Nikhil Siddharth

Nikhil Siddharth (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. After playing minor roles in few films, Siddharth rose to fame with Sekhar Kammula's college drama Happy Days (2007). He went on play the lead in films such as Yuvatha (2008), Alasyam Amrutham (2010), Veedu Theda (2011), Swamy Ra Ra (2013), Karthikeya (2014), Surya vs Surya (2015), Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada (2016), Keshava (2017), Kirrak Party (2018) and Arjun Suravaram (2019).

Siddharth started out as an assistant director for the film Hyderabad Nawaabs. He had minor roles in various films before doing Happy Days. Directed by Sekhar Kammula, Siddharth played one of the 4 leads in the film. Happy Days was one among the few low budget films made in 2007 that became commercially successful. His first solo lead film was Ankit, Pallavi & Friends w. He appeared in films like Yuvatha and Veedu Theda Which established him as a Solo Hero and got his major breakthrough in 2013 with Swamy Ra RaWhich went on to be listed as the top 10 Telugu films of the decade 2010-2020 . His next film, titled Karthikeya, (October 2014) earned him brilliant reviews from critics and was a smash hit at the Box Office. He extended his Success streak with films like Surya Vs Surya and Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada which grossed 38 crores at the Box Office and stood as his biggest earner. In 2017 Siddharth once again teamed up with Swamy Ra Ra Director Sudheer Varma for Keshava which is a revenge drama where Siddharth plays the character facing an issue of having heart on right side and a rare problem to it Film released on 19 May 2017 which got positive reviews for Siddharth's performance, musical score, visuals and backdrop of the plot.His next film Kirrak Party, a remake of Kannada Kirik Party opposite Samyuktha Hegde and Simran Pareenja, was a college campus film directed by Sharan Koppisetty. The film under performed at the box-office. The film's screenplay was written by Sudheer Varma and Dialogues by Chandoo Mondeti. His latest film Arjun Suravaram is released in 2019.This film was a hit at the box office.

Siddharth married Pallavi Varma on 14 May 2020.

Siddharth was born in Begumpet, neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana state. After his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, he graduated from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology.