Aditya Om

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 his Telugu film Dahnam.^{[2] [3]}

Aditya Om
Born	Aditya Singh^[1] (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 48) Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)	film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, lyricist
Years active	2000–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Website	https://theadityaom.com/

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".^[4][5] 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.^[6][7] 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).^[8][9] During this time, he made his debut as a director with the silent film Mr Lonely Miss Lovely (2004).^[10] He has directed and acted in critically acclaimed film Bandook (2013). In regards to his performance, a critic opined that "Actor-director Aditya Om plays his part with conviction".^[11] The script of Bandook is a part of the Oscars library.^[12][13][14] The Hindi feature film Maassab (2018) directed by Aditya Om has won awards at various national and international film festivals.^[15][16][17]

He is actively involved in charity, social work and has adopted a village Cherupally in Telangana. He is also working for educational reforms with his organisation "Edulightment".^{[18][19][20][21]} He has constructed a library there and has opened digital service center and given laptops and solar lights to village school and people. He is working tirelessly for educational reforms under his organisation Edulightment; welfare of Tribals in Telangana, Auto drivers in Mumbai, and is also involved in human rights associations.^[22][23][24]

Aditya Om acted Hindi OTT film ' quota 'got appreciation . ' Pavithra ' another short film by Aditya Om was one of the most watched Telugu shorts of 2022. His forthcoming Hindi films are ' Bagawat ' . ' Bandi' . His directed Hindi film ' Maila '^[25] was selected at NFDC recommends section of 2021 film bazaar Goa. At present Aditya Om is directing a Hindi biopic of Sant Tukaram.^[26] At the end of 2022 Aditya Om started an ambulance service for his adopted villages of Cherupally and Kothapalli.^{[27][28] [29]}

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Ref.
2002	Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo	Nani	Telugu	^[4]
	Dhanalakshmi, I Love You	Shyam	Telugu	^[6]
2003	Ottu E Ammai Evaro Teliyedu		Telugu
2004	Mr Lonely Miss Lovely		Silent
	Mee Intikoste Em Istaaru Maa Intkoste Em Testaaru	Madhav	Telugu	^[8]
	Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi	Aditya	Telugu	^[9]
2005	Bhama Kalapam	Aditya	Telugu
2006	Aakhiri Pagee		Telugu
2007	Please Sorry Thanks		Telugu
	DTS Nishabdam		Telugu
2007	Podarillu		Telugu
2008	Veedi Jimmada		Telugu	^[30]
2008	Salaam Hyderabad		Urdu
2009	Giliginthalu		Telugu
2009	Punnami Naagu	Naagraj	Telugu
2010	Maa Annayya Bangaram	Akash	Telugu	^[31]
2013	Bandook	Bhola Kevat	Hindi	^[11]
2015	Friend Request		Hindi/Telugu	^[32]
2016	Vasantha Ragam		Telugu
2017	The Dead End		English
2017	Alif	Jamal	Hindi
2021	Chethilo Cheyyesi Cheppu Bava		Telugu
2021	Vikram		Telugu
2023	Dahanam	Bharadwaj Sastry	Telugu	^[33]
2023	Amaram		Telugu
2023	Natho Nenu		Telugu
2023	Yerra Gudi		Telugu

As a director

Year	Film	Language	Notes	Ref.
2004	Mr Lonely Miss Lovely	Silent
2013	Bandook	Hindi		also producer
2015	Dozakh in Search of Heaven	Hindi/Urdu	as a creative director
2016	Who Killed Rajiv?	English	documentary	^[34]
2018	Maassab	Hindi
2021	Maila	Hindi		^[35]
2023	Sant Tukaram	Hindi

As a co-producer

• Shudra: The Rising (2012)
• Dozakh in Search of Heaven (2015)

References

1. "Aditya Singh is my real name - Actor Aditya Om | Dil Se with Anjali | iDream Telugu Movies". YouTube.
2. "Aditya Om won the Best Actor award at two film festivals". 15 April 2022.
3. "The poster of the award-winning Telugu feature film 'Dahnam' has been unleashed". The Times of India. 23 August 2022.
4. Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo on IdleBrain.com
5. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo - Aditya, Ankit, Hari Krishna, Bhanu Priya, Suman, Sanghvi, Lakshmi, Viswanath - YVS Chowdary".
6. Dhanalakshmi I Love You on IdleBrain.com
7. "Dhanalakshmi... I Love You! Movie Review". fullhyd.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
8. "Telugu cinema Review - Mee Intikoste Em Istaavu Maa Intkoste Em Testaavu - Aditya Om, Sangeeta".
9. "Telugu cinema Review - Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi - Aditya Om, Rekha, Vijay Sai, Revathy - Relangi Narsimha Rao".
10. "Film maker Aditya Om talks about his silent film Mr Lonely Miss Lovely". YouTube.
11. "Bandook Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Bandook by Times of India". The Times of India.
12. "भारत को Oscar में मिली जगह, लाइब्रेरी में शामिल हुईं इन 3 फिल्मों की स्क्रिप्ट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
13. "'Bandook' reaches Oscar's library - Rediff Realtime News". realtime.rediff.com.
14. "Oscar में हुई भारत की जबरदस्त एंट्री, लेकिन किसी को भनक तक नहीं लगी". NDTVIndia.
15. "Maassab Is A Favourite In Indian As Well As International Film Festivals". Businessofcinema.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
16. . Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
17. "फिल्म 'मासाब' ग्रामीण भारत में प्राथमिक शिक्षा की सच्चाई सामने लाती है | News". Flixmates.
18. "Aditya Om digitalizes his adopted village - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 January 2017.
19. . Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
20. "Aditya Om Sponsored Solar Lights to Cherupally Village".
21. . Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
22. "Aditya Om adopts Cherupally village". The Times of India.
23. "Aditya Om digitalizes his adopted village - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 January 2017.
24. . IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015.
25. "शिक्षा तंत्र के बाद 'मैला' उठाने वालों पर फिल्म ला रहे आदित्य ओम" (in Hindi).
26. "Subodh Bhave kick-starts shooting his next!". The Times of India. 30 August 2022.
27. "जरूरतमंदों की मदद में जुटे एक्टर आदित्य ओम, नेक काम ने जीता फैंस का दिल". news18.com (in Hindi). 19 February 2022.
28. "Aditya Om: గొప్ప మనసు చాటుకుంటున్న సీనియర్ హీరో ఆదిత్య ఓం". Filmyfocus.com (in Telugu). November 2022.
29. "అంబులెన్స్ సేవలు ప్రారంభించిన ఆదిత్య ఓం". Sakshi.com (in Telugu). November 2022.
30. . IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015.
31. Arikatla, Venkat (31 July 2010). "'Maa Annayya Bangaram' Review: B, C Center Flick". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
32. "Aditya Om to play ghost psychologist". The Times of India.
33. "Dahanam Telugu Movie Review". 31 March 2023.
34. "now-a-docu-drama-on-rajiv-gandhis-assassination". www.mid-day.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
35. "Aditya Om Makes A Film Called 'Maila' On Manual Scavenging, Which Is Banned In India".

External links

• Aditya Om at IMDb
• Official website