Sidhant Mohapatra( ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହପାତ୍ର), born on 4 May 1966, is popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian film, television personality and politician who works predominantly in Odia films,Bengali films,Telugu films and Tamil films.He is Regarded as the Megastar of ollywood. He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list based on his income. Siddhanta has acted in more than 200 movies with most of them (180) being lead roles. He produced and acted in the 2000 film Kotiye Re Gotiye and as actor in Swayamsiddha (2010). He has won numerous awards, including seven Odisha State Film Awards back-to-back, during 2000–2006, and a Filmfare Awards East award. He has produced and distributed 120 movies under his venture Omm Divya Vision Home Motion Picture, which was founded in 1992 with actress Divya Bharti. Early and Personal Life Sidhant was born as Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra in Brahmapur, Odisha to Dr. Kanak and Dr. Manmohan Mohapatra. He completed his early education from St. Vincent's Convent School, Brahmapur and did his higher secondary and graduation in commerce from Dharanidhar Autonomous College, Keonjhar. He completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from Institute of Marketing and Management, New Delhi in 1989. While starting his career in movies he changed his name to Sidhant legally. He has a son and a daughter with his wife Mama Mishra. Career Acting His debut film, Shradhanjali, starred Lekha Nanda as the female lead came in 1992. He has acted more than 200 Odia films and other language films. Politics He joined Biju Janata Dal in 2009 and contested as MP from Berhampur constituency in the 2009 "15th Lok Sabha" election, which he won. He won reelection in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 100,000 votes. However, he did not contest in his third bid. Filmography Awards References External links orissacinema.com www.welcomeorissa.com profile Siddhanta Mohapatra Biography In Odia 1966 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 2009–2014 Male actors in Odia cinema India MPs 2014–2019 People from Brahmapur Biju Janata Dal politicians Indian actor-politicians 20th-century Indian male actors