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My Take
Sesh is a filmmaker I find easy to root for. Born in Hyderabad and raised in Berkeley, with a San Francisco State education, he writes, directs and acts in Telugu cinema, and that dual cultural wiring gives his action and suspense work a distinctive tension. Awards like an IIFA Telugu, a SIIMA, a Nandi and the first Gaddar Award for Major show the industry already takes him seriously. What I value most is the writer-actor who controls his own material rather than waiting to be cast. Carrying a Western film education back into regional Indian cinema is exactly the kind of bridge-building I want to see, and I expect his ceiling is still rising.
Overview
Adivi Sesh (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his work in action and suspense thrillers, he has received various awards including an IIFA Award Telugu, a SIIMA Award, and a Nandi Award He also won the first Gaddar Awards for his role in Major. Sesh was born in Hyderabad and was raised in Berkeley, California.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adivi Sesh
- Name (Japanese)
- アディヴィ・シェシ
- Reading
- あでぃゔぃ・しぇし
- Born
- December 17, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / writer / actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- San Francisco State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.