Siddhanta Mahapatra ( od, ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର; born 4 May 1966), known mononymously as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor, television personality and politician who works predominantly in Odia films.

Early and Personal Life

Siddhanta was born to a Brahmin family in

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Career

Acting

His first lead role in an Odia film came in 1992 at the age of 26, in ''Shradhanjali''.

Politics

He joined

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...

in 2009 and contested as MP from

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constituency in the 2009 "

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

" election, which he won. He won reelection in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 100,000 votes amidst stiff competition from UPA and NDA candidates. However, he did not contest in his third bid.

Awards

Best Actor

Odisha State Film Awards The Odisha State Film Awards have been conferred by the Department of Culture of the Government of Odisha, India. The awards were initiated in 1968. The awards are decided by independent juries formed by the Department of Culture. The jury ...

*1998 Bou-Best Actor in Support role *1999 Dharma Devata -Best Actor jury (Produced by

D. Ramanaidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...

) *2000 Sindura Nuhein Khela Ghara (Produced By Suresh Production) *2001 Mo Kola To Jhulana(Produced and Directed by Late Basant Naik) *2002 Pua Mora Jagatjita (Produced-

Mohammad Mohsin Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as ''Mohsin'' was an Odia actor, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially successful movies. ...

and Directed by Sanak Devta) *2003 Aethi Swarga Aithi Narka *2004 Omm Shanti Omm (Produced and Directed by

Prasanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. Actor-director duo Siddhanta Mahapatra and Prashanta Nanda Given 8 all time blockbuster Movies to Ollywood. He is currently a Member of Parl ...

) *2005 Shaashu Ghara Chali Jibi (Produced By Rajshri Production) *2006 Tote Mo Rana *2011 Eka Ekaa-Meandering Reflections

Filmography

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahapatra, Siddhanta 1966 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 2009–2014 Male actors in Odia cinema India MPs 2014–2019 People from Brahmapur Biju Janata Dal politicians Indian actor-politicians 20th-century Indian male actors