Siddharth Lama
Siddarth Lama (Nepali: सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film Yodha. He has since played the lead role in Lenin Rajendran's Malayalam film Idavappathi.[1]
Personal life
Siddharth is the son of theNepali film maker and actor Yubraj Lama. He is a graduate in management and works with the Nepal National Sports Council.[2] He is a recovered drug addict, a Trained Drug Counselor and General Secretary of D-Care Foundation, a NGO that works with drug users in Nepal. He has authored a book Drug and Drug Addiction.[3][4]
Film career
Siddharth, then a six-year-old, shot to fame and immense popularity in Kerala for his role as the young Rimpoche in the hit Malayalam movie Yodha. He plays the lead role in Lenin Rajendran's Edavappathi: No Man’s Land alongside Manisha Koirala and Utthara Unni.[5][6] Siddharth has also starred as a child artiste in several Nepali films and played the lead in one feature film, Gandharva, and in a couple of short films.[1][4][7][8]
References
- 1 2 "'Unnikuttan' is dreaming big". The Hindu. March 21, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Manisha Koirala, Siddharth Lama in 'Edavapathi'". Mathrubhumi. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Spokespeople of D-Care Foundation". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Yodha To Edavapathi -Unnikuttan Returns To Sizzle". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Searching the soul". The Hindu. May 17, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "'Akkosotto' is back, as Lama!". The New Indian Express. May 16, 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "In search of flavours". The Hindu. December 1, 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Shooting for 'Yodha' was great fun, remembers Siddharth Lama". Retrieved 9 December 2012.