Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1989) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who works in

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and

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films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''

Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya ''Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by Swaroop R. S. J., who co-wrote the film with Naveen Polishetty. The film stars Naveen Polishetty as the title character alongside Shruti Sharma i ...

'' (2019), for which he received

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– Best Find of the Year. He later made his Hindi debut in the film ''

Chhichhore ''Chhichhore'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari, written by Tiwari in association with Piyush Gupta and Nikhil Mehrotra, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Ent ...

'' (2019). In 2021, he starred in the comedy film ''

Jathi Ratnalu ''Jathi Ratnalu'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Anudeep K. V.. Produced by Nag Ashwin under Swapna Cinema, the film stars Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Faria Abdullah w ...

,'' which was successful at the box office.

Early life

Polishetty was born into a middle class family in

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. His father is in the pharmaceutical business while his mother is a bank employee. He has an elder brother and an elder sister who are twins. Both his siblings are settled in the

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. He graduated in

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, from

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(also known as NIT Bhopal) and joined a software firm in

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. He later moved to

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to work as an engineer, but wasn't happy with his job at all. He then secretly returned to India without informing his parents, and started to live in

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by renting a house and doing some part-time jobs to pursue a full-time career in acting. He started working in theatre and performed in several plays.

Career

Polishetty made his debut with the Telugu film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (2012). He also played a minor role in the

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-starrer '' 1: Nenokkadine'' (2014). As his subsequent Telugu projects were either shelved films or replaced by other actors, Polishetty moved to theatre and stand-up comedy. Later, he collaborated with

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to make YouTube

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. He got wide response for his portrayal of an "average" guy in ''Honest Engineering Campus Placements''. In 2019, Polishetty returned to

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with the

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film ''

'', which he co-wrote and played the lead. The film won him the

– Best Film of the Year . He then made his

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debut in

Nitesh Tiwari Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood. He debuted as a co-director in '' Chillar Party'' (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He then he ...

's ''

''. Both the films performed very well at box office. He then starred in the 2021 comedy film ''

''. The film was commercially successful at the box office, with a gross collection of ₹70 crore. The film thus emerged as Polishetty's biggest success.

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felt that his character Jogipet Srikanth, is "terrific" and "a charming everyman". In May 2021, he signed a film alongside

Anushka Shetty Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil ...

under UV Creations banner and will be next featured in the sequel of his previous film ''

''. Polishetty will reprise his role in that film from the first part.

Filmography

Films

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

Television

*''Shows are in Hindi.''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polishetty, Naveen Living people Male actors from Hyderabad, India Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Indian male stage actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi television 1989 births Telugu male actors Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners