Siddharth Narayan's Fan Club:Let's Rock on People

A hero that make girls' heart beating faster' We love to see him on onscreen and off-screen but he is really loves his privacy, so we can't get many off-screen photos of him though. We like his cute boyish look and yet he always has a very charming smile'  He is an actor, singer, writer; assistant director and its no surprise if he is becomes a film director in future. Any guesses??

(The info taken from Wikipedia and Siddhart online com)

Personal Life:

Siddhart, whose real name is Siddharth Suryanarayan is born in Tamil Nadu on 17 April 1979.He is born in Chennai, to a Tamil family .He was educated all over India. He studied at DAV Boys' Senior Secondary School, Chennai and Sardar Patel, Vidyalya. He got his Bachelor of Commerce in New Delhi .Siddhart was popularly known as Sidy in school and college. He was a president of the college's debating society and attends the World Debating Championship. His college was the place where his acting for passion began when he was part of the reputed theatre group of the college "The Players" but it's seems like the life has other plans for him at that time. After getting his degree, he went on to complete his MBA in 2001 at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. He was awarded CNBC Manager of the year. In 2006, he divorced his wife of four years, Meghna.

Career:

After his business management studies, Siddhart landed the role of assistant director to the legendary Mani Ratnam in the film, "Kannathil Muthamittal". He was quoted to have said "I met Mani Ratnam for an interview and landed my first job in cinema. I am proud to be associated with a film as special as Kannathil Muthamittal. I saw and learnt the science of filmmaking from very close quarters".

Then, he is debuted as an actor in Tamil film title with the "Boys", about a group of boys venture into the music industry as a band. Its opening was phenomenal – the biggest in 2003, however as critics panned the dialogues (so-called explicit references), the film dwindled in success. However musically it was an astounding success and once dubbed in Telugu and released in Andra Pradesh, the film became a hit and recovered all of its losses. He won Newcomer Actor Award at International Tamil Film Award ITFA 2003.

Siddhart then appeared in another Tamil film, "Ayutha Ezhuthu" (2004) under Mani Ratnam's direction. After this film, he shift focus and concentrate on Telugu language Projects. His first direct Telugu project, "Nuvvostanate Nenoddantana" opposite Trisha Krishnan released in early 2005. The comedy-drama film, marking the directorial debut of choreographer-turned-actor Prabhu Deva, became a commercial blockbuster as well as a critical success, with Siddharth winning his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Santhosh, a playful NRI, who fights for his love.

Siddhart also venture into the singing and writing as he wrote the screenplay for his next Telugu film, "Chukkallo Chandrudu" (2006) directed by Siva Kumar and sang as playback singer. This was also the year Siddhart debuted in Bollywood as a part of the critically acclaimed blockbuster "Rang De Basanti" which is also starred Aamir Khan. Siddharth received the Star Screen Debut Award for his role as Karan Singhania in the film. The film was sent as an Oscar's bid as well. Siddharth's final release of 2006 was "Bommarilu" directed by then newcomer, Bhaskar.  The film, revolving around a father-son relationship, received critical acclaim and garnered box office success, too. He worked with director Vishal Bhardwaj and Oscar winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro on a short film titled "Blood Brother"  which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.

After the above average grossing "Aata" in 2007, Siddharth took a sabbatical and did not have a release for 20 months. In 2009, his "Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam" opposite Tamanna received good response from the critics and the audiences. Siddharth played the lead role in debutant director Anand Ranga's "Oy!" which achieved box office success despite mixed reviews. His second Bollywood venture, and first release of 2010, "Striker", portrayed the life of a carom player and became the first Bollywood film to be released in theatres and on YouTube on the same day. His second release of 2010 was the Telugu language "Baava", village-based romantic family entertainer, shot in places like Palakollu, Razole, Rajahmundry and Hyderabad. His first release of 2011, Prakash Kovelmundi's fantasy epic "Anaganaga O Dheerudu" opposite Shruti Hassan,  was produced by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao.

Then he enrolled in bilingual film named as "180 No Rules" or "Nootrenbathu" under the direction of his mentor Jayendra. He is acts along side Priya Anand and Nithya Menon. Currently, he is filming Telugu movie, Oh, My Friend.

Filmography:

[source: Wikipedia, Siddhart-online.com, Cinecurry]

As an Actor

Title: Boys

Title: Aayitha Ezhuthu

Title: Nuvvostanante Nenodanttana

Title: Chukkallo Chandrudu

Title: Rang De Basanti

Synopsis : Dedicated to lives of Indian Airmen who have died due to frequent MiG aircraft crashes, this is a story of five friends, Sukhi, Daljeet, Aslam Khan, Karan Singhania, & Laxman Pandey who are approached by a U.K.-based Filmmaker, Sue, to participate in a documentary about India's freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Rajguru, Ashfaqulla Khan, and Ramprasad Bismil. She is quite disappointed as five do not appear interested and one is ready to re-locate to the United States. She does convince them to participate and makes them view their circumstances with a different light, leading Karan to confront his dad, Rajnath, and then things began to change for them, especially with the sudden death of Flight Lieutenant Ajay Rathod, and become even more complicated when the five are accused of assassinating Shastri, India's Defence Minister and hole up in a Doordarshan TV Station - with the Police hot on their tails. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Role: Karan Singhania aka Bhagat Singh
Language: Hindi
Co-stars: Aamir Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Alice Patten, Kiron Kher, Anupam Kher
Released on: January 26, 2006
Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

Title: Bommarillu

Title: Aata

Title: Blood Brothers (short film)
Role: Arjun Dutt
Language: Hindi
Co-stars: Ayesha Takia, Pankaj Kapur, Pawan Malhotra
Released on: November 30, 2007
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

Title: Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam

Title:Oy!

Title: Striker

Title: Baava

Title: Anaganaga O Dheerudu

Title: 180

Siddharth Narayan - Trivia

[cinecurry and siddharthonline.com]

• "Siddharth Narayan wanted to be a director and to pursue his dreams he worked with Mani Ratnam as an assistant director for Tamil film "Kannathil Muthamittal.
• He made his Tamil acting debut with blockbuster Boys in 2003, it was directed by S Shankar.
• He married his college friend Meghna on 3rd November 2003.
• He is a B.Com graduate from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi.
• During his college days he was popularly known as Sidy.
• In his college he was president of the colleges debating society and attended the World Debating Championships.
• He completed his MBA in S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.
• In 2006 he ventured into Bollywood through the blockbuster Rang De Basanti.
• Album producer for Oy and Striker soundtrack
• Trained in Carnatic music
• Wrote the story and contributed to the screenplay of Chukkallo Chandrudu
• At college was also a part of a theatre group called 'The Players'
• Was awarded CNBC Manager of the Year in 1999.
• Can Speak 4 languages
• He also worked as a cinematographer under the pseudonym R. Siddarth
• Has a brother, named Jayender.
• Has acquired a cult following in Germany.

Siddharth Narayan - Quotes

[cinecurry]

• "I don't believe in luck. I am a self-made man. I believe in my talent and hard work."
• "I am lazy unless I am passionate about something. I sign films that fuel my passion, and that's why I give 200%! As an actor, I am very proactive. I believe in homework, in rehearsals, and in following up with consistency."
• "Aamir Khan is an inspiration. He is a hands-on actor, and I am very comfortable with him. His achievements have strangely made him very humble and easy to work with, which is a boon!"
• "I don't believe in the star system. I would have wasted the next 20 years of my life and career if I had tried to be a star. I am here to be a creative professional. Currently, I want to make my name as an acting talent to be reckoned with."
• "I still nurture dreams of becoming a director someday. I did not expect to be an actor. Now that it has happened, I want to be the best at it that I can be. I am learning everyday."
• "I came into this line of work because this is my passion, and my dream. I definitely knew in my heart that I would be good at whatever I put my heart and soul into. Success is not a divine phenomenon. It rests firmly in your ability and ambition."

Kollywood grapevine has it that the new pair in tinsel town is chocolate boy Siddharth and Tamil cinema's new sensation, Amala Paul! The duo will be seen together in a new film titled 'Kadhalil Sodhapuvathu Eppadi'.

It is said that this project will be directed by Balaji and have music tuned in by Thaman, while Y Not Studios will produce the film. Cinematography is said to be done by Nirav Shah.
However, an official announcement hasn't been made yet and it maybe mentioned that Amala Paul is currently busy with a Telugu project, due to which she opted out of Aishwarya Dhanush's biggie, '3'. Siddharth, on the other hand has tweeted that he has started work on a project with Y Not Studios.

Siddharth started his second innings in Tamil cinema through '180', looks like the actor is back on track again!

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No Malayalam films for Siddharth just yet!

[cinecurry.com]

Actor Siddharth's kitty is too full. With films in five languages and his Tamil-Telugu bilingual getting ready for release Siddharth seems to be having problems managing his dates. So his debut in Malayalam that was supposed to get finalised shortly will not happen this year. Siddharth moved to Tollywood after making his debut through Shankar's Boys in Tamil. After becoming a popular actor In Telugu he will be making a comeback to Kollywood through 180. "I hope the film will open up opportunities for me to act in Tamil," said Siddharth during the audio launch of 180.

Siddharth feels sorry for not able to make it in Malluwood. I will take it up next year, says his Twitter update.