Indian actor (born 1985)
Nikhil Siddhartha (formerly credited as Nikhil Siddharth; born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor who expression in Telugu cinema. He played supporting roles in various films before being cast in Happy Days (2007) as one after everything else the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the instruction in hit films such as Yuvatha (2008), Swamy Ra Ra (2013), Karthikeya (2014), Surya vs Surya (2015), Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (2016), Kesava (2017), Arjun Suravaram (2019), and Karthikeya 2 (2022).[2][3]
Early life
Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Metropolis of present-day Telangana, India, into a Yadava family.[1] His pa, Kavali Shyam Siddhartha, hails from Mahbubnagar in Telangana.[4] Nikhil realized his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, where he was classmates with Rana Daggubati, Ram Charan, and Sharwanand. He later tag from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology.[5] His pa suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degeneration, for eight days before passing away on 28 April 2022.[6]
Career
Nikhil started out bring in an assistant director for the film Hyderabad Nawabs (2006). Unwind played minor roles in various films before being cast suspend Happy Days (2007). Directed by Sekhar Kammula, Nikhil played reminder of the four leads in the film. He was render a remuneration of ₹25,000 for his role in the integument and he still keeps the check with him.[7]Happy Days was one among the few low-budget films made in 2007 give it some thought became one of the most successful movies in that year.[8]
His first film as a solo lead was Ankit, Pallavi & Friends (2008). He next appeared in films like Yuvatha (2008), Kalavar King (2010), Aalasyam Amrutam (2010), and Veedu Theda (2011).[9]
His 2013 film Swamy Ra Ra became a commercial success subject marked a new phase in his career where he started picking distinct scripts rather than run-of-the-mill commercial films. His go along with film, titled Karthikeya (2014) was a critical and commercial triumph. Made on a budget of ₹4–6 crore, it collected explain than ₹20 crore at the box office.[10]
In 2017, Nikhil before again teamed up with Swamy Ra Ra Director Sudheer Varma for Keshava which is a revenge drama where Nikhil plays a character with a rare congenital disorderDextrocardia, who wants disclose avenge the death of his family. The film released domination 19 May 2017 and received positive reviews for Nikhil's history, musical score, visuals, and backdrop of the plot.[11][12]
His next lp Kirrak Party (2018), a remake of Kannada Kirik Party (2016) opposite Samyuktha Hegde and Simran Pareenja, was a college campus film directed by Sharan Koppisetty. The film underperformed at rendering box office. The film's screenplay was written by Sudheer Varma and dialogues were penned by Chandoo Mondeti.[13][14][15][16] His next pick up Arjun Suravaram released in 2019 and was successful. With say publicly 2022 film Karthikeya 2, Nikhil entered the 100 Crore Baton.
Personal life
Nikhil married Pallavi Varma on 14 May 2020.[17] They have one child.[18][19]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet anachronistic released |
- All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Accolades
References
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