Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983), is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films.

Career

The son of director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, he began his film career through the Malayalam film '' Nammal'' (2002) as an actor. He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in '' Nidra'' (2012), it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father. Sidharth has also worked as a scenarist for the film ''Isha'', a segment in the anthology film ''

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Accident & Aftermath

Sidharth was seriously injured in an accident on 11 September 2015. The Ford Figo car he was driving hit a wall on the road at Chambakkara near

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and the actor sustained serious injuries in his leg and head. He was in the ventilator of the Medical Trust Hospital in Kochi.

Personal life

He was married to Anju Mohan Das since 12 December 2008 for about five years and later divorced in 2013. On 31 August 2019, he married Sujina. They have a daughter Kayalvizhi born on 22 July 2020.

Filmography

As actor

As director

References

External links

* Living people Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Malayalam film directors 21st-century Indian film directors 1983 births 21st-century Indian male actors Film directors from Chennai {{India-actor-stub