Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in

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and Telugu films. He is the recipient of a

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and a SIIMA Award, 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.'' His first prominent role was in the Tamil film ''

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

'' (2009), produced by director S. Shankar.

Early life

Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a Telugu-speaking family. His father,

has directed over 50 films. He grew up in

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and was schooled at Don Bosco.

Career

Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja-directed '' Oka V Chitram''. He later appeared in the Tamil film '' Mirugam'' (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, Anupam ...

'', 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 S. Venkatesan's novel ''Kaaval Kottam''. It stars Aadhi, Dhansika, Archana Kavi and Pasupathy. Kabir Bedi has a prominent role and Bhara ...

'' (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, Lakshmi Manchu, and Sundeep Kishan. The film was released on 8 Marc ...

'' (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, while Atul Kulkarni, Siddharth Jonnalagadda, Anaswara K ...

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

Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka ''Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka'' () / ''Malupu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-Telugu language, Telugu bilingual comedy thriller, comedy thriller film, mystery thriller film written and directed by Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty. The film stars ...

'' (2015). He has been the successful film, '' Sarrainodu'' (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'', which turned out to be a surprise box office success. The same year he starred in the Telugu romantic-drama film '' Ninnu Kori'', alongside Nani. His portrayal as Arun in the latter was well reviewed by one reviewer. In 2018, he appeared in Telugu films with '' Agnyaathavaasi'', ''

Rangasthalam ''Rangasthalam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language 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 Ruth ...

'', '' Neevevaro'' and the bilingual '' U Turn''. In 2022, he was cast in the sports comedy film '' Good Luck Sakhi'' as well as the bilingual movies '' Clap'' and '' The Warriorr''. Then, Aadhi and Hansika both deliver performances in line with their roles requirements in the Tamil science-fiction crime comedy film, '' Partner'' (2023).

Personal life

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

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

with whom he co-starred in ''

'' (2015) and '' Maragadha Naanayam'' (2017). 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 1982 births