Aditya Pudipeddi (born 23 December 1989), better known as Aadi Saikumar, is an Indian actor who works in

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films. Aadi made his debut with ''

Prema Kavali ''Prema Kavali'' () is a 2011 Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by K. Atchi Reddy. The film features debutants Aadi and Isha Chawla in the lead roles. It features music composed by Anup ...

'' (2011). He won the

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and

SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

for the film. He went on to be starred in successful films such as ''Lovely'' (2012), ''

Sukumarudu ''Sukumarudu'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by G. Ashok and produced by K. Venugopal's Sri Soudhamini Creations. The film stars Aadi in the titular role alongside Nisha Aggarwal and Bhavna Ruparel. Krishna and ...

'' (2013), ''

Pyar Mein Padipoyane ''Pyar Mein Padipoyane'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Ravi Chavali, with cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. It was produced by K. K. Radhamohan under the Sri Sathya Sai Arts banner. It features Aadi ...

'' (2014), '' Shamantakamani'' (2017), ''

Operation Gold Fish ''Operation Gold Fish'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sai Kiran Adivi and produced by Vinayakudu Talkies, U&I Entertainments. The story is inspired by true events of mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandi ...

'' (2019), and ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

Aditya Pudipeddi was born on 23 December 1989 in

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. Son of actor Sai Kumar, Aadi was schooled in Chennai in Padma Sheshadri till 7th standard and then moved to St. Andrews School in Hyderabad, followed by St Johns for Intermediate and completed his graduation from Bhavan's Vivekananda College. He excelled in studies, and had an inclination towards acting. He was an all-rounder in Cricket and he was selected for the under-19 Ranji Cricket Team. He played under the captaincy of

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, and

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, the Indian Team player was his roommate during their

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trip. Aadi married Aruna, a software professional from

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, in December 2014, and the couple has a daughter.

Career

Aadi debuted in 2011 with

K. Vijaya Bhaskar K. Vijaya Bhaskar is Indian film director who works mainly in the Telugu film industry. He won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for ''Nuvve Kavali'' (2000). He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Korukonda. Filmography Awar ...

's directorial

. In this love story, he played the role of Srinu, a NCC Cadet who sets out to find the one who tortures his lover, thus trying to regain her heart after a break-up. Oneindia Entertainment commented on his performance stating "Aadi has done his role with good ease and his in dialogue delivery is as good as his father. He is quite comfortable in emoting the love and emotional scenes and he is also good at dances and action scenes. However, he should further improve his body language, as he appeared a little rigid in some scenes. But for a debutant hero, such situations are unavoidable." Aadi has won the Hyderabad Times award 2011 for Promising Newcomer Male,

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(2012) for best Debut Actor of 2012 and

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(2012) for Best Male Debut – South of 2011. The movie ran for 100 days. His next release was B. Jaya's directorial '' Lovely'' (2012), was released on 30 March 2012. He played the role of Akash, a jovial person who hates father-daughter relationships, but starts respecting it after he meets with the father of the girl he loved. The film completed a hundred-day run on 7 July 2012 in 12 centres. In 2013, Aadi starred in

which was released on 4 May 2013 which was moderately successful. He then starred in

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, directed by C. H. Subba Reddy.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

Webseries

As singer

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saikumar, Aadi Indian male film actors Telugu male actors Filmfare Awards South winners Living people South Indian International Movie Awards winners People from Srikakulam district 1989 births Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh