Naveen Polishetty

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Naveen Polishetty
Polishetty at his film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya's press meet in 2019
Born (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)[1][2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma materNIT Bhopal
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012 - present

Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1990) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in

Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).[3]

Early life

Polishetty was born into a middle class family in

NIT Bhopal). He moved to England to work as an engineer. He then decided to return to India to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. As his parents were opposed to it, he did not inform them of his return and lived in Mumbai by renting a house. He did part-time jobs to pursue a full-time career in acting, worked in theatre and performed in plays.[4]

Career

Naveen Polishetty started his career by performing in theatre plays. After years of performing theatre play shows across India Naveen moved to Mumbai where he started collaborating to make YouTube videos. Naveen became an internet sensation with his acting monologue videos ‘The truth of engineering “ and “half day” becoming viral, clocking close to 50 million views.

In 2019, Polishetty made his debut as a leading man in Telugu cinema with the comedy thriller film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, which he co-wrote and played the lead. The film, made at a low budget turned out to be a super hit, grossing 25 crores worldwide. Naveen won Best Actor at the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Awards South for his portrayal of detective Athreya. He then made his Hindi cinema debut in Nitesh Tiwari's Chichhore as Acid. Chichhore went onto gross 150 crore globally and also earned Naveen a Zee Cine awards nomination for Best Actor in a comic role. He then starred in the 2021 blockbuster comedy film Jathi Ratnalu. The film was a blockbuster at the box office, with a gross collection of ₹70 crore. The film thus emerged as Polishetty's biggest success. Naveen won the Best Actor award at the prestigious SIIMA awards for his portrayal of Jogipet Srikanth in Jathi Ratnalu. Naveen then followed it up with the super hit rom com Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty co starring Anushka Shetty where he played a stand up comedian. The film released in September 2023 and grossed more than 50 crores worldwide. Naveen Polishetty has a rare feat of delivering four consecutive blockbuster films across Telugu and Hindi industries.  

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2012 Life Is Beautiful Rakesh [5]
2013 D for Dopidi Harish Credited as Naveen [6]
2014 1: Nenokkadine Taxi driver's son [7]
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Debut as lead actor; Also screenplay writer [8]
Chhichhore Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh Hindi film [9]
2021 Jathi Ratnalu Jogipet Srikanth [10]
2023 Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty Sidhu Polishetty [11][12]
TBA Anaganaga Oka Raju † Raju Filming [13]

Television

  • All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Work Role Notes
2015 AIB Honest Indian Wedding Pankaj Web Debut;2 episodes
2015 Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe) Anchor / Host
2016 Chinese Bhasad Raghu 8 episodes
AIB : The Demonetization Circus Tea Vendor
24 Kush Sawant 10 episodes
2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Rushik Sanghvi French TV series; 2 episodes
AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements Average Mishra 3 episodes
Untag Sumit Razdan
2018 What's Your Status Tej “TJ” Kiran 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Awards South Best Actor Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won
2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Find (Male) Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won [14]
Best Screenplay Nominated
2020 Critics' Choice Film Awards Best Writing Nominated [15]
2021 SIIMA Awards Best Actor (Telugu) Nominated [16]
2022 Jathi Ratnalu Nominated [17]
Best Actor (Critics) Won [18]
2022 Filmfare Awards South Best Actor (Telugu) Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ "Naveen Polishetty's look from 'Jathi Ratnalu' released - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Naveen Polishetty is on a signing spree! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Jathi Ratnalu Day 7 Collections: Naveen Polishetty Movie Continues To Dominate Highest Grossing Films Of 2021". Sakshi Post. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Focus Light: Naveen Polishetty - Telugu cinema news". www.idlebrain.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived
    from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ^ "D For Dopidi Telugu Movie Review, Rating". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Mahesh Babu bowled over by 'Jathi Ratnalu': Hails Naveen Polishetty - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "South Stream: Naveen Polishetty's Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya". The Indian Express. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. ^ Watson, AuthorShweta. "Our Hyderabadi Chhichhora raring to go". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (10 January 2020). "A Telangana touch for Naveen Polishetty". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Anushka Shetty, Naveen Polishetty film goes on floors". Cinema Express. 4 April 2022.
  12. ^ "స్టాండప్ కమెడియన్‌గా నవీన్ పోలిశెట్టి.. మోషన్ పోస్టర్ రిలీజ్". Hindustan Times Telugu. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Anaganaga Oka Raju title teaser: Naveen Polishetty invites audience to 'most entertaining event of the decade'". The Indian Express. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Bags 3 Awards At Zee Cine Awards 2020". pyckers.
  15. ^ "Critics Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete nominations list". The Indian Express. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  16. SIIMA
    . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ^
    News18
    . 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  18. ^ Hymavathi, Ravali (11 September 2022). "SIIMA Awards 2022: Check Out The Complete List Of Tollywood Winners…". The Hans India. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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