Naveen Polishetty

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Naveen Polishetty
Polishetty at a press meet in 2019
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 36)[1][2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India[3]
Alma materNIT Bhopal
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1989) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Hindi films. Polishetty made his debut in a lead role with Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019), for which he received Zee Cine Awards Telugu – Best Find of the Year. He later made his Hindi debut with Chhichhore (2019). In 2021, he starred in the comedy film Jathi Ratnalu, which emerged as a major successful film at the box office.[4]

Early life and education

Naveen Polishetty was born in Hyderabad of Telangana, India. His father is into pharmaceutical business while his mother is a bank employee. He graduated in Civil Engineering, from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (otherwise known as NIT Bhopal) and joined a software firm in Pune. He later moved to England and returned to pursue a full time career in acting. He started working in theatre and performed in several plays.[3]

Career

Naveen Polishetty made his debut with the Telugu film Life Is Beautiful (2012). He also played a minor role in the Mahesh Babu-starrer 1: Nenokkadine (2014). As his subsequent Telugu projects were either shelved films or replaced by other actors, Polishetty moved to theatre and stand-up comedy.[5]

Later, he collaborated with All India Bakchod to make YouTube skits.[6] He got wide response for his portrayal of an "average" guy in Honest Engineering Campus Placements.[5]

In 2019, Polishetty returned to Telugu cinema with the comedy thriller film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, which he co-wrote and played the lead.[7] 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.[8][9] He then starred in the 2021 comedy film Jathi Ratnalu.[10] The film was commercially successful at the box office, with a gross collection of ₹70 crore.[11] The film thus emerged as Polishetty's biggest success.[12] Anupama Chopra felt that character he played – Jogipet Srikanth, is "terrific" and "a charming everyman".[13] In May 2021, he has signed for a film alongside Anushka Shetty under UV Creations banner.[14][15] He will be next featured in the sequel of his previous film Jathi Ratnalu.[16][17] Polishetty will reprise his role from the first part.

Filmography

Films

  • All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes Template:Tool tip
2012 Life Is Beautiful Rakesh [18]
2013 D for Dopidi Harish [19]
2014 1: Nenokkadine Naveen [20]
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Lead role; Also screenplay writer [6]
Chhichhore Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh Hindi film [9]
2021 Jathi Ratnalu Jogipet Srikanth [21]

Television

  • Shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Program Role Notes
2015 AIB Honest Indian Wedding Pankaj 2 episodes
2015 Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe) Anchor/host
2016 Chinese Bhasad Raghu 8 episodes
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 Kiran 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Date of Ceremony Award Category Film Result Ref.
11 January 2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Find of the year Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won [22]
Best Screenplay Nominated
28 March 2020 Critics Choice Film Awards Best Writing Nominated [23]

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (26 June 2017). "Naveen Polishetty: Meet the viral actor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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.
  7. ↑ "Chiranjeevi to Sharwanand: 8 Telugu actors who played small roles before turning hero". The News Minute. 4 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya: Naveen Polishetty's film crosses $ 1 million mark in the USA". Times of India. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 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. ↑ "Jathi Ratnalu Final WW Box Office Verdict: Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna's film proves to be a BLOCKBUSTER HIT - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jathi Ratnalu Effect: Naveen Polishetty Remuneration Skyrockets". Sakshi Post. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (13 April 2021). "Jathi Ratnalu, On Prime Video, Is The Infusion Of Good Cheer You Need Right Now". Film Companion. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Vyas (5 June 2021). "Anushka Shetty turns 'Miss Shetty'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Anushka Shetty to play a mother of twins in her next?". Bollywood Life. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Vyas (29 May 2021). "Jathi Rathnalu Sequel: Change in plans". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Jathi Ratnalu 2 shuroo..!". English. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (26 June 2017). "Naveen Polishetty: Meet the viral actor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "D For Dopidi Telugu Movie Review, Rating". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Mahesh Babu bowled over by 'Jathi Ratnalu': Hails Naveen Polishetty - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Bags 3 Awards At Zee Cine Awards 2020". pyckers.
  23. ↑ "Critics Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete nominations list". The Indian Express. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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