Baladitya (actor)
Telugu actor
Baladitya is an Indian actor, lyricist, dialogue writer, dubbing artist, and TV host who works in Telugu cinema and television. He started out as a child artiste (as Master Aditya) and is known for his roles in Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam (1991) and Little Soldiers (1996). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards.
01Early life
Baladitya was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh to Y. S. Shankar and Kalyani.
02Career
He made his debut as a child actor in Rajendra Prasad's Telugu comedy film Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam. He acted in forty films as a child actor (in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam) and ten films as a leading actor (in Telugu). He made his debut in a lead role in the movie Chantigadu (2003) directed by B. A. Jaya. He got three Nandi Awards, two as a child actor for Anna and Little Soldiers and one as an anchor for the kids' quiz show Champion. He played the male lead role in 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.
Baladitya hosted a quiz show called Champion in 2015 and 2016 which aired on ETV. He worked as the lead in a daily soap called Shambhavi, which was telecast on Star Maa. He plays the lead character in the Tamil serial, Rasaathi, which is popular on Sun TV. He was the dialouge writer for the film Khudiram Bose (film)
03Filmography
Film
As a child actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam | Sridhar alias Stamp Gadu | Telugu | |
| Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi | Anand alias Aa / Stampu | Kannada | ||
| Rowdy Gaari Pellam | Telugu | |||
| Attintlo Adde Mogudu | Gopi's nephew | |||
| 1992 | Jamba Lakidi Pamba | School Headmaster | ||
| 1993 | Bangaru Bullodu | |||
| Abbaigaru | ||||
| Evandi Aavida Vachindi | ||||
| 1994 | Hello Brother | Young Deva | ||
| Anna | ||||
| Theerpu | ||||
| Super Police | Sunny | |||
| 1995 | Diya Aur Toofan | Hindi | ||
| Sankalpam | Telugu | |||
| Maatho Pettukoku | Young Arjun | |||
| 1996 | Little Soldiers | Sunny | ||
| Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam | Young Krishna | |||
| 1997 | Hitler | Young Madhav Rao | ||
| Masmaram | Malayalam | |||
| Lav Kush | Lava | Hindi | ||
| Rettai Jadai Vayasu | Tamil | |||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | |||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy | Telugu |
As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chantigadu | Chantigadu | ||
| 2005 | Keelu Gurram | Chantigadu | ||
| Vamsam | Chinna | |||
| 2006 | Sundaraaniki Tondarekkuva | |||
| Roommates | Shekhar | |||
| 2007 | Sandhya | |||
| 2008 | Veta | |||
| Bhadradri | ||||
| 2009 | Jajimalli | |||
| 2010 | 1940 Lo Oka Gramam | Suri | ||
| 2020 | Entha Manchivaadavuraa | Aditya | ||
| 2021 | Annapurnamma Gari Manavadu | |||
| Maa Oori Polimera | Jangaiah | |||
| 2023 | Maa Oori Polimera 2 | Jangaiah | Cameo appearance | |
| 2026 | Mrithyunjay | Achyuth Sharma |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language | Notes | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Champion | Host | ETV | Telugu | ||
| 2018-2019 | Shambhavi | Shivayya | Star Maa | |||
| 2019-2020 | Rasaathi | Rajadurai/Pandian | Sun TV | Tamil | ||
| 2019-2020 | Subhadra Parinayam | Krishna | Gemini TV | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D) | Satyanand | ZEE5 | |||
| 2021 | Savitramma Gari Abbayi | Balraju (After Plastic Surgery)/ Gaaliraju (Pickpocketer) (Dual Role) | Star Maa | |||
| Unheard | Dr. Chalapathi | Disney+ Hotstar | ||||
| 2022 | Bigg Boss 6 | Contestant | Star Maa | |||
| 2023 | Kayal | Suryakumar | Sun TV | Tamil | ||
| 2025 | Katha Sudha | Jay & Veera Babu | ETV Win | Telugu | Segments: "Uttaram" & "Vendipattilu". |
04Awards
- Best Child Actor - Anna (1994)
- Best Child Actor - Little Soldiers (1996)
Sources and credits
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