Naveen Polishetty

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Naveen Polishetty
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Polishetty at his film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya's press meet in 2019
Born (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 34) [1] [2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma mater NIT Bhopal
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Naveen Polishetty is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu films. Naveen made his debut with the film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019). He then worked in the coming-of-age blockbuster film Chhichhore (2019), which marked his Hindi debut. Naveen subsequently worked in the comedy film Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and the romantic comedy Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023). [3]

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Early life

Polishetty was born into a middle class family in Hyderabad, India. He graduated in Civil engineering, from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (also known as 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

Polishetty started his career by performing in theater plays. He subsequently moved to Mumbai where he started collaborating to make YouTube videos.

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. He then made his Hindi cinema debut in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore as Acid. Chhichhore went onto gross ₹150 crore globally and also earned Polishetty a Zee Cine Awards nomination for Best Actor in a comic role. He then starred in the 2021 comedy film Jathi Ratnalu . Polishetty won the Best Actor award at the SIIMA Awards for his portrayal of Jogipet Srikanth. He appeared in the 2023 film Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty where he played a stand-up comedian.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Life Is Beautiful Rakesh [5]
2013 D for Dopidi HarishCredited as Naveen [6]
2014 1: Nenokkadine Taxi driver's son [7]
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Agent Sai Srinivasa AthreyaDebut 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]
2025Anaganaga Oka RajuRajuFilming [13]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015AIB Honest Indian WeddingPankajWeb Debut;2 episodes
2015 Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe)Anchor / Host
2016Chinese BhasadRaghu8 episodes
AIB : The Demonetization CircusTea Vendor
24 Kush Sawant10 episodes
2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Rushik SanghviFrench TV series; 2 episodes
AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements Average Mishra3 episodes
UntagSumit Razdan
2018What's Your StatusTej “TJ” Kiran5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Find (Male) Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won [14]
Best ScreenplayNominated
Critics' Choice Film AwardsBest WritingNominated [15]
2021 SIIMA Awards Best Actor – Telugu Nominated [16]
2022 Jathi Ratnalu Nominated [17]
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won [18]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Telugu Nominated [17]
2024 Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won

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