# Aadhi Pinisetty

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.

## 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

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2006 | Oka `V` Chitram | P. Balaram | Telugu | Credited as Pradeep Pinisetty |
| 2007 | Mirugam | Ayyanar | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Eeram | ACP Vasudevan | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Ayyanar | Prabha / Ayyanar | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Aadu Puli | Idhayakanni | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Aravaan | Varipuli / Chinna | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Gundello Godari | Malli | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Vallinam | Basketball coach | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan | Veera Mahendran | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka | Saga | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2015 | Malupu | Saga | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2016 | Sarrainodu | Vairam Dhanush | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Maragadha Naanayam | Senguttuvan | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Ninnu Kori | Arun | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Seetharam | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Chelluboina Kumar Babu | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Neevevaro | Kalyan | Telugu | |
| 2018 | U Turn | SI Nayak | Tamil-Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Good Luck Sakhi | Goli Raju | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Clap | Kathir | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Clap | Vishnu | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | The Warriorr | Guru | Tamil-Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Sivudu | Sivudu | Telugu | Bilingual film; only dubbed version released |
| 2023 | Partner | Sridhar | Tamil | |
| 2025 | Sabdham | Ruben | Tamil | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Language |
| 2022 | Modern Love Hyderabad | Dr. Uday | Amazon Prime Video | Telugu |

## Discography

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

## Awards and nominations

| Film | Award | Ceremony | Category | Result |
| Sarrainodu | Nandi Awards | 2016 | Best Villain | Won |
| Ninnu Kori | 7th South Indian International Movie Awards | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) | Won |
| Ninnu Kori | Filmfare Awards South | 2018 | Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Nominated |
| Rangasthalam | Filmfare Awards South | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Nominated |
| Rangasthalam | South Indian International Movie Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) | Nominated |