Sidhant Mohapatra

Sidhant Mohapatra
Mahapatra speaking at the Odisha State Film Awards 2014 at Utkal Mandap, Bhubaneswar.
Mohapatra speaking at the Odisha State Film Awards 2014
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
ConstituencyDigpahandi
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byChandra Sekhar Sahu
Succeeded byChandra Sekhar Sahu
Personal details
Born
Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra

(1966-05-04) 4 May 1966 (age 58)
Brahmapur, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024 - Present)
Other political
affiliations		Biju Janata Dal (2009 - 2024)
Spouses
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(m. 1994; div. 2004)​
Sanjeeta Mishra[2]
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(m. 2012)​
Education
Occupation
  • Actor
  • politician
NicknameMunna

Sidhant Mohapatra (born 4 May 1966[3]), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician who appears predominantly in Odia cinema ,also Appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list based on his income.[4] Referred to worldwide by his fans as Dynamic Superstar[5][6] for his versatility in acting and comedy action, Siddhanta has acted in more than 200 movies with most of them (180) being lead roles. He has won numerous awards, including being the only actor to win seven Odisha State Film Awards back-to-back, during 2000–2006, including five Filmfare Awards East awards. He has twice won the National Award winner for Kotiye Re Gotiye (2000) and Swayamsiddha (2010). He has produced and distributed 120 movies under his venture Omm Divya Vision Home Motion Picture, which was founded in 1992 with actress Divya.

  1. ^ "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times of India. 11 April 2009.
  2. ^ Bureau, O. B. (5 November 2022). "Detailed Profile: Shri Sidhant Mohapatra". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  4. ^ "Highest paid actors in Tollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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