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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter}} | | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter}} | ||
| years_active = 2012 - present | | years_active = 2012 - present | ||
|home town=Hyderabad|height_m=1.83}} | |home town=Hyderabad|height_m=1.83|family=Krishna Rao Polishetty (Father) | ||
Manjula Polishetty (Mother)|relatives=Prasanth Polishetty (Brother) | |||
Pranitha Polishetty (Sister)}} | |||
'''Naveen Polishetty''' (born 26 December 1985) is an Indian actor who primarily works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. Polishetty made his leading role debut 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]]'' and the romantic comedy ''[[Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty]]'' (2023). | '''Naveen Polishetty''' (born 26 December 1985) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. Polishetty made his leading role debut 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]]'' and the romantic comedy ''[[Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty]]'' (2023). | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Polishetty was born on 26 December 1985 into a Telugu | Polishetty was born on 26 December 1985 into a Telugu family in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]. His father is in the pharmaceutical business while his mother is a bank employee. He has an younger brother and an younger 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]] 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> | ||
==Career == | ==Career == |