Aadhi Pinisetty

Early life

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

Career

Pinisetty made his debut in 2006 with the Teja-directed Oka V Chitram. 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. 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. 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. 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).

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). They married on 18 May 2022 in a private function attended by close family and friends.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

References

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2. (13 November 2018). "5 Telugu-origin heroes who made it big in Tamil cinema".
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4. Srinivasan, Sudhir. (20 June 2015). "'Fame is fleeting'". The Hindu.
5. sundar, priyanka. (23 September 2015). "Crowning Chennai's capital".
6. "Oka 'V' Chitram review. Oka 'V' Chitram Telugu movie review, story, rating".
7. "An Interview With Pradeep Pinisetty". cinegoer.com.
8. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/Sarrainodu/movie-review/51940731.cms Sarrainodu Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India] {{Webarchive. link. (20 August 2021 . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (22 April 2016). Retrieved on 3 July 2016.)
9. "'Ninnu Kori' review: A dose of maturity". The Hindu.
10. "Partner Movie Review : A flat sci-fi comedy".
11. (26 March 2022). "PICS: Aadhi Pinisetty and Nikki Galrani get engaged; Seek blessings for their new journey".
12. (2022-05-20). "Aadhi and Nikki Galrani look so much in love in FIRST wedding pics - Movies News".
13. Dinamalar. (2022-05-19). "தெலுங்கு முறைப்படி ஆதி - நிக்கி கல்ராணி திருமணம் {{!}} Aadhi tieknotted with Nikki Galrani".
14. (14 April 2006). "From Chitram to Vichitram".
15. (4 October 2019). "Aadhi Pinisetty's next in Telugu is a sports drama".
16. "Ram Pothineni's The Warrior will be something beyond the usual cop film: Lingusamy".
17. (12 August 2021). "காமெடிக்கு நாங்க கியாரன்டி!".
18. (21 March 2019). "No pair for Hansika in 'Partner'!".
19. (2022-12-14). "Aadhi Pinisetty's Telugu-Tamil bilingual Sabdham announced". The Times of India.
20. (9 February 2025). "‘Akhanda 2: Thandavam’: Aadhi Pinisetty on board Nandamuri Balakrishna-Boyapati Sreenu film". The Hindu.
21. (2026-01-15). "Maragadha Naanayam 2 to star Sathyaraj and Priya Bhavani Shankar alongside Aadhi Pinisetty".
22. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2016".
23. "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018".
24. Narayanan, Nirmal. (15 September 2018). "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list live updates: Baahubali 2 and Rajakumara turn best movies [Photos]".
25. "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019".
26. "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees".