Adarsh Balakrishna is an Indian film actor who is noted for his works in Telugu cinema. Adarsh who aspired to be a cricketer and played cricket at the state level turned actor after he was spotted by the acclaimed director and actor Nagesh Kukunoor who cast him in his cricket-based film Iqbal in 2005. After the success of his debut film, Adarsh took up acting full time and made his debut in a Telugu film with Happy Days (2007). A few of his other popular films include Evaraina Epudaina (2009), Nooru Janmaku (2010), Govindudu Andarivadele (2014) and Babu Baga Busy (2017) directed by Naveen Medaram. His 2018 release includes W/O Ram.