Aditya Om

Aditya Om (born 5 October 1975) is an Indian actor and director who works predominantly in Telugu films. He also did theatre and serials. He debuted with ''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo'' (2002) as an actor and directed '' Bandook'' (2013). He got many best actor awards at various film festivals for his Telugu film ''Dahanam''.
In 2024, he also published a book named ''Story of Bharata'' based on the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Career

Aditya Om made his film debut as an actor with the Telugu-language multistarrer ''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo'' (2002) under the stage name Aditya. One critic noted that "Aditya sdialogue delivery is pretty bad and he overacted in most of the scenes" while another said that "Aditya is a poor choice to play such an important role".''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo''
on IdleBrain.com In his next film ''Dhanalakshmi, I Love You'' (2002), his performance was better received with a critic writing that "Aditya surprises us with his good histrionics" and another stated he "fit perfectly" in his role.''Dhanalakshmi I Love You''
on IdleBrain.com Aditya Om went on to star in several Telugu films including ''Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru Maa Intkoste Em Testaaru'' (2004) and '' Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi'' (2004). During this time, he made his debut as a director with the silent film ''Mr Lonely Miss Lovely'' (2004). He has directed and acted in critically acclaimed film '' Bandook'' (2013). In regards to his performance, a critic opined that "Actor-director Aditya Om plays his part with conviction". The script of ''Bandook'' is a part of the Oscars library. The Hindi feature film '' Maassab'' (2018) directed by Aditya Om has won awards at various national and international film festivals.

He is actively involved in charity, social work and has adopted a village Cherupally in Telangana. He is also working for educational reforms with his organisation "Edulightment". He has constructed a library there and has opened digital service center and given laptops and solar lights to village school and people. He is working tirelessly for educational reforms under his organisation Edulightment; welfare of Tribals in Telangana, Auto drivers in Mumbai, and is also involved in human rights associations.

Aditya Om appeared in the Hindi OTT film Quota, which received attention for its social theme. His Telugu short film Pavithra was among the most-watched Telugu short films in 2022. His upcoming Hindi film is Bagawat. He also directed film 'Maila' which was selected for the NFDC Film Bazaar’s 'NFDC Recommends' section in 2021. As of 2022, Om began directing a Hindi biopic on Sant Tukaram.
At the end of 2022 Aditya Om started an ambulance service for his adopted villages of Cherupally and Kothapalli.

In 2025, Om appeared in Bandi, a Telugu experimental film on climate change and Shanmukha, a Telugu-language crime thriller.
Aditya also participated as a speaker at TEDx talk on cinema and social change at KES Shroff College, Mumbai.

Filmography

Telugu films

Other language films

As a director and producer

Television

References

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1975 births
Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Hindi-language film directors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian male actors