Aadi (actor)

Aditya Pudipeddi, better known as Aadi, is an Indian film actor known for working exclusively in Telugu cinema. Born to veteran actor Sai Kumar Pudipeddi, Aadi made his film debut in 2011 with the film Prema Kavali under the direction of K. Vijaya Bhaskar.[2] The film garnered critical acclaim for Aadi and placed him among the noted young actors. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for 2011.[3]

Aadi
Born	Aditya Pudipeddi 9 December[1]
Occupation	Actor
Parent(s)	Sai Kumar (father)
Relatives	P. Ravi Shankar (uncle) P. J. Sarma (grand father)

His next release was B. Jaya's directorial Lovely (2012), was released on 30 March 2012. He played the role of Akash, a jovial person who hates father-daughter relationships, but starts respecting it after he meets with the father of the girl he loved. The film completed a hundred-day run on 7 July 2012 in 12 centres.[4] In 2013, Aadi starred in Sukumarudu which was released on 4 May 2013 which was moderately successful.[5] He then starred in Rough, directed by C. H. Subba Reddy.[6][7]

Personal life

Aadi was schooled in Chennai in Padma Sheshadri till 7th standard and then moved to St. Andrews School in Hyderabad followed by St Johns for Intermediate and completed his graduation from Bhavans Vivekananda College. He excelled in studies, and had an inclination towards acting, and was an all-rounder in Cricket, he was selected for under-19 Ranji Cricket Team. He played under the captaincy of Ambati Rayudu, and Pragyan Ojha, the Indian Team player was his roommate during their Sri Lanka trip.[8]

Aadi got married in December 2014, and the couple has a daughter.[9][10]

Career

Aadi debuted in 2011 with K. Vijaya Bhaskar's directorial Prema Kavali. In this love story, he played the role of Srinu, a NCC Cadet who sets out to find the one who tortures his lover, thus trying to regain her heart after a break-up. He got highly positive response from the critics as well as the audience. Oneindia Entertainment commented on his performance stating "Aadi has done his role with good ease and his in dialogue delivery is as good as his father. He is quite comfortable in emoting the love and emotional scenes and he is also good at dances and action scenes. However, he should further improve his body language, as he appeared a little rigid in some scenes. But for a debutant hero, such situations are unavoidable."[11] GreatAndhra.com too commented on his performance stating "Aadi has made a confident debut. He has built a sturdy physique, nice dance moves, expressive body language and above all, a voice and facial countenance that reminds his father. He passed the debut test without any hassles."[12] Aadi has won the Hyderabad Times award 2011 for Promising Newcomer Male,[13] CineMAA Awards (2012) for best Debut Actor of 2012 and Filmfare Awards South (2012) for Best Male Debut – South of 2011.[14] The movie ran for 100 days.[15]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Prema Kavali	Srinu
2012	Lovely	Akash
2013	Sukumarudu	Sukumar
2014	Pyar Mein Padipoyane	Chandra
	Galipatam	Karthi
	Rough	Chandhu
2016	Garam	Varala Babu
	Chuttalabbai	Recovery Babji
2017	Samanthakamani	Karthik
	Next Nuvve	Kiran
2019	Burra Katha	Abhi/Ram
	Jodi	Kapil
	Operation Gold Fish	Arjun Pandit
TBA	Jungle	TBA	Tamil-Telugu bilingual; Filming[16]
	Sashi	TBA	Filming[17]

As a Singer

Year	Film	Song	Language
2014	Pyaar Meine Padipoyane	"Chinna Pillalu"	Telugu

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South – 2011

South Indian International Movie Awards

• Best Debutant Actor – 2011[18]

CineMAA Awards

• Best Male Debut – 2011[19]

Other Awards

• Hyderabad Times Film Awards – promising newcomer male – 2011[20][21]

References

1. "Telugu actor Saikumar's son to star in director Ashok's next". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
2. "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : 'Prema Kavali' release today". The Hindu. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
3. Christina Francis (8 July 2012). "2011 Filmfare awards' proud moments". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. "Lovely completes 100 days in 12 centres". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
5. "'Sukumarudu' review: Emotionally cheerful". Zee News. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
6. "Aadi's next film titled 'Rough'". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
7. "Pranitha Subhash teams up with Aadi Pudipeddi in 'Chuttalabbayi'". The Indian Express. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
8. "I'm an all-rounder – Adi". raagalahari.com. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
9. "Aadi Saikumar's Love marriage official details announced by his father saikumar". 25cineframes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
10. "Interview with Sai Kumar". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
11. "Prema Kavali – Movie Review". Oneindia Entertainment. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
12. "'Prema Kavali' Review: Commendable Debut". GreatAndhra.com. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
13. "The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 26 June 2012.
14. "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)". The Times of Inia. 9 July 2012.
15. "'Prema Kavali' Celebrates 100 Days Function". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
16. "Vijay Antony releases first look of Vedhika's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
17. Adivi, Sashidhar (24 December 2019). "Aadi Saikumar signs two films!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
18. "Dookudu dazzles in Dubai – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
19. Vishnupriya Bhandaram (23 June 2012). "Arts / Cinema : When the stars descended". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
20. "The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011 – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
21. "Aadi coming as Galipattam". Tollywood10.com. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014.