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Aadhi Pinisetty
Aadhi Pinisetty
Pinisetty in 2017
Born
1982-12-14 (age 44)


Occupation
Actor



Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. He is the recipient of a Nandi Award and a SIIMA Award, in addition to two nominations for Filmfare Awards South.

Born to film director Ravi Raja Pinisetty, he debuted in 2006 with the Telugu film Oka V Chitram. His first prominent role was in the Tamil film Eeram (2009), produced by director S. Shankar.[1]

Early life

Aadhi Pinisetty was born into a Telugu-speaking family.[2] His father, Ravi Raja Pinisetty has directed over 50 films.[3] He grew up in Chennai and was schooled at Don Bosco.[4][5]

Career

Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja-directed Oka V Chitram.[6] He later appeared in the Tamil film Mirugam (2007). In 2009, he starred in the supernatural thriller Eeram. In 2010, he had two releases, Ayyanar and Aadu Puli, which were commercial films and were average grossers, building his commercial value well despite the negative reviews.[7] His next films were Aravaan (2012), Gundello Godari (2013), Vallinam (2014) and Kochadaiyaan (2014) Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015). He has been the successful film, Sarrainodu (2016), for which he got critical acclaim, with one reviewer commenting that Aadhi's screen presence elevates the film.[8] In 2017, he starred in the thriller Maragadha Naanayam, which turned out to be a surprise box office success. The same year he starred in the Telugu romantic-drama film Ninnu Kori, alongside Nani. His portrayal as Arun in the latter was well reviewed by one reviewer.[9] In 2018, he appeared in Telugu films with Agnyaathavaasi, Rangasthalam, Neevevaro and the bilingual U Turn.

In 2022, he was cast in the sports comedy film Good Luck Sakhi as well as the bilingual movies Clap and The Warriorr. Then, Aadhi and Hansika both deliver performances in line with their roles requirements in the Tamil science-fiction crime comedy film, Partner (2023).[10]

Personal life

In March 2022, Pinisetty got engaged to his long-time girlfriend and actress Nikki Galrani with whom he co-starred in Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) and Maragadha Naanayam (2017).[11] They married on 18 May 2022[12] in a private function attended by close family and friends.[13]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes Template:Tooltip
2006 Oka V Chitram P. Balaram Telugu Credited as Pradeep Pinisetty [14]
2007 Mirugam Ayyanar Tamil
2009 Eeram ACP Vasudevan
2010 Ayyanar Prabha / Ayyanar
2011 Aadu Puli Idhayakanni
2012 Aravaan Varipuli / Chinna
2013 Gundello Godari Malli Telugu
2014 Vallinam Basketball coach Tamil Cameo appearance
Kochadaiiyaan Veera Mahendran
2015 Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka Saga Bilingual film
Malupu Telugu
2016 Sarrainodu Vairam Dhanush
2017 Maragadha Naanayam Senguttuvan Tamil
Ninnu Kori Arun Telugu
2018 Agnyaathavaasi Seetharam
Rangasthalam Chelluboina Kumar Babu
Neevevaro Kalyan
U Turn SI Nayak Tamil Bilingual film
Telugu
2019 Ranarangam Afgani's son
2022 Good Luck Sakhi Goli Raju
Clap Kathir Tamil Bilingual film [15]
Vishnu Telugu
The Warriorr Guru Tamil Bilingual film [16]
Telugu
Sivudu Sivudu Acted only in Telugu version
2023 Partner Sridhar Tamil [17][18]
2025 Sabdham Ruben [19]
Akhanda 2: Thaandavam Netra Telugu [20]
Drive Jaidev Reddy
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Television

Year Title Role Network Language Notes ref
2022 Modern Love Hyderabad Dr. Uday Amazon Prime Video Telugu Segment: "Fuzzy, Purple, and Full of Thorns"
2025 Mayasabha Kakarla Krishnama Naidu SonyLIV

Discography

Year Film Song Notes
2015 Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka Sokkana Ponna
2015 Malupu Chalaki Pilla

Awards and nominations

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Sarrainodu Nandi Awards 2016 Best Villain Template:Win [22]
Ninnu Kori 7th South Indian International Movie Awards 2018 Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) Template:Won [23]
Filmfare Awards South 2018 Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Template:Nom [24]
Rangasthalam 2019 Template:Nom [25]
South Indian International Movie Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) Template:Nom [26]

References

  1. ↑ 'Eeram' Aadhi, again a cop in RGV's film. Kollywood Today(17 September 2009). Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. ↑ 5 Telugu-origin heroes who made it big in Tamil cinema. The Times of India(13 November 2018). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ↑ We are actors, not heroes: Aadhi Pinisetty, kavirayani, suresh. Deccan Chronicle(4 April 2018). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ 'Fame is fleeting'. The Hindu(20 June 2015). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Crowning Chennai's capital, sundar, priyanka. Deccan Chronicle(23 September 2015). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Oka 'V' Chitram review. Oka 'V' Chitram Telugu movie review, story, rating. IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ↑ An Interview With Pradeep Pinisetty. cinegoer.com. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  8. ↑ Sarrainodu Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India Template:Webarchive. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (22 April 2016). Retrieved on 3 July 2016.
  9. ↑ 'Ninnu Kori' review: A dose of maturity. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Partner Movie Review : A flat sci-fi comedy.
  11. ↑ PICS: Aadhi Pinisetty and Nikki Galrani get engaged; Seek blessings for their new journey. Pinkvilla(26 March 2022). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Aadhi and Nikki Galrani look so much in love in FIRST wedding pics - Movies News(2022-05-20). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  13. ↑ தெலுங்கு முறைப்படி ஆதி - நிக்கி கல்ராணி திருமணம் | Aadhi tieknotted with Nikki Galrani, Dinamalar. தினமலர் - சினிமா(2022-05-19). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  14. ↑ From Chitram to Vichitram(14 April 2006). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  15. ↑ Aadhi Pinisetty's next in Telugu is a sports drama. The News Minute(4 October 2019). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Ram Pothineni's The Warrior will be something beyond the usual cop film: Lingusamy. The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ↑ காமெடிக்கு நாங்க கியாரன்டி!. Sify(12 August 2021). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. ↑ No pair for Hansika in 'Partner'!. Sify(21 March 2019). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  19. ↑ Aadhi Pinisetty's Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sabdham announced. The Times of India(2022-12-14). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  20. ↑ ‘Akhanda 2: Thandavam’: Aadhi Pinisetty on board Nandamuri Balakrishna-Boyapati Sreenu film(9 February 2025).
  21. ↑ Maragadha Naanayam 2 to star Sathyaraj and Priya Bhavani Shankar alongside Aadhi Pinisetty. Cinema Express(2026-01-15). Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  22. ↑ Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2016. APSFTVTDC. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  23. ↑ Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018. filmfare.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  24. ↑ SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list live updates: Baahubali 2 and Rajakumara turn best movies [Photos], Narayanan, Nirmal. www.ibtimes.co.in(15 September 2018). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  25. ↑ Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. filmfare.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  26. ↑ SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees. The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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