Nalla Nithin Kumar Reddy (born 30 March 1983), known professionally as Nithiin, is an Indian film actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award.
Nithiin made his acting debut with Jayam (2002), a commercial success, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. Nithiin then starred in Dil (2003), Sye (2004) and Sri Anjaneyam (2004), all of which were commercially successful. After a series of box-office failures, he achieved success with the romance films Ishq (2012) and Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu nominations for both these performances. Nithiin went onto further establish himself with notable films such as Heart Attack (2014), Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014), A Aa (2016), Bheeshma (2020), and Maestro (2021). This was followed by a career downturn and several poorly received films.
Nithiin established his own film production studio, Shresht Movies in 2013. Nithiin is a brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat campaign for the state of Telangana.
Early life
Nithin was born to film distributor N. Sudhakar Reddy and Laxmi Reddy.
He has an elder sister named Nikitha Reddy.
He completed his education at Geetanjali School,
Begumpet and did his intermediate education from Ratna Junior College and pursued his graduation at Shadan College of Engineering and Technology,
Gandipet.
His father later turned a producer and produced two movies with him,
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde and
Chinnadana Nee Kosam.
Nithin has added at extra "i" in his name and spells it as Nithiin.
Career
Debut and early success (2002-2004)
Nithiin started his career with
Jayam in 2002, directed by Teja. Teja saw him at Sudarshan 35 mm theatre at a screening of his
Nuvvu Nenu, on two occasions. He then enquired him about his acting interest and did a screen test and photo session, after which, he selected him as the lead for
Jayam, which also starred
Sadha and Gopichand.
Following the blockbuster success of his debut, he then acted in the action comedy,
Dil, directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by
Dil Raju, in his production debut. Like
Jayam, it went to become a big blockbuster, becoming the third-highest grossing Telugu film of the year, after
Simhadri and
Okkadu. Later in the same year, he acted in
Sambaram, directed by K. Dasaradh, written and produced by Teja. In 2004, Nithiin starred in
Sri Anjaneyam, directed by
Krishna Vamsi, where he played the role as a devotee of
Hanuman. This was also the first film where Nithiin dubbed for his dialogues, who until then was voiced by Sivaji.
Consecutive failures (2005-2011)
Following his 2004 film
Sye, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, Nithin appeared in a number of films, some of which are
Dhairyam,
Agyaat (his only
Hindi cinema till date, which was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, was simultaneously dubbed in Telugu as
Adavi) and
Seeta Ramula Kalyanam. However, none of these films were commercially successful.
Nithiin also has the distinction of most consecutive flops (12) by any actor in
Telugu cinema.
He tasted success after many years with 2012
Vikram Kumar-directed
romantic drama film
Ishq.
Comeback and stardom (2012-2016)
In
Ishq, Nithiin paired opposite
Nithya Menen, which was also co-produced by his father Sudhakar Reddy.
He acted in the film
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde in 2013.
and
Nithya Menen played the lead roles along with Nithiin. Later, he acted in
Chinnadana Nee Kosam, a film written and directed by A. Karunakaran in 2014,
also produced by N. Sudhakar Reddy and sister Nikhita Reddy under their home banner Sreshth Movies.
Later the year, he played the lead in
Heart Attack, directed by
Puri Jagannadh. He made the role of a
hippie and the movie got a mixed reviews.
He acted in the role of a courier boy in the movie
Courier Boy Kalyan, released in 2015, directed by Premsai and produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon.
Nithiin acted in the film
A Aa (2016), written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas, opposite Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Anupama Parameswaran.
The film became the biggest grosser in Nithin's career.
Career expansion and fluctuations (2017−present)
In 2017, Nithiin acted in the film
LIE which was directed by
Hanu Raghavapudi. It garnered average reviews from critics and could not perform well at the
box office.
In 2018, Nithiin's
Chal Mohan Ranga directed by Krishna Chaitanya with co-star
Megha Akash. The film performed poorly at the box office.
Later the year, he starred in
Srinivasa Kalyanam opposite
Raashi Khanna and directed by
Satish Vegesna. His 2020 film
Bheeshma, directed by
Venky Kudumula and starring alongside Rashmika Mandanna was a commercial success.
Nithiin collaborated with director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti for Check (2021), co-starring Rakul Preet Singh and Priya Prakash Varrier. His second release of the year was Rang De, directed by Venky Atluri and starred alongside Keerthy Suresh.
Personal life
In 2020, Nithiin married his girlfriend Shalini Kandukuri.
Their wedding took place at
Falaknuma Palace,
Hyderabad.
Other work and media image
For
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayinde, Nithiin was placed 4th in
Rediff.coms "Top Telugu Actors" list.
In the Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men list, Nithiin 16th in 2017, 23rd in 2019 and 25th in 2020.
In 2015, he became an ambassador of the Swachh Bharat campaign for the state of
Telangana.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nithiin donated ₹10 lakhs to the CM relief funds of
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Nithiin is a celebrity endorser for brands and products and such as Fair & Lovely and Sneha Chicken.
Filmography
As actor
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| 2020 | Bheeshma | Bheeshma Prasad | | |
| 2021 | Check | Aditya | | |
| Rang De | Arjun | | |
| Maestro | Arun | Released on Hotstar | |
| 2022 | Macherla Niyojakavargam | Siddharth Reddy IAS | | |
| 2023 | Extra Ordinary Man | Abhinay | | |
| 2025 | Robinhood | Robinhood | | |
| Thammudu | Jai | | |
| 2027 | | | Filming | |
As producer
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Discography
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| 2012 | Ishq | "Lachhamma" | Also lyrics writer | |
| 2013 | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | "Ding Ding Ding" | | |
Awards and nominations
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! scope="row" | CineMAA Awards | Best Male Debut | Jayam | | |
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! scope="row" rowspan="3" | Filmfare Awards South | Best Male Debut – South | | |
| 2012 | Best Actor – Telugu | Ishq | | [ Filmfare awards list of winners ] |
| 2013 | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | | |
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! scope="row" | Santosham Film Awards | Best Young Performer | Sri Anjaneyam | | |
| 2014
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor – Telugu | Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | | [ ] |
| 2016 | A Aa | | |
| 2020 | Bheeshma | | |
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