Siddharth Dhananjay

Siddharth Dhananjay (born September 8, 1991 in Thiruvananthapuram ) is an Indian actor who mainly works in the United States .

Life

Dhananjay was born in Thiruvananthapuram , India . When he was three years old, his family moved to Jakarta , the capital of Indonesia, for his father's work . He attended Rishi Valley boarding school in Bengaluru and returned to Jakarta for high school.

In 2014 he entered college in Grinnell , Iowa . For a college film festival, he and friends produced songs known as Dhananjay The First Rap - parody videos like Say My Name by Destiny's Child and Let Me Love You by Mario , which a friend posted on the Internet. The film director Geremy Jasper became aware of this and contacted Dhananjay. He auditioned him in Utah for the role of Jheri in Patti Cake $ - Queen of Rap . After that, Dhananjay's student visa expired and he moved back to India to the city of Bengaluru to live with his aunt. He returned to the United States in 2016 after receiving feedback from the crew on Patti Cake $ . For the film, he sang several rap songs with leading actress Danielle Macdonald .

In 2018 he signed with the APA agency and was cast for the film Bloodshot , which was released in 2020. In 2019 he was seen in a series lead role in Undone .

Filmography

2017: Patti Cake $ - Queen of Rap (Patti Cake $)
2019: The Real Bros of Simi Valley (TV series, 3 episodes)
2019: A Name Without a Place
2019: Undone (TV series, 8 episodes)
2020: Bloodshot

Video game

2018: NBA 2K18 (vote)

Web links

Siddharth Dhananjay in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Siddharth Dhananjay . In: Famous Birthdays . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
↑ Urvija Banerji: 'Patti Cake $' Star Siddharth Dhananjay Has Visa Problems, Too . In: Rolling Stone India . May 22, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2020.
↑ Uttara Choudhury: Trivandrum Boy Turns to Rapping in Breakout US Indie Film . In: The Wire . August 7, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2020.
↑ Mia Galuppo: 'Patti Cake $' Actor Siddharth Dhananjay Signs With APA . In: The Hollywood Reporter . July 12, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Dhananjay, Siddharth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian actor
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Thiruvananthapuram , India

[1] Siddharth Dhananjay . In: Famous Birthdays . Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[RSI-2] Urvija Banerji: 'Patti Cake $' Star Siddharth Dhananjay Has Visa Problems, Too . In: Rolling Stone India . May 22, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2020.

[3] Uttara Choudhury: Trivandrum Boy Turns to Rapping in Breakout US Indie Film . In: The Wire . August 7, 2017. Accessed March 27, 2020.

[4] Mia Galuppo: 'Patti Cake $' Actor Siddharth Dhananjay Signs With APA . In: The Hollywood Reporter . July 12, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2020.