Siddharth Menon | |
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Born | 19 May 1989 |
Occupation | Actor |
Notable work | Peddlers (2012) Loev (2015) Rajwade and Sons (2015) Aladdin (2018) |
Spouse | Poornima Nair (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.
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.
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]
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]
Sponsor | Year | Rank | |
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Film | Ref. | ||
The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2017 | 9 | [16] |
2018 | 19 | [17] | |
2019 | 12 | [18] | |
2020 | 15 | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2009 | Geli Ekvis Warsha | Marathi | Play [20] | |
Tidha | Marathi | Play [20] | ||
2010 | Institute of Pavtology | Marathi | Play [21] | |
2012 | Peddlers | Mandar | Hindi | |
Ekulti Ek | Marathi | |||
Never Mind | Marathi | Play [22] | ||
2013 | Popat | Balya | Marathi | [23] |
2014 | Happy Journey | Ajinkya | Marathi | [7] |
2015 | Loev | Alex | Hinglish | |
Rajwade and Sons | Virajas Vaibhav Joshi | Marathi | ||
Slambook | Hruday | Marathi | ||
2016 | Poshter Girl | Arjun Kalal | Marathi | [7] |
& Jara Hatke | Nishant | Marathi | [24] | |
2017 | Qarib Qarib Singlle | Ashish | Hindi | |
2018 | Karwaan | Groom | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
Aladdin | Aladdin | English | Play | |
A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight | Saket | Play [14] | ||
2019 | Welcome Home | Marathi | To be released in June [25] | |
Made In Heaven | John Mathews | Hindi | ||
Chappad Phaad Ke | Shubham Gupchup | Hindi | Streaming on Hotstar [26] | |
2020 | Betaal | Nadir Haq | Hindi | Streaming on Netflix |
2021 | June | Neel | Marathi | National Film Award - Special Mention |
2023 | Made in Heaven | John Mathews | Hindi | Season 2 |
2024 | Por | Akhilan | Tamil | |
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