Veteran actor Siddique has won the Andhra Pradesh government`s Nandi Film Awards for the year 2013 for his performance in the National award winning movie Naa Bangaaru Talli, directed by Rajesh Touchriver. Siddique is the first Malayali actor to bag an honour in the Nandi Film Awards. Siddique's stunning performance in the movie has been raved about by all even now after 3 years.

The movie was written by the director himself based on a real life story. Starring Siddique, Anjali Patil, Rathna Shekar Reddy, Lakshmi Menon and Neena Kurup in the lead roles, the movie is based on a real life story. The movie was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Ente, and won accolades from critics.