Adivi Sesh

Biography

Adivi Sesh (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial and lead acting debut with the supernatural thriller Karma (2010), following a minor appearance in Sontham (2002). He later appeared in supporting and antagonist roles in films including Pawan Kalyan's Panjaa (2011), Balupu (2013), Run Raja Run (2014), Ladies & Gentlemen (2015), and S. S. Rajamouli's Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), in which he played Bhadrudu. He wrote and starred in the mystery thriller Kshanam (2016), receiving the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer and the IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Screenplay. Sesh subsequently appeared in the spy action thriller Goodachari (2018), the courtroom thriller Evaru (2019), and Sailesh Kolanu's investigative thriller HIT: The Second Case (2022). He wrote and starred in the biographical action drama Major (2022), based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. The film was shot in Telugu and Hindi, and Sesh received the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor and the Gaddar Telangana Film Award. He made a cameo appearance in HIT: The Third Case (2025) and co-wrote and starred in Shaneil Deo's Dacoit: A Love Story (2026), opposite Mrunal Thakur.