Prashanth Siddi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011-present |
Prashanth Siddi is an Indian actor who works in Kannada-language films. As of August 2020, he has appeared in seventy films.[1]
Career[edit]
Coming from a lower income background, Prashanth Siddi was selected by Chidambar Rao Jambe to work in the theatre group Ninasam.[2] He made his film debut with Paramathma in a supporting role.[2][3] He played minor roles in several films including Drishya and Lucia before playing a cheater in Duniya Soori's Kendasampige.[2] He was signed to play the lead roles in Pantru and Vyapthi Pradeshada Horagiddare, both of which are yet to release.[2][4] He also was to play the lead role in Soori's Kaage Bangaara; however, the project was later dropped.[5][6][7][8]
Personal life[edit]
Prashanth Siddi is of Siddi descent.[9]
Filmography[edit]
- Paramathma (2011)[2]
- Anna Bond (2012)
- Lucia (2013)[2]
- Chandralekha (2014)
- Gajakesari (2014)[9]
- Drishya (2014)[2]
- Vaastu Prakaara (2015)[9]
- Bullet Basya (2015)[9]
- RX Soori (2015)[9]
- Kendasampige (2015)[2]
- Plus (2015)
- Luv U Alia (2016)
- Kalpana 2 (2016)
- Santheyalli Nintha Kabira (2016)[9]
- Happy Birthday (2016)
- Prema Geema Jaane Do (2016)
- Doddmane Hudga (2016)
- Jaguar (2016; also in Telugu)
- John Jani Janardhan (2016)
- Sojiga (2016)
- Trigger (2017)
- Beautiful Manasugalu (2017)[10]
- First Love (2017)[11]
- College Kumar (2017)
- Womens Day (2017)
- O Premave (2018)
- Bhootayyana Mommaga Ayyu (2018)
- A + (2018)
- Paradesi C/o London (2018)
- Kaddu Mucchi (2019)
- Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda (2019; Telugu)
- Gara (2019)
- Gentleman (2020)
- Popcorn Monkey Tiger (2020)[6]
- Mugilpete (2021)
- Ombattane Dikku (2022) as Chintaka
- Nano Narayanappa (2022) as Charlie
References[edit]
- ^ Nandakumar, Prathima (23 August 2020). "First among equals". The Week.
- ^ a b c d e f g h R, Shilpa Sebastian (July 29, 2019). "Prashanth Siddi's journey towards stardom". The Hindu.
- ^ Shekhar, Divya. "How Bengaluru changed the course of actor Prashant Siddi's life". The Economic Times.
- ^ R, Shilpa Sebastian (June 19, 2019). "Heard of, but never seen". The Hindu.
- ^ Kumar, Madan (25 February 2020). "ಕ್ರೈಂ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕಾಮಿಡಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಾರಂತೆ 'ದುನಿಯಾ' ಸೂರಿ!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada).
- ^ a b "Clash for a title: 'Kage Bangara' director Suri to raise a complaint with the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 March 2020.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (24 February 2020). "Suri to bring in a hilarious twist with 'Kaage Bangara'". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (20 April 2018). "Suri's drops Kaage Bangara, and moves on". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Nandakumar, Prathibha (12 April 2015). "We belong here now: Siddi". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "Review: Beautiful Manasugalu - Beautiful indeed". The New Indian Express. 21 January 2017.
- ^ Desai, Dhwani (15 August 2017). "Despite being turned down, I was the only one suitable for the film - Times of India". The Times of India.