Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985;

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...

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) is a Nepali

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. Outside

he is best known for his memorable role as the

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in the

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'' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since played the lead role in

Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran ( ml, ലെനിൻ രാജേന്ദ്രൻ) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam cinema. He served as the Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation from 2016 to January 2019 ...

's Malayalam film ''

Edavappathy ''Edavappathy'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. It deals with the story of the mental conflicts of a Tibetan Buddhist priest. Siddharth Lama plays the male lead with Utthara Unni opposit ...

'' (2016).

Personal life

Siddharth is the son of the Nepali film maker and actor Yubraj Lama. He is a graduate in management and works with the Nepal National Sports Council. He is a recovered

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, 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''.

Film career

Siddharth, then a six-year-old, shot to fame and immense popularity in

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for his role as the young Rimpoche in the hit Malayalam movie '' Yoddha''. He plays the lead role in Lenin Rajendran's ''

'' alongside

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and

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. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lama, Siddharth 1985 births Living people 20th-century Nepalese male actors Nepalese Buddhists Place of birth missing (living people) People from Pokhara