Siddharth Menon (born 19 May 1989) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his roles in ''
Loev'' (2015), ''
Rajwade and Sons'' (2015) and ''
Karwaan'' (2018).
Early life
Menon was born to
Malayali
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomina ...
parents. He was brought up in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. 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.
Personal life
He studied in the Gurukul School in Bhoslenagar, Pune.
His love for acting began when his parents took him to the movies as a child.
He is of Malayali origin.
He married Poornima Nair on 3 February 2016 in
Kerala
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.
Career
He was one of the founding members of the Pune-based theatre troupe,
Natak Company, in 2008. He started out in theatre and eventually rose to fame through the crime-thriller, ''
Peddlers''(2012).
He was also seen in ''Junglenama'', a play directed by Sarang Sathaye.
He made his Marathi debut through ''Ekulti Ek''(2012).
In 2015, he was in a movie called
Loev. He also had a stint as a celebrity
radio jockey
A radio personality (American English) or radio presenter (British English) is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host, and in India and Pakistan as a radi ...
. In 2018, he has played the titular character during the Indian run of the
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musical ''
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...
'', for which he had to undergo physical training. The actor is currently based in
Mumbai
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. He can also do
Calisthenics
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.
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
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. It was directed by
Alok Rajwade.
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Filmography
References
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21st-century Indian male actors
Living people
1989 births
Indian male television actors
Indian male stage actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Marathi theatre
Male actors in Marathi cinema
Malayali people