Adivi Sesh

Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian film actor, director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu-language films. Sesh made his film debut as a lead actor and director in 2010 with Karma. Following a few supporting roles, he established himself as a lead actor. His notable performances and commercial successes include Panjaa (2011), Ladies & Gentlemen (2015), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Dongaata (2015), Kshanam (2016), Ami Thumi (2017), Goodachari (2018), and Evaru (2019).[3]

Adivi Sesh
Sesh at Ami Thumi press meet, 2017
Born
Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra[1]

(1985-12-17) 17 December 1985[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India[2]
Alma materSan Francisco State University
Occupation
  • Film actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2002–present
RelativesSai Kiran Adivi (cousin)

His film Kshanam was a commercial success and it went on to get nominated for numerous awards. Sesh won the IIFA Award for the Best Screenplay and the Nandi Award for the Best Screenplay Writer for the movie Kshanam.

Early life and education

Adivi Sesh was born to Chandra Adivi and Bhavani Adivi in Hyderabad, India, but was brought up in Berkeley, California, United States, where he attended Berkeley High School. He went to college at San Francisco State University.[2][1]

Career

Sesh debuted as an actor in the film Sontham (2002) in a small guest appearance.[1] He debuted as a director and writer in the 2010 film Karma, which also starred Jade Tailor and Sher Ali in the lead roles.[4] Sesh's portrayal of Dev, a person who can fore-see events mere seconds before they happen, was well appreciated. Rediff praised his performance stating "As far as acting goes, Sesh Adivi does a good job. With an 'angelic' face he is an apt choice to play enigmatic Dev. His scripting skills also deserve mention. He may have chosen an unconventional path and a novel theme but he has tried to infuse something new in Telugu cinema."[5]

In 2011, Sesh appeared in Vishnuvardhan's Panjaa, which starred Pawan Kalyan, Sarah Jane Dias and Anjali Lavania in the lead. In this film, Sesh portrayed the role of Munna, an NRI who is a wealthy spoiled brat and a very dangerous person to those around him. This also marked his debut as a villain.[6] His performance was highly appreciated by critics. Rediff said of his performance, "Sesh Adivi is worth watching for his 'maniacal' performance which is just the opposite of what he did in Karma, his directorial and acting debut."[7] CineGoer.com also praised his performance, saying "Sesh's Karma changes for the good with this film and he is quite a revelation."[8] After this he did movie called Balupu as villain. Then he did movie called Kiss in his direction, the only disaster in his career till now. He did supporting role in Run Raja Run after this he started doing leads again in Ladies & Gentlemen and Dongaata in 2015 then he appeared in S.S. Rajamouli's epic drama Baahubali: The Beginning.[9]

In 2016 Sesh appeared in Kshanam story and screen play written by him along with Ravikanth Perepu director of the film. With this film, Sesh got the attention from the audience and industry. After Kshanam he rejected more than 50 scripts that offered him the lead role.[10][11] Then he appeared as cameo in Size Zero and Oopiri. He appeared in Ami Thumi comedy film, which was directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti. His next film, Goodachari, an action thriller released on 3 August 2018 to positive reviews and became a super hit and closed on 6 September at the box office, 33 days after release.[12] The film was written by him and directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka.[13] He next had a special appearance in Oh! Baby, starring Samantha Akkineni. His next film was the 2019 suspense thriller Evaru, written and directed by Venkat Ramji, which was released on 15 August, open to positive reviews, and went on to become a hit film, running for more than 4 weeks in the theatres. His upcoming film is Major, a biopic about the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan.

In April 2020, Sesh confirmed writing script for Goodachari 2, a sequel to his 2018 spy thriller film Goodachari.[14]

Filmography
  • All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
Denotes films that have not yet been released
As director
Year Title
2010 Karma
2013Kiss
As writer and actor
Year Film Role Credited as Notes Ref.
Writer Actor
2002SonthamVenkatNoYes[1]
2010 Karma Dev Yes Yes [15]
2011 Panjaa Munna No Yes [16]
2013 Balupu Rohit No Yes [17]
Kiss Sunny Yes Yes [18]
2014 Run Raja Run Nayeem Basha No Yes [19]
2015 Ladies & Gentlemen Rahul No Yes [20]
Baahubali: The Beginning Bhadrudu No Yes [21]
Bhadra Telugu film
Dongaata Venkat No Yes [22]
Size Zero Shekar No Yes Cameo appearance [23]
Inji Iduppazhagi Tamil film; cameo appearance [24]
2016 Kshanam Rishi Yes Yes [25][26]
Oopiri Abhinav No Yes Cameo appearance [27]
Thozha Tamil film; cameo appearance
2017 Ami Thumi Ananth No Yes [28]
2018 Goodachari Gopi/Arjun Kumar Yes Yes [29][30]
2019 Oh! Baby Savitri's husband No Yes Special Appearance [31]
Evaru Vikram Vasudev/Adarsh Varma No Yes [32]
2021 Major Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Yes Yes Bilingual film (Hindi, Telugu) [33]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Language Film Result Ref
2018 Zee Cine Awards Best Screenplay Telugu Goodachari Won
2017 2nd IIFA Utsavam Kshanam Won [34]
Best Story Nominated [35]
Nandi Award Best Screenplay Writer Won [36]
2014 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Debutant Kiss Nominated [37]

References
  1. "Happy birthday Adivi Sesh! Here is all you need to know about the underrated Telugu actor". The New Indian Express. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. Adivi Sesh. Caught Off Guard with Adivi Sesh at Annapurna Studios ft. Goodachari (in Telugu). Annapurna Studios. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via Youtube.
  3. Adivi Sesh is a lucky guy. Deccan Chronicle. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. "Karma: Movie Review". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. "Karma is for a niche audience". Rediff. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  6. "Interview with Sesh Adivi". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  7. "Review: Pawan Kalyan's Panjaa lacks power". Rediff. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  8. "Panjaa Movie Review". CineGoer.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. "Adivi Sesh in Rajamouli's Bahubali". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  10. "Young hero rejected 50 Scripts". smtv24x7. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. Kumar, Hemanth. "Adivi Sesh on the success of his film Goodachari and the revival of spy-thrillers in Telugu cinema". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  12. "Goodachari Worldwide Closing Collections - Super Hit". Telugu360.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  13. Sekhar H. Hooli. "Goodachari 10-day box office collection: Adivi Sesh churns out another blockbuster after Kshanam". IB Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  14. "Amid Covid-19 lockdown, actor-writer Adivi Sesh is busy scripting Goodachari 2, editing Major". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  15. "Karma is for a niche audience". Rediff. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  16. Sesh bags a role in Pawan Kalyan's film?. The Times of India, (11 April 2011). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  17. "Sesh to play a crucial role in next". The Times of India. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  18. "Adivi Sesh's new film Kiss". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  19. "'Run Raja Run' Movie Review: Worth Watching". International Business Times India. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  20. "Ladies and Gentlemen gets good reviews". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  21. Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (10 July 2015). "Bahubali roar reaches a crescendo". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  22. "Dongata' will unleash the best in Lakshmi Manchu: Director Vamsi Krishna". Indian Express. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  23. "Adivi Sesh exploring romantic comedy". The Hans India. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  24. "Telugu-Tamil bilingual film 'Size Zero' addresses important issue sensitively: Sonal Chauhan". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  25. "Adivi Sesh, Adah Sharma team up for 'Kshanam'". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  26. "Baaghi 2 vs Kshanam: Tiger Shroff film is not even a watered-down version of Adivi Sesh's edge-of-seat original". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  27. "Adivi Sesh to play Anushka's hubby in Oopiri". Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  28. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 June 2017). "Ami Thumi: Battle of wits". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  29. Nyayapati, Neeshita (3 August 2018). "Goodachari movie review". The Times of India.
  30. "Adivi Sesh's 'Goodachari' to release on August 3". The News Minute. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  31. "Adivi Sesh to play a cameo in Samantha's O Baby! Yentha Sakkagunnave- Cinema express".
  32. Nyayapati, Neeshita (3 June 2019). "Adivi Sesh's next with Regina Cassandra titled 'Evaru' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  33. "Adivi Sesh's 'Major' news finally revealed! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  34. Adivi Sesh Best Screenplay for Kshanam Movie IIFA Awards Utsavam 2017. IIFA Utsavam. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via YouTube.
  35. "IIFA Utsavam A MAGNIFICIENT CELEBRATION OF THE CINEMA OF SOUTH INDIA Nominations 2017". IIFA Utsavam. 2017.
  36. Shekhar H. Hooli. "Nandi Awards 2014, 15 and 16 winners list: Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Balakrishna bag best actor awards". ibtimes. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  37. Shekhar (17 July 2014). "SIIMA Awards 2014 Nominations List of Telugu Movies". OneIndia. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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