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Polishetty was born into a middle class family in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]. 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 [[United States]]. He graduated in [[Civil engineering]], from [[Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology]] (also known as [[NIT Bhopal]]) and joined a software firm in [[Pune]]. He later moved to [[England]] 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 [[Mumbai]] 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.<ref name="ib">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-07-05|title=Focus Light: Naveen Polishetty - Telugu cinema news|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/focuslight/naveenpolishetty.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913043532/http://idlebrain.com/news/focuslight/naveenpolishetty.html|archive-date=13 September 2019|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

In 2019, Polishetty returned to [[Telugu cinema]] with the [[comedy thriller]] film ''[[Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya]]'', which he co-wrote and played the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 November 2020|title=Chiranjeevi to Sharwanand: 8 Telugu actors who played small roles before turning hero|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chiranjeevi-sharwanand-8-telgu-actors-who-played-small-roles-turning-hero-136882|url-status=live|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film won him the [[Zee Cine Awards Telugu]] – Best Film of the Year (Male). He then made his [[Hindi cinema]] debut in [[Nitesh Tiwari]]'s ''[[Chhichhore]]''. Both the films performed very well at box office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 June 2019|title=Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya: Naveen Polishetty's film crosses $ 1 million mark in the USA|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/agent-sai-srinivasa-athreya-naveen-polishettys-film-crosses-1-million-mark-in-the-usa/articleshow/69941268.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722013831/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/agent-sai-srinivasa-athreya-naveen-polishettys-film-crosses-1-million-mark-in-the-usa/articleshow/69941268.cms|archive-date=22 July 2019|access-date=9 July 2019|work=Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=AuthorShweta|title=Our Hyderabadi Chhichhora raring to go|url=https://telanganatoday.com/our-hyderabadi-chhichhora-raring-to-go|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715212927/https://telanganatoday.com/our-hyderabadi-chhichhora-raring-to-go|archive-date=15 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> He then starred in the 2021 comedy film ''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=2020-01-10|title=A Telangana touch for Naveen Polishetty|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/100120/a-telangana-touch-for-naveen-polishetty.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716074601/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/100120/a-telangana-touch-for-naveen-polishetty.html|archive-date=16 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> The film was commercially successful at the box office, with a gross collection of ₹70 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Jathi Ratnalu'' Final WW Box Office Verdict: Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna's film proves to be a BLOCKBUSTER HIT - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/jathi-ratnalu-final-ww-box-office-verdict-naveen-polishetty-priyadarshi-rahul-ramakrishnas-film-proves-to-be-a-blockbuster-hit/articleshow/82031901.cms|access-date=2021-06-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film thus emerged as Polishetty's biggest success.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-12|title=Jathi Ratnalu Effect: Naveen Polishetty Remuneration Skyrockets|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/tollywood/jathi-ratnalu-effect-naveen-polishetty-remuneration-skyrockets-133451|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] felt that his character Jogipet Srikanth, is "terrific" and "a charming everyman".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|date=2021-04-13|title=Jathi Ratnalu, On Prime Video, Is The Infusion Of Good Cheer You Need Right Now|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/telugu-review/jathi-ratnalu-amazon-prime-review-the-infusion-of-good-cheer-you-need-right-now-naveen-polishetty-rahul-ramakrishna-priyadarshi/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2021, he signed a film alongside [[Anushka Shetty]] under UV Creations banner and<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=2021-06-05|title=Anushka Shetty turns 'Miss Shetty'|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/anushka-shetty-turns-miss-shetty-689369|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-25|title=Anushka Shetty to play a mother of twins in her next?|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/anushka-shetty-to-play-a-mother-of-twins-in-her-next-1860359/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Bollywood Life|language=en}}</ref> will be next featured in the sequel of his previous film ''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=2021-05-29|title=Jathi Rathnalu Sequel: Change in plans|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/jathi-rathnalu-sequel-change-in-plans-688366|access-date=2021-06-25|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=Jathi Ratnalu 2 shuroo..!|url=https://english.ntvtelugu.com/jathi-ratnalu-2-shuroo/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=English|language=en-US}}</ref> Polishetty will reprise his role in that film from the first part.