Priyadarshi Pulikonda Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Darshi [1]The South First
Profession(s)	Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film Director
Famous Role	Kaushik in the Telugu-language romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu (2016)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 182 cm in meters- 1.82 m in feet & inches- 6’
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Telugu): Terror (2016) as a terrorist Web Series: Loser (2020) as Suri Yadav
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2nd IIFA Utsavam for Best Performance In A Comic Role – (Telugu) for the film Pelli Choopulu (2016) • 7th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Comedian (Telugu) for the film Pelli Choopulu (2017) • Radio City Cine Awards S2 for Best Comedian for the Telugu film Tholi Prema (2019) • Listed in the 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade for the Telugu film Mallesham (2019) • Zee Cine Awards Telugu for Best Comedian for the Telugu film Brochevarevarura (2020) • Emerging OTT Star Award by Hindustan Times for the web series Unheard and Loser 2 (2022) • Best Actor at the Swedish International Film Festival 2023 for the Telugu film Balagam • Best Actor in a Feature Film at Indo French International Film Festival for Balagam
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1989 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	35 Years
Birthplace	Khammam, Hyderabad, Telangana
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
College/University	• MNR Degree & PG College, Hyderabad, Telangana • University of Hyderabad
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Science in Statistics from MNR Degree & PG College, Hyderabad • Mass Communication from the University of Hyderabad [2]The Hindu
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Richa
Marriage Date	February 2008
Family
Wife/Spouse	Richa (Writer)
Parents	Father- Pulikonda Subbachari (former professor) Mother- Pulikonda Jayalakshmi
Favourites
Actor(s)	Kamal Hassan, Chiranjeevi
Film	Sagara Sangamam (1983)
Film Director(s)	K. Balachander, Kasinathuni Viswanath, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Comedian(s)	Vennela Kishore, Brahmanandam
Food	Hyderabadi Dum Biryani
Colour	White

Some Lesser Known Facts About Priyadarshi Pulikonda

• Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor, comedian, film director, and writer, who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry. He rose to fame after playing the role of Kaushik in the Telugu-language romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu (2016).

• Priyadarshi belongs to a Telugu-speaking family in Telangana. His father hails from Mahabubnagar in Telangana, and his mother hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

• At the age of 2, Pridarshi moved to Hyderabad with his parents. Pridarshi spent his childhood in different cities including Hyderabad (old city), Gachibowli and Chandanagar.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda in childhood with his father

• Since childhood, Priyadarshi has had a strong belief in science and logic.

• He caught the acting bug in childhood after he watched the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam. While studying at Hyderabad University, he joined the university’s theatre group and started performing in theatre plays. Meanwhile, he also joined Aruna Bikshu’s acting school to polish his acting skills. In an interview, while talking about his acting aspirations, Priyadarshi said,
  

  I was seven when I saw Sagara Sangamam and decided to be an actor. It was a paradigm shift for me. I am a big fan of Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi. I saw many films by K. Balachander, K. Vishwanath, and Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Aruna Bikshu taught me how to learn and unlearn, and then I gained experience from short films.”

• Priyadarshi Pulikonda began his acting career in 2016 with the Telugu film Terror.

• Following the success of his Telugu film Pelli Choopulu, Pulikonda bagged the role of a Tamil refugee in Iraq (stuck in the ISIS war) in the Malayalam film Take Off (2017).

• He has played supporting roles in many popular Telugu films like The Ghazi Attack (Simultaneously shot in Hindi) (2017), Winner (2017), Arjun Reddy (2017), Jai Lava Kusa (2017), and Spyder (2017).

• He then appeared in the Telugu films Awe (2018), Nela Ticket (2018), NOTA (2018), and Mr. Majnu (2019).

• Priyadarshi bagged his first lead role in the Telugu film Mallesham as Chintakindi Mallesham. Directed by Raj R, the film is a biopic of Chintakindi Mallesham, the inventor of the Asu machine that reduced the manual efforts of weavers in Pochampally. The film was streamed on Netflix.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Chintakindi Mallesham in the Telugu film Mallesham

• Some of the Telugu films in which Priyadarshi has starred in a lead role include Mail (2021) and Balagam (2023).
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Saayilu in Balagam (2023)

• He was praised by the audience and critics for his performances in the Telugu films Jathirathanlu (2021) and Oke Oka Jeevitham (2022).

•  He has worked in more than 50 films during his career spanning six years.

• In 2020, Priyadarshi Pulikonda appeared in ZEE5’s Telugu web series Loser. He played the role of Suri Yadav in the series. Later, he also starred in its sequel Loser 2.

• A year later, Priyadarshi played the role of Aadi in the Telugu web series In the Name of God. The series streamed on Aha.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda in a still from the web series In the Name of God

• He has also appeared in Disney+ Hotstar’s Unheard in which he played the role of Badri.

• Subsequently, he appeared in the Telugu comedy series Save The Tigers on Disney+ Hotstar. He played Ghanta Ravi, a dairy farm owner who is one of the three frustrated husbands who meet by chance at their children’s school on Mother’s Day and find solace in each other.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Ghanta Ravi in Save The Tigers

• In 2012, Priyadarshi worked as a writer in the Kannada film Dakota Picture.

• He has worked as a writer and director in the Telugu short films Ponnu Vaadu (2012) and The Delivery (2019).

• He has also worked as a voice-over artist in a few films. In 2018, Priyadarshi lent his voice to the character of RJ Balaji for the Telugu version of the Tamil film Thaanaa Serndha Koottam. He later voiced the anime character Olaf in the Telugu version of Frozen 2.

• Priyadarshi Pulikonda has given various stage performances.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda during a live performance

• Priyadarshi has walked the ramp at various fashion shows.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda walking the ramp during a fashion show

• In his spare time, he loves to travel and paint.

• He is an avid dog lover and owns a pet dog named Oreo.
  

  Priyadarshi Pulikonda with his wife and pet dog

• Priyadarshi met his wife Richa for the first time at the University of Hyderabad, where Richa was Priyadarshi’s senior.

• Priyadarshi Pulikonda is widely known for his versatility and comic timing.