Aditya Om
Indian actor
Aditya Om (born 5 October 1975) is an Indian actor and director who works predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films. He also did theatre and serials. He debuted with Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002) as an actor and directed Bandook (2013). He got many best actor awards at various film festivals for the film Dahanam.
In 2024, he also published a book named Story of Bharata based on the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Career
Aditya Om made his film debut as an actor with the Telugu-language multistarrer Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002) under the stage name Aditya. One critic noted that "Aditya['s] dialogue delivery is pretty bad and he overacted in most of the scenes" while another said that "Aditya is a poor choice to play such an important role". In his next film Dhanalakshmi, I Love You (2002), his performance was better received with a critic writing that "Aditya surprises us with his good histrionics" and another stated he "fit[s] perfectly" in his role. Aditya Om went on to star in several Telugu films including Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru Maa Intkoste Em Testaaru (2004) and Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi (2004). During this time, he made his debut as a director with the silent film Mr Lonely Miss Lovely (2004).
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