Actor · Telugu cinema
Aadhi Pinisetty
Aadhi Pinisetty is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema, and fans know him simply as Aadhi. Acting under this screen name, Sai Pradeep Pinisetty is best known for Eeram, Sarrainodu and Rangasthalam. His honours include a Nandi Award and a SIIMA Award. His screen career started with Oka V Chitram (2006), followed by Mirugam (2007). His first major break came with the Tamil film Eeram (2009), which director S. Shankar produced. He went on to act in Ayyanar (2010), Aravaan (2012) and Gundello Godari (2013). His sharp turn as the antagonist in Sarrainodu (2016) brought him wide attention in Telugu films, and he built on it with Ninnu Kori (2017), Maragadha Naanayam (2017), Rangasthalam (2018) and U Turn (2018). He later headlined Clap (2022) and appeared in Good Luck Sakhi (2022), The Warrior (2022) and Partner (2023). In 2025 he acted in Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, Drive and Mayasabha. Aadhi is valued for his range. He moves easily between lead roles, supporting parts and villains, and he works across two languages. Besides his Nandi and SIIMA wins, he has two Filmfare Awards South nominations. He also earned SIIMA nominations for Sarrainodu in 2016 and for Rangasthalam in 2018.
43 yearsBorn Dec 14, 1982Chennai
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- South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actor (Telugu) · 2018 · RangasthalamNominated
- South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) · 2016 · SarrainoduNominated
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Family of Ravi Raja Pinisetty
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About Aadhi Pinisetty
Aadhi Pinisetty is an actor in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. Aadhi Pinisetty's work is mostly drama, action and romance.