Sidharth Bharathan

Sidharth Bharathan (സിദ്ധാർഥ് ഭരതൻ; born 26 May 1983) is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. He hade his acting debut in Nammal (2002) and directional debut in Nidra (2012).

Early and Personal life
Sidharth was born on 26 May 1983 to film director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha. 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 and they have a daughter

2002–2004: Debut and Breakthrough
Sidharth began his film career through the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002 along with Jishnu Raghavan and Bhavana and also he received Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Debut Actor. And also acted in several films Rasikan, Youth Festival, Kakkakarumban and Ennittum along with Kaniha. Then, he had acted in Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala, Spirit and Olipporu in 2014. In 2023, he made his acting comebock through Vela and Bramayugam.

2012–present: Directional debut and beyond
He made his directorial debut and played the lead role in Nidra and also acted as a lead actor along with Rima Kallingal, it was a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name directed by his father. He has also worked as a scenarist for the film Isha, a segment in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal. Also directed successful films Chandrettan Evideya, Djinn and Chathuram.

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