. [12] He was also seen playing Saket in A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, a play which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa. It was directed by Alok Rajwade. [13] [14] He was awarded the National Film Award Special Mention for his performance in the film June (2021) at the 68th National Film Awards. [15]

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Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra
SponsorYearRank
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The Times of India,
Maharashtra Times 		20179 [16]
201819 [17]
201912 [18]
202015 [19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2009Geli Ekvis Warsha Marathi Play [20]
TidhaMarathiPlay [20]
2010Institute of PavtologyMarathiPlay [21]
2012 Peddlers Mandar Hindi
Ekulti Ek Marathi
Never MindMarathiPlay [22]
2013 Popat BalyaMarathi [23]
2014 Happy Journey AjinkyaMarathi [7]
2015 Loev Alex Hinglish
Rajwade and Sons Virajas Vaibhav JoshiMarathi
Slambook HrudayMarathi
2016 Poshter Girl Arjun KalalMarathi [7]
& Jara HatkeNishantMarathi [24]
2017 Qarib Qarib Singlle AshishHindi
2018 Karwaan GroomHindiCameo appearance
Aladdin AladdinEnglishPlay
A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at MidnightSaketEnglishPlay [14]
2019Welcome HomeMarathiTo be released in June [25]
Made In Heaven John MathewsHindi
Chappad Phaad Ke Shubham GupchupHindiStreaming on Hotstar [26]
2020 Betaal Nadir HaqHindiStreaming on Netflix
2021 June NeelMarathi National Film Award - Special Mention
2023 Made in Heaven John MathewsHindiSeason 2
2024 Dange KabirHindi
PorAkilanTamil

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