# Siddharth Chandekar

Siddharth Chandekar (born 14 June 1991) is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. At the age of 18, he made his debut in Marathi cinema with Avadhoot Gupte's 2010 political drama movie Zenda.

## Career

Chandekar started his acting career in 2007 with the Hindi film Hamne Jeena Sikh Liya. However, Siddharth made his debut in Marathi with the popular TV serial Agnihotra, later he appeared in Avadhoot Gupte's ‘Zenda’. Siddharth is best known for his role Ani in the recent blockbuster film Classmates. In 2014 he starred as a lead in Ajay Naik's Baware Prem He opposite Urmila Kanitkar.
He then appeared in Aditya Sarpotdar's 2015 blockbuster movie Classmates. Siddharth was seen opposite debutant Rutuja Shinde in romantic comedy film Online Binline. He is set to appear in different films like Vazandar co-starring Sai Tamhankar and Priya Bapat to be directed by Sachin Kundalkar, Lost and Found along with Spruha Joshi and Pindadan. Siddharth's next film Lost and Found was released on 29 July. The film produced by Golden Gate Motion Pictures is a love story and has Siddharth Chandekar as the male lead. In 2017 Siddhartha's bus stop movie was released. In 2018, he starred in the film Gulabjamun alongside Sonali Kulkarni which is directed by national award winner director Sachin Kundalkar.

## Personal life

Chandekar completed his primary education at S D Katariya High School in his hometown Pune, followed by studies at Sir Parshurambhau College Pune. He uses his mom Seema Chandekar's name as his middle name. He married actress Mitali Mayekar.

## Media image

Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra :
| Sponsor | Year | Rank | Rank |
| Sponsor | Year | Film | Ref. |
| The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2017 | 2 | |
| The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2018 | 2 | |
| The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2019 | 18 | |
| The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2020 | 11 | |
He was ranked fourth in The Times of India's Top 15 Most Desirable Men on Marathi Television in 2020.

## Filmography
### Films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Humne Jeena Seekh Liya | Ashwin | Bollywood Debut Hindi film |
| 2010 | Zenda | Umesh Jagtap | Debut Marathi film |
| 2011 | Balgandharva | Mahadev Abhyankar | |
| 2012 | Satrangi Re | Yezdi (Michael Mascarenhas) | |
| 2012 | Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha | Rajat | |
| 2013 | Sanshaykallol | Siddharth | |
| 2013 | Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta | | |
| 2013 | Lagna Pahave Karun | Rahul Kulkarni | |
| 2014 | Dusari Goshta | | |
| 2014 | Baavare Prem He | Neel Rajadhyaksha | |
| 2015 | Classmates | Annirudha (Anya) | |
| 2015 | Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota | Virendra | |
| 2015 | Online Binline | Sid | |
| 2016 | Lost and Found | Manas | |
| 2016 | Vazandar | Alok Dixit | |
| 2016 | Pindadaan | Ashutosh | |
| 2017 | Bus Stop | Vineet | |
| 2018 | Gulabjaam | Aditya Naik | |
| 2018 | Ranangan | Varad Kulkarni | |
| 2019 | Miss U Mister | Varun | |
| 2021 | Befaam | Siddharth | |
| 2021 | Jhimma | Kabir | |
| 2023 | Jhimma 2 | Kabir | Nominated Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2024 | Ole Aale | Aditya Lele | |
| 2024 | Sridevi Prasanna | Prassnna | |
| 2025 | Fussclass Dabhade | Pappu | |
| TBA | Congratulations † | TBA | Filming |

### Television

* 2019 City of Dreams on Disney+ Hotstar (Webseries)
* 2010 Agnihotra as Neil Agnihotri
* 2011 Kashala Udyachi Baat as Aditya Mahashabde
* 2011 Madhu Ithe An Chandra Tithe - Zee Marathi as Mohan
* 2017 Prem He - Zee Yuva as Shree
* 2019 Jeevlaga - Star Pravah as Nikhil
* 2020-21 Sang Tu Aahes Ka? - Star Pravah as Swaraj
* 2021 Bigg Boss Marathi season 3 - Colors Marathi as Guest
* 2021-2024 Mi Honar Superstar - Star Pravah as Host