| Baladitya | |
| Birth Place: | Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] |
| Other Names: | Aditya |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Awards: | Nandi Awards |
Baladitya is an Indian actor, lyricist, dialogue writer, dubbing artist, and TV host who works in Telugu cinema and television.[2] 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.
Baladitya was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh to Y. S. Shankar and Kalyani.[1]
He made his debut as a child actor in Rajendra Prasad's Telugu comedy film Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam.[3] 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).[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 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.[4]
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.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam | Sridhar alias Stamp Gadu | ||
| Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi | Anand alias Aa / Stampu | Kannada film | ||
| Rowdy Gaari Pellam | ||||
| Attintlo Adde Mogudu | Gopi's nephew | |||
| 1992 | Tyagi | Hindi film | ||
| Aaj Ka Goonda Raj | Hindi film | |||
| 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 film | ||
| Sankalpam | ||||
| Maatho Pettukoku | Young Arjun | |||
| 1996 | Little Soldiers | Sunny | ||
| 1997 | Hitler | Young Madhav Rao | ||
| Masmaram | Malayalam film | |||
| Rettai Jadai Vayasu | Tamil film | |||
| Lav Kush | Hindi film | |||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Tamil film | ||
| 1999 | Samarasimha Reddy |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chantigadu | Chantigadu | [6] | ||
| 2005 | Keelu Gurram | Chantigadu | [7] | ||
| Vamsam | Chinna | [8] | |||
| 2006 | Sundaraaniki Tondarekkuva | ||||
| Roommates | Shekhar | [9] | |||
| 2007 | Sandhya | ||||
| 2008 | Veta | ||||
| Bhadradri | |||||
| 2009 | Jajimalli | ||||
| 2010 | 1940 Lo Oka Gramam | Suri | |||
| 2020 | Entha Manchivaadavuraa | Aditya | |||
| 2021 | Maa Oori Polimera | Jangaiah | [10] | ||
| 2023 | Maa Oori Polimera 2 | Jangaiah | Cameo appearance |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Champion | Host | ETV | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shambhavi | Shivayya | Star Maa | ||
| 2019–2020 | Rasaathi | Rajadurai/Pandian | Sun TV | ||
| 2019–2020 | Subhadra Parinayam | Krishna | Telugu | Gemini TV | |
| 2020 | Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D)[11] | Satyanand[12] | ZEE5 | ||
| 2021 | Savitramma Gari Abbayi | Balraju (After Plastic Surgery)/ Gaaliraju (Pickpocketer) (Dual Role) | Star Maa | ||
| Unheard | Dr. Chalapathi | Disney+ Hotstar[13] | |||
| 2022 | Bigg Boss 6 | Contestant | Star Maa | ||
| 2023 | Kayal | Suryakumar | Sun TV |