Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the

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film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in '' Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the lead in noted films such as '' Yuvatha'' (2008), ''

Swamy Ra Ra ''Swamy Ra Ra'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Sudheer Varma in his directorial debut and produced by Chakri Chirugupati under Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments. It stars Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy while Po ...

'' (2013), ''

Karthikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

'' (2014), ''

Surya vs Surya ''Surya vs Surya'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Karthik Ghattamaneni and produced by Malkapuram Shiva under Suraksh Entertainments. It stars Nikhil Siddharth and Tridha Choudhury in the l ...

'' (2015), '' Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' (2016), '' Kesava'' (2017), '' Arjun Suravaram'' (2019), '' Karthikeya 2'' (2022), and ''18 pages'' (2022)''.''

Early life

Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India. His father Kavali Shyam Siddhartha hails from Mahbubnagar in Telangana. After his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, he graduated from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology. His father suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degeneration, for eight years before passing away on 28 April 2022.

Career

Nikhil started out as an assistant director for the film ''

Hyderabad Nawabs ''Hyderabad Nawabs'' is a 2006 Indian Hyderabadi-language comedy film. The plot revolves around four groups of people in the city of Hyderabad. Plot It all starts out in Old City, Hyderabad. In an alley, Suri, Ajju Tehzab's right-hand man, i ...

'' (2006). He played minor roles in various films before being cast in '' Happy Days'' (2007). Directed by

Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the ...

, Nikhil played one of the four leads in the film. He was paid a remuneration of 25,000 for his role in the film and he still keeps the check with him. ''Happy Days'' was one among the few low budget films made in 2007 that became one of the most successful movies in that year. His first film as a solo lead was '' Ankit, Pallavi & Friends'' (2008). He next appeared in films like '' Yuvatha'' (2008)'', Kalavar King'' (2010)'','' ''Aalasyam Amrutham'' (2010), and '' Veedu Theda'' (2011)''.'' His 2013 film ''

'' became a commercial success and marked a new phase in his career where he started picking distinct scripts rather than run-of-the-mill commercial films. His next film, titled ''

'' (2014) was a critical and commercial success. Made on a budget of , it collected more than at the box office. In 2017, Nikhil once again teamed up with ''Swamy Ra Ra'' Director Sudheer Varma for ''Keshava'' which is a revenge drama where Nikhil plays a character with a rare congenital disorder Dextrocardia, who wants to avenge the death of his family. The film released on 19 May 2017 and received positive reviews for Nikhil's performance, musical score, visuals, and backdrop of the plot. His next film '' Kirrak Party'' (2018), a remake of Kannada ''

Kirik Party ''Kirik Party'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, and Achyuth Kumar while Aravin ...

'' (2016) opposite Samyuktha Hegde and

Simran Pareenja Simran Pareenja is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2015 with ''Tu Mera Hero'' portraying Rajni. Pareenja is best known for her portrayal of Bhoomi Agrawal Prajapati in ''Bhagyalaxmi'' and he ...

, was a college campus film directed by Sharan Koppisetty. The film underperformed at the box office. The film's screenplay was written by

Sudheer Varma Sudheer Varma was an Indian film director and writer who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the film '' Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013). He later directed films such as ''Dochay'' (2015), ''Keshava'' (2017), and ...

and dialogues were penned by Chandoo Mondeti. His next film '' Arjun Suravaram'' released in 2019 and was successful. With the 2022 film '' Karthikeya 2'', Nikhil entered the 100 Crore Club.

Personal life

Nikhil married Pallavi Varma on 14 May 2020.

Filmography

*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddharth, Nikhil Indian male film actors Living people 1985 births Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian male actors