Siddique (actor)

Siddique
Born (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 (age 62)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active1985–present

Siddique Mamathu (born 1 October 1962), known mononymously as Siddique, is an Indian actor and producer, who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Along with appearing in over 350 Malayalam films, he has also acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains.[1][2][3]

Siddique made his acting debut with the film Aa Neram Alppa Dooram (1985). He got a break with the comedy film In Harihar Nagar (1990). Due to its success, He acted in a variety of comic roles during the early-1990s in films such as Godfather, Manthrikacheppu, Simhavalan Menon, Kasargode Khadarbhai, Thiruthalvaadi, Mughamudra, Kunukkitta Kozhi, and Welcome to Kodaikanal. Siddique turned to more serious roles with Asuravamsam and Lelam. He also did a notable villain role in Sathyameva Jayathe (2001), which led to a succession of similar roles.

In 2004, he was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Sasneham Sumitra and Choonda.[4] Siddique ventured into production by co-producing the film Nandanam (2002) under Bhavana Cinema. In 2013, he received the Nandi Special Jury Award for Naa Bangaaru Talli.[5]

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  2. ^ Madhu, Vignesh (2 December 2016). "Siddik -The versatile actor of Malayalam Cinema". onlookersmedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (6 November 2019). "Dream come true for Siddik !". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Manorama Online | Women | Work & Life |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.