But Siddharth brought something rare:
He cried freely. He wore his heart on his sleeve. He wasn't the roaring lion of ANR or the mass machine of Chiru. He was the boy you knew from your engineering college. Opposite the powerhouse that is Trisha, Siddharth created a template for the "Metrosexual Lover Boy" that defined Telugu romance for the next decade. The film won the National Award for Best Popular Film. At 26, he was a demigod. Just when everyone wanted him to repeat the Nuvvostanante formula, he dropped Bommarillu . On the surface, it’s a family drama about an overprotective father. Below the surface, it is a psychological thriller about emotional suffocation. siddharth movies in telugu
He gave permission to Telugu heroes to be 5'7" and insecure. He gave permission to look ugly while crying. He gave permission to choose a script over a paycheck. Every time a young hero like Nani or Vishwak Sen plays an offbeat, vulnerable character, they are walking on a road that Siddharth paved with his bare hands. Siddharth’s Telugu filmography is a mirror of Tollywood’s identity crisis. When the industry wanted intelligent romance, he gave Bommarillu . When the industry wanted mindless mass, he failed at Baava . When the industry moved toward pan-India action, he was busy making a low-budget horror film in a single house. But Siddharth brought something rare: He cried freely