# Siddique (actor)
**Siddique** (സിദ്ധിഖ്) is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere who began in comedy roles in the mid-1980s and became one of [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema)'s most frequently cast character actors, known for comic, villainous, police, and family-man parts[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors). His career spans more than four decades, and in February 2026 he marked 40 years in cinema on the sets of the film *Aaram*[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/07/siddique-celebrates-40-years-in-cinema-on-the-sets-of-aaram).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Profession | Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) |
| Debut | *Aa Neram Alppa Dooram* (1985), a supporting role in Thampi Kannanthanam's film[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/07/siddique-celebrates-40-years-in-cinema-on-the-sets-of-aaram) |
| Breakthrough | One of four heroes in *In Harihar Nagar* (1990), directed by Siddique and Lal[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) |
| Output | Over 350 films by 2026 by Cinema Express's count; the MalayalaSangeetham.Info database lists 431 movies acted in, with 403 released[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/07/siddique-celebrates-40-years-in-cinema-on-the-sets-of-aaram) • [1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) |
| Awards | Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor (2004, for *Sasneham Sumitra* and *Choonda*); Film Critics' Award for Second Best Actor (2003)[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) |
| Production | Produced *Nandanam* (2002), Ranjith's directorial debut, a box-office hit[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) |
| Legal status | Charged in August 2024 under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation); on Supreme Court bail[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html) |
## Early life and first career
Siddique was born in Edavanakkad in [Ernakulam district](https://www.edgepedia.org/ernakulam-district), Kerala. The sources disagree on his birth year: the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists' profile gives October 1, 1960[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique), while the Times of India lists October 1, 1962[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/siddique/news). He is the youngest child of K. Mamathu and Biwi, with an elder brother, Abdul Majeed, and a sister, Arifa[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique).
He took a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Kalamassery Government Polytechnic and then worked as an electrical engineer at the [Kerala State Electricity Board](https://www.edgepedia.org/kerala-state-electricity-board) division in Thrissur, followed by a few years of work in Saudi Arabia before returning to acting[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique). His performance background began at the polytechnic, where he worked as a mimicry artist[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique). He has credited his time as a drama artist at [All India Radio](https://www.edgepedia.org/all-india-radio) with teaching him the importance of using voice[6](https://english.mathrubhumi.com/special-pages/mbifl-2024/siddique-recalls-his-career-from-kseb-staff-to-actor-1.9307333).
## Film career
**Comedy and the 1990 break.** Thampi Kannanthanam introduced Siddique to the industry in *Aa Neram Alppa Dooram* (1985), after which he took supporting roles[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique). His major break came in 1990, when he was cast alongside [Mukesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/mukesh-actor), Jagadeesh, and Asokan as one of the heroes of *In Harihar Nagar*, directed by the [Siddique](https://www.edgepedia.org/siddique-director)–Lal team; the film's success started a streak of low-budget comedies in which he became a fixture[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors). Through the early 1990s he appeared in *Godfather*, *Mimics Parade*, *Kasargod Kadarbhai*, *Sandesham*, *Thiruthalvadi*, *Ayalathe Addeham*, and *Mookilla Rajyathu*, among others, emerging as a leading comedy artist of the period[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors) • [4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique).
**Villain and character roles.** In the mid-1990s personal problems affected his career, and he returned to the mainstream in the late 1990s through supporting roles in *Asuravamsam*, *Lelam*, and *Crime File*[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors). According to the AMMA profile, he took his first villainous role in the hit *Sathyameva Jayathe*, opposite [Suresh Gopi](https://www.edgepedia.org/suresh-gopi), and received a Kerala Film Critics Association award for it; villain parts in *Agninakshathram*, *Choonda*, *Kannaki*, and *Beda Dosthe* followed, and *Choonda* brought him the Kerala State Second Best Actor award[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique). His physique and bearing made him a frequent choice for uniformed police and army roles, in films such as *Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans*, *Ekalavyan*, and *Gandhari*[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique). In later films he appeared in varied looks, including *Chota Mumbai*, *Hallo*, *Nadiya Kollappetta Raathri*, and *Udayon*[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors).
He has also worked in Tamil; Cinema Express notes he has acted in a handful of Tamil films, and the AMMA profile records his Tamil debut with a villain role in *Jana* in 2002[2](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/07/siddique-celebrates-40-years-in-cinema-on-the-sets-of-aaram) • [4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique).
**Production.** In 2002 Siddique produced *Nandanam*, the directorial debut of the scriptwriter Ranjith, starring [Prithviraj Sukumaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/prithviraj-sukumaran) and [Navya Nair](https://www.edgepedia.org/navya-nair); the film succeeded at the box office despite the absence of major stars, and Siddique also played a small, markedly different role in it[1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors).
**Standing with audiences.** In a 2016 interview, Siddique described himself as one of many in the industry, saying "It's me who needs cinema and not vice-versa"[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/i-need-cinema-and-not-vice-versa-actor-siddique/lite/). Viewers and commentators commonly describe him as a versatile performer whose presence can make an otherwise ordinary film watchable; the actor's own account of his career is that he keeps looking forward to new roles rather than dwelling on old ones[6](https://english.mathrubhumi.com/special-pages/mbifl-2024/siddique-recalls-his-career-from-kseb-staff-to-actor-1.9307333). A 2024 report from a career retrospective at the MBIFL festival recorded his route from KSEB employee to screen actor[6](https://english.mathrubhumi.com/special-pages/mbifl-2024/siddique-recalls-his-career-from-kseb-staff-to-actor-1.9307333).
## Television and other work
Siddique played the main role of Hari in the hit Malayalam mega-serial *Sthree*, anchored the musical program *Sallapam* on [Doordarshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/doordarshan), and played a police officer in the investigation series *Black & White*; he also hosted the talk show *Sangamam* on Amrita TV, interviewing figures including [K. Karunakaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/k-karunakaran), M.T. Vasudevan Nair, P.T. Usha, and Mohanlal[4](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique) • [1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors). In 2013 he established a restaurant venture, Mamma Mia The Food Court Cochin[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHdM2Ud3oQ).
His son Shaheen Sidhique has also entered the film industry; in 2016 Siddique said he was not one to advise anyone on acting, including his son[7](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/i-need-cinema-and-not-vice-versa-actor-siddique/lite/) • [1](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors).
## Legal case
In August 2024, Museum police in [Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiruvananthapuram) charged Siddique under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the [Indian Penal Code](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-penal-code). The complainant, a young actress, alleged that he sexually assaulted her at the Mascot Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram on January 28, 2016, after inviting her there for a film discussion following a preview of his film[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html). The case surfaced among several against high-profile Malayalam film figures after the Justice Hema Committee report[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html). Siddique has denied the allegations, accusing the [Kerala Police](https://www.edgepedia.org/kerala-police) of "cooking up baseless stories" about him[9](https://www.ndtv.com/topic/actor-siddique).
On November 19, 2024, the Supreme Court granted him bail, directing him to surrender his passport and restricting him from leaving the country[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html). In early December 2024 he appeared before investigators, was formally arrested, and was then released on bail[9](https://www.ndtv.com/topic/actor-siddique). In September 2025 the Thiruvananthapuram First Class Judicial Magistrate Court relaxed his bail conditions, allowing travel to the UAE and Qatar for film-related commitments and releasing his passport for those trips[3](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html). In February 2026 the same court granted permission to visit the UAE for the stage show *Rajakeeyam* in Sharjah, with the passport to be returned to the court by March 31[10](https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/kerala/actor-siddique-gets-permission-to-visit-uae-returns-passport-1705058).
## References
1. [Sidhique / സിദ്ധിഖ് — MalayalaSangeetham.Info actor profile and filmography](https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?artist=Sidhique&category=actors)
2. [Siddique celebrates 40 years in cinema on the sets of Aaram, Cinema Express (February 7, 2026)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/07/siddique-celebrates-40-years-in-cinema-on-the-sets-of-aaram)
3. [Rape case: TVM court eases actor Siddique's bail conditions, allows him to visit UAE, Onmanorama (September 16, 2025)](https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/09/16/actor-siddique-booked-in-rape-case-allowed-to-travel-abroad.html)
4. [Siddique profile, AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists), ammakerala.com](https://ammakerala.com/meet-the-star/view/siddique)
5. [Siddique topic page, Times of India Entertainment](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/siddique/news)
6. [From KSEB to Malayalam Cinema: Siddique revisits his career, Mathrubhumi (February 8, 2024)](https://english.mathrubhumi.com/special-pages/mbifl-2024/siddique-recalls-his-career-from-kseb-staff-to-actor-1.9307333)
7. [I need cinema and not vice-versa: Actor Siddique, The Indian Express (January 28, 2016)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/i-need-cinema-and-not-vice-versa-actor-siddique/lite/)
8. [Siddique | Exclusive Interview | I Me Myself, Manorama Online (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHdM2Ud3oQ)
9. [Actor Siddique topic page, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/topic/actor-siddique)
10. [Actor Siddique gets permission to visit UAE, returns passport, Kerala Kaumudi (February 24, 2026)](https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/kerala/actor-siddique-gets-permission-to-visit-uae-returns-passport-1705058)
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