Baladitya (actor)

Bala Aditya is an Indian actor, lyricist, dialogue writer, dubbing artist, and TV host who works in Telugu cinema and television.[2] He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards.

Bala Aditya
Born1978
Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Other namesAditya
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)
Manasa
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(m. 2016)​
RelativesKrishna Kaushik (brother)
AwardsNandi Awards

Early life

Baladitya was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh to Y. S. Shankar and Kalyani.[1]

Career

He made his debut as a child actor in Rajendra Prasad's Telugu comedy film Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam.[3] He acted in 40 films as a child actor and 10 films as a leading actor.[4] 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 the national award-winning film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.[4]

As a child, he acted in 6 languages: Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, English, Kannada and Malayalam.

He worked with many directors, including Relangi Narasimha Rao, Muthyala Subbaiah, Gunnam Ganga Raju, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Ravi Raja Pinisetty, V. Madhusudhan Rao, Dasari Narayana Rao, K. Balachander, Kodi Ramakrishna, Eranki Sharma, A. V. S., B. Gopal, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, and Uppalapati Narayana Rao.

After the movie 1940 Lo Oka Gramam in 2009, he took a break from acting and studied in the company's secretary course. He practised and worked as a company secretary and became a faculty of financial management for chartered accountant and computer science students. Currently he is teaching the subject at Indigo Learn, an online coaching centre for the Chartered Accountancy Course.

Baladitya hosted a quiz show called Champion in 2015 and 2016 which aired on ETV.[5] 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.

Filmography

As a child actor

As an actor

Television
Year Title Role Language Network
2018ChampionHostTeluguETV
2018–2019ShambhaviShivayyaTeluguStar Maa
2019–2020RasaathiRajadurai/PandianTamilSun TV
2019–2020Subhadra ParinayamKrishnaTeluguGemini TV
2020 Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D)[6] Satyanand[7] Telugu ZEE5
2021Savitramma Gari AbbayiBalraju(After Plastic Surgery)/ Gaaliraju (Pickpocketer) Died (Dual Role)TeluguStar Maa
2021 Unheard Telugu Disney+ Hotstar[8]

Awards
Nandi Awards[9]

References
  1. "Baladitya Profile". maastars.com. maastars. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. "Baladitya Patikella Cine prasthanam". DailyHunt. DailyHunt. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. "Baladitya is now Aditya". idlebrain. Idle Brain. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. Telugu. "Natudiga Pathikellu poorti chesukunna Baladitya". webdunia.com. Webdunia. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. Rao, Ramoji. "Champion, A quiz show hosted by Baladitya". etv.co.in. ETV. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. "GODs of Dharmapuri Review - A beautifully mounted drama and a good effort that wont go unnoticed". GODs of Dharmapuri Review - A beautifully mounted drama and a good effort that wont go unnoticed. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (24 October 2019). "Gods of Dharmapuri Web Series Review, GOD Season 1 Review Ratings". Binged. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "Disney Plus Hotstar's Telugu series Unheard gets release date". The Indian Express. 6 September 2021.
  9. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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