# Naveen Polishetty

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

## Early life

Polishetty 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 an younger brother and an 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.

## Career

Naveen Polishetty started his career by performing in theater plays. He subsequently moved to Mumbai where he started collaborating to make YouTube videos.
In 2019, Naveen 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 then made his Hindi cinema debut in Nitesh Tiwari's Chhichhore as Acid. Chhichhore went onto gross ₹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 Naveen’s biggest success. Naveen 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 where he played a stand-up comedian alongside Anushka Shetty.
In 2025, He will appear in a comedy entertainer film ‘Anaganaga Oka Raju’. The film features 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 |
| 2012 | Life Is Beautiful | Rakesh | |
| 2013 | D for Dopidi | Harish | Credited as Naveen |
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Taxi driver's son | |
| 2019 | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Debut as lead actor; Also screenplay writer |
| 2019 | Chhichhore | Himanshu "Acid" Deshmukh | Hindi film debut |
| 2021 | Jathi Ratnalu | Jogipet Srikanth | |
| 2023 | Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty | Sidhu Polishetty | |
| 2025 | Anaganaga Oka Raju † | Raju | Filming |

### 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 |
| 2016 | AIB : The Demonetization Circus | Tea Vendor | |
| 2016 | 24 | Kush Sawant | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Fais pas ci, fais pas ça | Rushik Sanghvi | French TV series; 2 episodes |
| 2017 | AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements | Average Mishra | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Untag | Sumit Razdan | |
| 2018 | What's Your Status | Tej “TJ” Kiran | 5 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Best Find (Male) | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Won |
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Best Screenplay | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Nominated |
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Film Awards | Best Writing | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Nominated |
| 2021 | SIIMA Awards | Best Actor – Telugu | Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya | Nominated |
| 2022 | SIIMA Awards | Best Actor – Telugu | Jathi Ratnalu | Nominated |
| 2022 | SIIMA Awards | Critics Best Actor – Telugu | Jathi Ratnalu | Won |
| 2022 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor – Telugu | Jathi Ratnalu | Nominated |
| 2024 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor – Telugu | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | Nominated |
| 2024 | Filmfare Awards South | Critics Best Actor – Telugu | Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty | Won |