Nithiin (actor)

Nithin Kumar Reddy (born 30 March 1983 ), known professionally as Nithiin, is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Nithiin's work has earned him one Filmfare Award and two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.

Nithiin made his acting debut in 2002 with the romantic action film '' Jayam'' (2002). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his performance. Nithiin then appeared in '' Dil'' (2003), ''Sri Anjaneyam'' (2004), and '' Sye'' (2004). After a series of failures at the box office, Nithiin achieved success with the romance film ''Ishq'' (2012). His other successful films include ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' (2013), ''Heart Attack'' (2014), ''A Aa'' (2016), and ''Bheeshma'' (2020).

In 2013, Nithiin established his own film production studio, Shresht Movies. Nithiin is a brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat campaign for the state of Telangana.

Personal life

Nithin Kumar Reddy was born on 30 March 1983 to film distributor Sudhakar Reddy and Laxmi Reddy. He has an elder sister named Nikitha Reddy. He completed his education at Geetanjali School, Begumpet and did his intermediate education from Ratna Junior College and pursued his graduation at Shadan College of Engineering and Technology, Gandipet. His father later turned a producer and produced two movies with him, ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' and ''Chinnadana Nee Kosam''. Nithin has added at extra "i" in his name and spells it as Nithiin.

In 2020, Nithiin was engaged to his girlfriend Shalini Kandukuri. On 26 July, they married at Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad. The marriage was originally scheduled to be held on 16 April, the same year, in Dubai, but was postponed due to the lockdown restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Career

2002−2004: Debut and early success

Nithiin started his career with the movie '' Jayam'' in 2002, directed by Teja. Director Teja saw him at Sudarshan 35 mm theatre at a screening of his film ''Nuvvu Nenu'' on two occasions, Teja then enquired him about his acting interest and did a screen test and photo session and selected him as the lead for his directorial and production venture ''Jayam,'' also starring Sadha and Gopichand. In 2003, Nithiin acted in the film '' Dil'', directed by V. V. Vinayak. produced by Dil Raju. Later in the same year, Nithiin acted in the film ''Sambaram'', directed by Dasarath. K. In 2004, Nithiin starred in ''Sri Anjaneyam'', directed by Krishna Vamsi, where he played the role as a devotee of Lord Hanuman. This is also the first film where Nithiin dubbed his dialogues, who until then was voiced by Sivaji.

2004−2011: Consecutive failures

Following his 2004 film ''Sye'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli, Nithin appeared in a number of films, some of which are ''Dhairyam'', ''Agyaat'' and ''Seeta Ramula Kalyanam''. However, none of these films were commercially successful. Nithiin also has the distinction of most consecutive flops (12) by any actor in Telugu cinema. He tasted success after many years with 2012 Vikram Kumar-directed romantic drama film ''Ishq''.

2012−2016: Comeback and stardom

In ''Ishq'', Nithiin paired opposite Nithya Menen, which was also co-produced by his father Sudhakar Reddy. He acted in the film ''Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde'' in 2013. Isha Talwar and Nithya Menen played the lead roles along with Nithiin. Later, he acted in ''Chinnadana Nee Kosam'', a film written and directed by A. Karunakaran in 2014, also produced by N. Sudhakar Reddy and sister Nikhita Reddy under their home banner Sresht Movies. Later the year, he played the lead in ''Heart Attack'', directed by Puri Jagannadh. He made the role of a hippie and the movie got a mixed reviews. He acted in the role of a courier boy in the movie ''Courier Boy Kalyan'', released in 2015, directed by Premsai and produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon. Nithiin acted in the film ''A Aa'' (2016), written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, opposite Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Anupama Parameswaran. The film became the biggest grosser in Nithin's career.

2017−present

In 2017, Nithiin acted in the film ''LIE'' which was directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. It garnered average reviews from critics and could not perform well at the box office. In 2018, Nithiin's ''Chal Mohan Ranga'' directed by Krishna Chaitanya with co-star Megha Akash. The film performed poorly at the box office. Later the year, he starred in ''Srinivasa Kalyanam'' opposite Raashi Khanna and directed by Satish Vegesna. His 2020 film ''Bheeshma'', directed by Venky Kudumula and starring alongside Rashmika Mandanna was a commercial success.

Nithiin collaborated with director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti for ''Check'' (2021), co-starring Rakul Preet Singh and Priya Prakash Varrier. His second release of the year was ''Rang De'', directed by Venky Atluri and starred alongside Keerthy Suresh. His third release of the year was the black comedy crime thriller ''Maestro'' which had a direct-to-streaming release on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 September 2021. He played the role of a pianist, with critics praising his performance in the film and this is remake of Hindi film Andhadhun. In September 2021, he started filming was for his next film ''Macherla Niyojakavargam''.

Filmography

As actor

As a producer

References

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Living people
Indian Hindus
Filmfare Awards South winners
Male actors from Hyderabad, India
Telugu film producers
Indian male film actors
Telugu male actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
People from Nizamabad, Telangana
Film producers from Hyderabad, India
21st-century Indian male actors
1983 births
Santosham Film Awards winners