Naveen Polishetty

Naveen Polishetty (born 26 December 1989) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his debut with the film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019). He then appeared in the coming-of-age blockbuster film Chhichhore (2019), which marked his Hindi debut. He subsequently appeared in the comedy film Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and the romantic comedy Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).^[3]

Naveen Polishetty
Naveen Polishetty in 2023
Born	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 35)[1][2] Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma mater	NIT Bhopal
Occupations	Actor screenwriter
Years active	2012–present
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Early life

Naveen was born on 26 December 1989 into a Telugu family in Hyderabad, India. His father is in the pharmaceutical business while his mother is a bank employee. He has a younger brother and a younger sister who are twins. Both his siblings are settled in the United States. 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 made his Hindi cinema debut in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore as Acid. Chhichhore grossed ₹150 crore globally and also earned him a Zee Cine Awards nomination for Best Actor in a comic role. He then starred in the 2021 comedy film Jathi Ratnalu. The film was commercially successful at the box office, with a gross collection of ₹70 crore. The film thus emerged as Polishetty's biggest success. He 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 as a stand-up comedian alongside Anushka Shetty.

In 2026, he will appear in the comedy entertainer film Anaganaga Oka Raju, featuring Meenakshi Chowdhary as the female lead.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Life Is Beautiful	Rakesh		[5]
2013	D for Dopidi	Harish	Credited as Naveen	[6]
2014	1: Nenokkadine	Taxi driver's son		[7]
2019	Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya	Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya	Debut as lead actor; also screenplay writer	[8]
	Chhichhore	Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh	Hindi film debut	[9]
2021	Jathi Ratnalu	Jogipet Srikanth		[10]
2023	Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty	Sidhu Polishetty		[11][12]
2026	Anaganaga Oka Raju †	Raju	Filming	[13]

Television

All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	AIB Honest Indian Wedding	Pankaj	Web debut; 2 episodes
2015	Mastiii (See Taare Mastiii Pe)	Anchor / Host
2016	Chinese Bhasad	Raghu	8 episodes
	AIB : The Demonetization Circus	Tea Vendor
	24	Kush Sawant	10 episodes
2017	Fais pas ci, fais pas ça	Rushik Sanghvi	French TV series; 2 episodes
	AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements	Average Mishra	3 episodes
	Untag	Sumit Razdan
2018	What's Your Status	Tej "TJ" Kiran	5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Zee Cine Awards Telugu	Best Find (Male)	Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya	Won	[14]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Film Awards	Best Writing		Nominated	[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