Siddharth Menon (actor)

Menon was born to Malayali parents. He was brought up in Pune. He was a student of Gurukul School in Bhosalenagar. He graduated from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in 2010, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He initially worked with a group called Askata, before starting Natak Company.^[2][3] He is fluent in Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, and English; He can understand Tamil.

He studied in the Gurukul School in Bhoslenagar, Pune.^[2] His love for acting began when his parents took him to the movies as a child.^[4] He is of Malayali origin.^[5] He married Poornima Nair on 3 February 2016 in Kerala.^[6][7]

He was one of the founding members of the Pune-based theatre troupe, Natak Company, in 2008.^[8] He started out in theatre and eventually rose to fame through the crime-thriller, Peddlers (2012).^[4] He was also seen in Junglenama, a play directed by Sarang Sathaye.^[2] He made his Marathi debut through Ekulti Ek(2012).^[5] In 2015, he was in a movie called Loev. He also had a stint as a celebrity radio jockey.^[9][10] In 2018, he has played the titular character during the Indian run of the Broadway musical Aladdin, for which he had to undergo physical training.^[11] The actor is currently based in Mumbai. He can also do Calisthenics.^[12] He was also seen playing Saket in A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, a play which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa. It was directed by Alok Rajwade.^[13][14] He was awarded the National Film Award Special Mention for his performance in the film June (2021) at the 68th National Film Awards.^[15]