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Naveen Polishetty
Polishetty at his film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya's press meet in 2019
Born (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)[1][2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma materNIT Bhopal
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1990) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu films. Naveen made his debut with the film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019). He then worked in the coming-of-age blockbuster film Chhichhore (2019), which marked his Hindi debut. Naveen subsequently worked in the comedy film Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and the romantic comedy Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).[3]

Early life

Polishetty was born into a middle class family in Hyderabad, India. He graduated in Civil engineering, from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (also known as NIT Bhopal). He moved to England to work as an engineer. He then decided to return to India to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. As his parents were opposed to it, he did not inform them of his return and lived in Mumbai by renting a house. He did part-time jobs to pursue a full-time career in acting, worked in theatre and performed in plays.[4]

Career

Polishetty started his career by performing in theater plays. He subsequently moved to Mumbai where he started collaborating to make YouTube videos.

In 2019, Polishetty made his debut as a leading man in Telugu cinema with the comedy thriller film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, which he co-wrote and played the lead. He then made his Hindi cinema debut in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore as Acid. Chhichhore went onto gross ₹150 crore globally and also earned Polishetty a Zee Cine Awards nomination for Best Actor in a comic role. He then starred in the 2021 comedy film Jathi Ratnalu. Polishetty won the Best Actor award at the SIIMA Awards for his portrayal of Jogipet Srikanth. He appeared in the 2023 film Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty where he played a stand-up comedian.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Life Is Beautiful Rakesh [5]
2013 D for Dopidi Harish Credited as Naveen [6]
2014 1: Nenokkadine Taxi driver's son [7]
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Debut as lead actor; Also screenplay writer [8]
Chhichhore Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh Hindi film [9]
2021 Jathi Ratnalu Jogipet Srikanth [10]
2023 Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty Sidhu Polishetty [11][12]
TBA Anaganaga Oka Raju † Raju Filming [13]

Television

  • All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes
2015 AIB Honest Indian Wedding Pankaj Web Debut;2 episodes
2015 Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe) Anchor / Host
2016 Chinese Bhasad Raghu 8 episodes
AIB : The Demonetization Circus Tea Vendor
24 Kush Sawant 10 episodes
2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Rushik Sanghvi French TV series; 2 episodes
AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements Average Mishra 3 episodes
Untag Sumit Razdan
2018 What's Your Status Tej “TJ” Kiran 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Find (Male) Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won [14]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Critics' Choice Film Awards Best Writing Nominated [15]
2021 SIIMA Awards Best Actor – Telugu Nominated [16]
2022 Jathi Ratnalu Nominated [17]
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won [18]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Telugu Nominated [17]
2024 Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won

References

  1. ^ "Naveen Polishetty's look from 'Jathi Ratnalu' released - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Naveen Polishetty is on a signing spree! - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Jathi Ratnalu Day 7 Collections: Naveen Polishetty Movie Continues To Dominate Highest Grossing Films Of 2021". Sakshi Post. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Focus Light: Naveen Polishetty - Telugu cinema news". www.idlebrain.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (26 June 2017). "Naveen Polishetty: Meet the viral actor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ^ "D For Dopidi Telugu Movie Review, Rating". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Mahesh Babu bowled over by 'Jathi Ratnalu': Hails Naveen Polishetty - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "South Stream: Naveen Polishetty's Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya". The Indian Express. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. ^ Watson, AuthorShweta. "Our Hyderabadi Chhichhora raring to go". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (10 January 2020). "A Telangana touch for Naveen Polishetty". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Anushka Shetty, Naveen Polishetty film goes on floors". Cinema Express. 4 April 2022.
  12. ^ "స్టాండప్ కమెడియన్‌గా నవీన్ పోలిశెట్టి.. మోషన్ పోస్టర్ రిలీజ్". Hindustan Times Telugu. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Anaganaga Oka Raju title teaser: Naveen Polishetty invites audience to 'most entertaining event of the decade'". The Indian Express. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Bags 3 Awards At Zee Cine Awards 2020". pyckers.
  15. ^ "Critics Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete nominations list". The Indian Express. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  16. ^ "2019 Nomination List". SIIMA. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise Leads SIIMA Nominations; Check Full List Here". News18. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  18. ^ Hymavathi, Ravali (11 September 2022). "SIIMA Awards 2022: Check Out The Complete List Of Tollywood Winners…". The Hans India. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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