Sidharth Bharathan

Born in Chennai on 26 May 1983 to director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, two well-known names in Malayalam cinema, Sidharth Bharathan acts, writes and directs. His first film was Nammal (2002), where he shared the screen with Jishnu Raghavan and Bhavana, and the role brought him the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Debut Actor. Rasikan, Youth Festival, Kakkakarumban and Ennittum came after. Direction began in 2012 with Nidra, a new version of his father's 1981 film of the same title, in which he also played the lead opposite Rima Kallingal. He wrote Isha, a segment of the anthology 5 Sundarikal, and directed Chandrettan Evideya, Djinn and Chathuram. Acting never stopped. He took parts in Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala, Spirit and Olipporu, and made a return to the screen with Vela and Bramayugam. His 2026 credits are Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar and Dhoomakethu, Sajin Gopu's time-loop comedy, in which he plays one of the leads. Dhoomakethu began streaming on Netflix on 23 October.