Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in

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and

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films. He is the recipient of a

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and a

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, in addition to two nominations for

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. Born to film director

Ravi Raja Pinisetty Ravi Raja Pinisetty is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include ' ...

, he debuted in 2006 with the Telugu film ''

Oka V Chitram ''Oka V Chitram'' (styled ''Oka 'V' Chitram'') is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Teja, and produced by Dasari Narayana Rao and Siri Media Pvt Ltd. It stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Vamsi Krishna and Madhu Shalini. The ...

.'' His first prominent role was in the Tamil film ''

Eeram ''Eeram'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language supernatural crime thriller film written and directed by Arivazhagan in his directorial debut and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, and Saranya Mohan, while Srinath ...

'' (2009), produced by director

S. Shankar Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian filmmaker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors in India. His films typicall ...

Early life

Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a

-speaking family. His father,

has directed over 50 films. He grew up in

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and was schooled at

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Career

Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the

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-directed ''

''. He later appeared in the Tamil film ''

Mirugam Mirugam () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Samy. The film stars debutant Aadhi and Padmapriya. The music was composed by Sabesh–Murali with editing by Suresh Urs and cinematography by Ramnath Shetty. The fil ...

'' (2007). In 2009, he starred in the supernatural thriller ''

''. In 2010, he had two releases, ''

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'' and ''

Aadu Puli ''Aadu Puli'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by newcomer Vijay Prakash and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film stars Aadhi, Poorna, and Prabhu, while Suresh, Ravichandran, K. R. Vijaya, Anupama K ...

'', which were commercial films and were average grossers, building his commercial value well despite the negative reviews. His next films were ''

Aravaan ''Aravaan'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil language epic historical film directed by Vasanthabalan, based on Su. Venkatesan's novel ''Kaaval Kottam''. It was released in 2012 and stars Aadhi, Dhansika, Archana Kavi and Pasupathy. Kabir Bedi has ...

'' (2012), ''

Gundello Godari ''Gundello Godari'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language adventure drama film directed by Kumar Nagendra and produced by Lakshmi Manchu. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Taapsee Pannu, Lakshmi Manchu, and Sundeep Kishan. The film was released on 8 ...

'' (2013), ''

Vallinam ''Vallinam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports film written and directed by Arivazhagan and produced by Aascar Ravichandran. The film stars Nakul and newcomer Mrudhula Basker. It was released on 28 February 2014. Plot The film starts ...

'' (2014) and '' Kochadaiyaan'' (2014) ''

Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka ''Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka'' () / ''Malupu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-Telugu bilingual comedy thriller film written and directed by Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty. The film stars his brother Aadhi Pinisetty and Nikki Galrani . Mithun Chakraborty, Ric ...

'' (2015). He has been the successful film, ''

Sarrainodu ''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, and Aadhi Pinisetty. B ...

'' (2016), for which he got critical acclaim, with one reviewer commenting that Aadhi's screen presence elevates the film. In 2017, he starred in the thriller ''

Maragadha Naanayam ''Maragadha Naanayam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by ARK Saravan in his directorial debut. The film stars Aadhi and Nikki Galrani while Anandaraj, Munishkanth, Daniel Annie Pope, Mime Gopi, and Ko ...

'', which turned out to be a surprise box office success. The same year he starred in the Telugu romantic-drama film ''

Ninnu Kori ''Ninnu Kori'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thomas a ...

'', alongside Nani. His portrayal as Arun in the latter was well reviewed by one reviewer. In 2018, he appeared in Telugu films with ''

Agnyaathavaasi ''Agnyaathavaasi'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel, and Aadhi Pinisetty. The film began its principal photography in Apri ...

'', ''

Rangasthalam ''Rangasthalam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha ...

'', ''

Neevevaro ''Neevevaro'' () is a 2018 Telugu language Romance film, romantic action thriller film directed by Hari Nath and produced by Kona Venkat and M.V.V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty, Aadhi, Taapsee Pannu and Ritika Singh. This film i ...

'' and the Bilingual ''

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''.

Personal life

In March 2022, Pinisetty got engaged to his long-time girlfriend and actress

Nikki Galrani Nikita Galrani (born 3 January 1992) is an Indian actress known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films. Her commercially successful films include ''1983 (film), 1983'' (2014), ''Vellimoonga'' (2014) and ''Darling (2015 Indi ...

. They married on 18 May 2022 in a private function attended by close family and friends.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinisetty, Aadhi Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Chennai South Indian International Movie Awards winners Santosham Film Awards winners Indian male actors 1982 births