Sidhant Mohapatra (born as Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra on 4 May 1966), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician primarily working in Odia cinema. He has acted in over 300 films, with 280 of them in lead roles.
Mohapatra has won numerous awards, including seven consecutive Odisha State Film Awards from 2000 to 2006, a record for any actor. He has also won five Filmfare Awards East and two National Film Awards, for Kotiye Re Gotiye (2000) and Swayamsiddha (2010). In addition to his acting career, Mohapatra has produced and distributed 120 films through his production company, Omm Divya Vision Home Motion Picture, which he founded in 1992. He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, based on his income.
Early and personal life Mohapatra was born as Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra in Brahmapur, Odisha to Kanak and Manmohan Mohapatra. He completed his early education at St. Vincent's Convent School, Brahmapur and his higher secondary and graduation in commerce from Dharanidhar Autonomous College, Keonjhar. Mohapatra completed his PGDM from Institute of Marketing and Management in New Delhi in 1989.
Career
Acting His debut film Sradhanjali was made in 1992.
Politics He joined Biju Janata Dal in 2009 and successfully contested Berhampur constituency in the 2009 15th Lok Sabha election. Mohapatra was reelected in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 100,000 votes. However, he did not contest the constituency for a third term.
Filmography
+FilmsYearFilmRole 1992 Sradhanjali Bijaya Das1993 Muna Mo Kanhu Re Rajesh Lakhye Siva Puji Paichhi Pua Vicky1994 Surya Pradhan Sakhi Rakhiba Mo Shankha Sindura Saroj Kala Manika Partha AbhijeetMaa O MamataMuna Sakhi Rahila ae Singhaduara Rabi1995 Ajay Das Suna Panjuri Ajay Rajesh Subhankar Choudhury Sei Jhiati Rajesh Mahaptra1996 Pua Mora Bhola Sankara Kumar Rai Sangram Rajesh Choudhury / Raju Nilambar Sahu 1997 RabiDanab Radesh Asuchi Mo Kalia Raja Raju Raju 1998 Akash Choudhury Bou Deepak Jitu Mahapatra Sahara Jaluchi Priyabrata Das Aijay Patnaik / Raja 1999 To Aakhi Mo Aaina Amar Choudhury Kalki Avatar Rabi Arjun Paikrai Rajendra Das Rakata chinhichhi Nijara Kia Ajay Sasu Hathakadi Bhauja Bedi Bikas Rakhi Bhijigala Akhi Luha re Ajay Raja Raju Nata Kotikare Gotiye Katha Kahiba Mo Matha Sindur Sahsank Das / Himanshu Choudhury Suna Harini Amar Choudhury2000 Rajesh Das Sindura Nuhe Khela Ghara Raj Kishor Das2001 Chandra Prakash Sanjay Mahapatra2002 Samaya Chaka re Sansar Ratha Amit Rautrai Annadata (Bengali) Rahichhi Rahibi Tori Paen Mana Rahigala Tumari Thare Nanda Nandan Mahapatra Maa Kande aji Puate Pain Dipankar Kanha Choudhury 2003 Satya Ajay Akash Das Rakata Kahiba Kie Kahara Rahul / Raja Sata Miccha Sakala Tirtha To Charane Chintu Balaram / Hari Pari Mahal 2004 Katha Deithili Maa Ku Ajay Patnaik Rakhle Jadi Se Mariba Kie Abinash2005 Badal Raju Om Shanti Om Abhimanyu Das RajuDharma Ra Heba Jay Ajaya Swain Shakti Babu I Love You Jaganath Raja 2006 Manoj Rakesh Rai Sameer Ajay MahapatraDe Maa Shakti De Raju Ziddi Arjun 2007 Rasika Nagar Prem Kumar Samaya Hatare Dori Kalishankar Partha DashTo Pai nebi mu sahe janama Dhauli ExpressChaka Chaka Bhaunri 2008 Chhati Chiri Dele Tu Bhagya Chakra Raju Nei ja re megha mote Ajay Bande Utkala Janani Arun Sadangi 2009 Mukhyamantri Sekhar Das / Banku Aseema: Beyond Boundaries Choudhary Lalikant Patnayak Tulsi (Bhojpuri) Sindura Krushna Samantrai Suna Chadei Mo Rupa Chadei Bijay 2010 Swayamsiddha 2011 143 - I Love You Ajay Mote Bohu Kari Nei Ja Eka Ekaa- Vision & Meandering Reflections Omm 2012Eka Ekaa- Vision & Meandering Reflections 2 Raju 2013 Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu Prema Sabuthu Balabaan Major Karan Panda / Kalia Hari ACP Arya Kumar Gaddbadd Vicky2014 Akhire Akhire Shiva Golapi Golapi Love Guru Prem Kabir Chadhury Pagala Karichu Tu Bagha Bira Pratap Singh 2015 Bhavani PaikraiRaghupati Raghaba Rajaram Raghupati 2016GodFather-True Story Of A Man 2017 2019 Chhabirani -The Untold Story This Is Maya Re Baya 2021 Narrator2022Babu Venkatesh RaoPratikshyaDoctor2023Toro Moro kattiBharat JenaGangster Katak- Sesha Ru Aarambha 2025Bisar Mohanty
Awards + List of Sidhant Mohapatra awards Year Award Category Film Result 1998 Odisha State Film AwardsBest Actor in Support roleBou2000Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorSindura Nuhe Khela Ghara2001Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorMo Kola To Jhulana2002Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorPua Mora Jagatjita2003Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorAethi Swarga Aithi Narka2004Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorOm Santi Om2005Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorShaashu Ghara Chaalijibi2007Filmfare Awards EastBest Actor And Best actor in Negative RoleTu Mo Akhira Tara and Dhauli Express2009Filmfare Awards EastBest Oriya ActorKalishankar2010National AwardBest ActorSwayamsiddhahttps://web.archive.org/web/20150402115903 |url=http://www.odiamoviedatabase.com/state-film-awards/2010Filmfare Awards EastBest ActorPahili Raja2011Odisha State Film AwardsBest ActorEka Eka2012 Filmfare Awards EastBest ActorCuttack The Silver City
References
External links
Siddhanta Mohapatra Biography In Odia