Naveen Polishetty

Naveen Polishetty (born 27 December 1989) is an Indian actor, writer and stand-up comic who works in Telugu and Hindi language films. He is notable for his roles in Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019) and Chhichhore (2019).

Naveen Polishetty
Polishetty at a press meet in 2019
Born (1989-12-27) 27 December 1989[1][2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India[3]
Alma materMaulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present

Early life and career

Naveen Polishetty was born to a middle class family in Hyderabad, Telangana. He studied in a boys school and actively participated in plays during his schooldays, which ultimately led to his love and passion for Acting. He started out his career as a civil engineer after graduating from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology before becoming a theatre actor.[3] After years of struggle, he became popular after acting in YouTube videos by All India Bakchod.[4] In 2019, he played the lead in detective comedy thriller Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, which he co-wrote. He then made his Hindi debut in Chhichhore directed by Nitesh Tiwari starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor. Both the films performed very well at box office.[5][6] His Upcoming Telugu film is Jathi Ratnalu by the makers of Mahanati.

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2012 Life is Beautiful Rakesh Telugu [7]
2013 D for Dopidi Harish Telugu
2014 1: Nenokkadine Naveen Telugu
2019Agent Sai Srinivasa AthreyaAgent Sai Srinivasa AthreyaTeluguAlso screenplay writer [4]
ChhichhoreHimanshu "Acid" DeshmukhHindiHindi debut [6]
2021 Jathi RatnaluJogipet SrikanthTeluguPost production [8]

Television
  • All television shows are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted.
Year Program Role Notes
2015AIB Honest Indian WeddingPankaj2 episodes
2015 Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe) Anchor/host
2016Chinese BhasadRaghu8 episodes
24Kush Sawant10 episodes
2017Fais pas ci, fais pas çaRushik SanghviFrench TV series; 2 episodes
AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements Average Mishra3 episodes
UntagSumit Razdan
2018What's Your StatusTej Kiran5 episodes

Awards and nominations
Ceremony Award Category Film Result Ref.
11 January 2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Find of the Year (Male) Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Won

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. "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. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Watson, AuthorShweta. "Our Hyderabadi Chhichhora raring to go". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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