The New Gen actors of Tollywood exhibit their talents by choosing stories which break the stereotypes or a prejudice that the previous commercial movies fixed inside the minds of the audiences across the nation. And it is one of the successful industries in India that does magic on the screen and at the box office collection. This article will explore the upcoming movies of those new gen actors.
Adivi Sesh
Adivi Sesh began his career as an actor as his passion for cinema expanded he explored the world of direction and debuted as director in the movie “Karma (2010)” and he also played a role called Dev in it. His charismatic face and the physique attracted action & romantic filmmakers. He began to receive recognition and appreciation from the movies such as “Kiss, Ladies & Gentleman, Size Zero, Baahubali: The Beginning, Kshanam”. His breakthrough came after the 2022 movie “Major” in which he justified the real life character of “Late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan” who is a martyr during the Mumbai Attacks 2008. And a crime thriller movie from the universe of HIT “HIT: The Second Case” which got released in the same year. His quest for well-written scripts introduced him to the following movies.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| G2 | Adivi Sesh, Wamiqa Gabbi, Madhu Shalini, Emraan Hashmi | Action Spy Thriller | Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi |
| Dacoit: A Love Story | Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur | Action Drama | Shaneil Deo |
Teja Sajja
Teja Sajja became familiar with the Telugu audience, from being a child artist who has transformed into a most celebrated super hero among the young kids across India. His recent sensation “Hanuman” took him to many places and he became a key-factor for the success of the PVC Universe. Teja began to choose the stories that exhibited him not only as the lead but a character with huge hopes for performance. He catered the complete package of entertainment in the movies including “Oh! Baby, Zombie Reddy, Ishq, Adbutham and Hanu-Man”.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| Mirai | Teja Sajja | Action Adventure | Karthik Gattamneni |
Vishwak Sen
An actor with intense acting skills and an uncompromised dedication to cinema, is none other than Vishwak Sen. From his debut movie he does the characters that live deep within our hearts and not like a passing cloud. He exhibits variations in his physique, and efforts so that he can fit into the shoes perfectly. The recent 2025 movie “Laila” in which he turned himself into a female appearance, meanwhile he balanced the story with his another role Sonu. He is one of the significant new gen actors in Tollywood.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| Funky | Vishwak Sen | Comedy Drama | Anudeep |
| VS 13 | Vishwak Sen | Action | Sreedhar Ganta |
Naveen Polishetty
Naveen Polishetty’s journey has been inspiring many upcoming actors because he is well-known for his consistency and pulling out the best and displays shades of emotions effortlessly. He began his life as an engineer who turned into a well-versed screenwriter and an actor in the Telugu Film Industry. Some of his notable movies are “Life is Beautiful, Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya, Jathi Ratnalu, Miss.Shetty Mr.Polishetty”.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| Anaganaga Oka Raju | Naveen Polishetty, Meenakshi Chaudhary | Family Drama | Maari |
Siddharth Jonnalagadda
Acronymed as ‘Siddhu’ and earned the title as “Star Boy” of Tollywood Industry. It isn’t something given to so easily over the night but he carved himself to become a complete package of an entertainer who can pull the audience towards the theatres. He began his career by doing minor characters in the movies of big stars and he received a huge recognition after the super hit movie ‘Guntur Talkies’ in 2016. His movies commenced to do magic in the box office after the success of ‘DJ Tillu’ a romantic crime thriller comedy movie. It led to the expansion of this franchise with the sequel which also did a banger and it became the first movie to enter into the 100 crore club. He has an interesting lineup in his filmography which are scheduled to release in the forthcoming days.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| Jack | Siddhu | Action | Bommarillu Baskar |
| Telusu Kada | Siddhu, Raashi Khanna, Srinithi Shetty | Romantic drama | Neeraja Kona |
| Kohinoor | Siddhu | Action | Ravikanth Perepu |
Kiran Abbavaram
Kiran is a Rayachoti boy who switched his career from being a network consultant to a full time leading actor. He became one of the triumphant actors with back to back super hit movies receiving acknowledgement from the audiences and fans who are of all the ages. This garnered the prestige of becoming a promising family entertainer.
| Movie | Starring | Genre | Director |
| Dilruba | Kiran Abbavaram, Rushkar Dhillon, Naren | Romantic Action | Viswa Karun |
| K-Ramp | Kiran Abbavaram, Yukti Thareja | Romantic Comedy Drama | Jains Nani |
All these new gen actors don’t stick to one part of the cinema, because their passion is driving them to spread their wings as a singer, producer, director, screenwriter, lyricist and more. This shows the healthy growth of an industry in the hands of multi talented young actors.
