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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 17, 1985 (40)
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Actor and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Adivi Sesh's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 8
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 5 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Arjun Kumar in Goodachari (2018)
- Heroas Vikram Vasudev in Evaru (2019)
- Heroas Krishna Dev in HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)
- Heroas Sandeep Unnikrishnan in Major (2022)
- Heroas Adivi Sesh's character in Dacoit: A Love Story (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Adivi Sesh's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Adivi Sesh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Dacoit: A Love Story(2026)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Baahubali: The Epic(2025)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
HIT: The 3rd Case(2025)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
HIT: The 2nd Case(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Major(2022)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Evaru(2019)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Oh Baby(2019)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Goodachari(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Baaghi 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Sathya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Ami Thumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Oopiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Kshanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Size Zero(2015)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Baahubali: The Beginning(2015)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Dongata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ladies And Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Run Raja Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Paandavulu Paandavulu Thummeda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Keep It Simple Stupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Balupu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Panjaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Sontham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Goodachari 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Adivi Sesh - Sai Marthand Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Adivi Sesh Bollywood Debut Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 23 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2015.
Biggest box office
Baaghi 2 (2018)
Highest rated
Major (2022)
Most popular right now
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Film career
Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2015Screen debut· Bāhubali: The Beginning
- 2016First top-billed film· Kshanam
- 2022Career best· Major
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Adivi Sesh's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Adivi Sesh's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Adivi Sesh work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adivi Sesh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abburi Ravi shares the most, 3.
Directors
- S.S. RajamouliShared titles: Baahubali: The Torch Bearer (2026), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)See all 2 shared titles with S.S. Rajamouli
- Sailesh KolanuShared titles: HIT: The 3rd Case (2025), HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sailesh Kolanu
- Sashi Kiran TikkaShared titles: Major (2022), Goodachari (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sashi Kiran Tikka
Writers
- Abburi RaviShared titles: Dacoit: A Love Story (2026), Evaru (2019), Goodachari (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Abburi Ravi
Actors
- Anushka ShettyShared titles: Baahubali: The Torch Bearer (2026), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Size Zero (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Anushka Shetty
- Prakash RajShared titles: Major (2022), Goodachari (2018), Size Zero (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Prakash Raj
- NassarShared titles: Baahubali: The Torch Bearer (2026), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Nassar
- PrabhasShared titles: Baahubali: The Torch Bearer (2026), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Prabhas
Composers and editors
- Garry BhShared titles: HIT: The 2nd Case (2022), Evaru (2019), Goodachari (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Garry Bh
- M.M. KeeravaniShared titles: Baahubali: The Torch Bearer (2026), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Size Zero (2015)See all 3 shared titles with M.M. Keeravani
- Kodati Pavan KalyanShared titles: Dacoit: A Love Story (2026), Major (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kodati Pavan Kalyan
- Sricharan PakalaShared titles: Evaru (2019), Goodachari (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sricharan Pakala
Producers
- Prashanti TipirineniShared titles: HIT: The 3rd Case (2025), HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Prashanti Tipirineni
- S. VenkatarathnamShared titles: HIT: The 3rd Case (2025), HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)See all 2 shared titles with S. Venkatarathnam
- NarenShared titles: Evaru (2019), Size Zero (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Naren
Mixed roles
- Shaneil DeoShared titles: Dacoit: A Love Story (2026), Goodachari (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Shaneil Deo
