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Pawan Kalyan is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Action Director, Playback Singer and Choreographer Indian born on 2 september 1971 at Bapatla (Inde)
Pawan Kalyan is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, writer, and politician. His film works are predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the younger brother of actor turned politician Chiranjeevi. Kalyan made his acting debut in 1996 Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. In 1998, he starred in Tholi Prema which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. In 2015, he enacted Lord Krishna in the sleeper hit Gopala Gopala.
He is known for his works in films Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatham, Thammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa, Gabbar Singh for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, and Attarintiki Daredi which became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time. He was listed 26th in the Forbes India list of top 100 Celebrities of 2013. As of 2014, he holds a net worth of ₹185 million (US$2 8 million).
In March 2014, he ventured into politics, founding the Jana Sena Party. During that period, Pawan Kalyan was listed by google as the most searched Indian celebrity politician on Google search.
Pawan Kalyan has been married three times: to Nandini from 1997 to 2007, to Renu Desai from 2009 to 2012 and to Anna Lezhneva since 2013. He has a son, Akira, and a daughter, Aadhya, with Renu Desai.
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Birth name Konidela Kalyan Babu
Nationality Inde
Birth 2 september 1971 (52 years) at Bapatla (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South
Nationality Inde
Birth 2 september 1971 (52 years) at Bapatla (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South
He is known for his works in films Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatham, Thammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa, Gabbar Singh for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, and Attarintiki Daredi which became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time. He was listed 26th in the Forbes India list of top 100 Celebrities of 2013. As of 2014, he holds a net worth of ₹185 million (US$2 8 million).
In March 2014, he ventured into politics, founding the Jana Sena Party. During that period, Pawan Kalyan was listed by google as the most searched Indian celebrity politician on Google search.
Biography
Kalyan was born to Konidela Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi. He is the younger brother of Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. He started using the name "Pawan" after a martial arts presentation he organized to demonstrate his training. He holds a black belt in karate.Pawan Kalyan has been married three times: to Nandini from 1997 to 2007, to Renu Desai from 2009 to 2012 and to Anna Lezhneva since 2013. He has a son, Akira, and a daughter, Aadhya, with Renu Desai.
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Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016)
Directed by K. S. Ravindra
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Kajal Agarwal, Pawan Kalyan, Sharad Kelkar, Brahmanandam, Ali, Krishna Bhagavan
Roles Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Rating46%
Gopala Gopala (2015)
, 2h33Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Daggubati Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Shriya Saran, Mithun Chakraborty, Posani Krishna Murali, Ashish Vidyarthi
Roles Govinda Gopala Hari
Rating71%
Kanneganti Gopala Rao is an atheist who owns a shop selling Hindu idols alongside his wife Meenakshi and son Moksha as well as his assistant Otthu. He obstructs a holy ritual involving his family, conducted by Siddheswar Maharaj, a fake godman. A sudden earthquake destroys his shop.
Atharintiki Daaredi (2013)
, 2h57Directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha Subhash, Boman Irani, Nadhiya, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Roles Goutham Nanda
Rating72%
Raghunandan is a rich, unhappy businessman based in Milan. He wishes to reconcile with his estranged daughter Sunanda whom he expelled because she married Rajasekhar against his wishes. His grandson Gautham Nanda promises Raghunandan that he will bring her back to their home on his 80th birthday. Sunanda has three daughters: Two of them are Prameela and Sashi. Gautham enters the house as Siddhu, a driver who was appointed by Rajasekhar after saving him from a heart attack. Gautham tries to woo Prameela but gives up when he learns that Prameela is in love with another man. Sashi hates Gautham and is suspicious of him and Paddu, his friend and a nurse who is appointed to take care of Rajasekhar.
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013)
Genres Romance
Actors Nithin Reddy, Isha Talwar, Nithya Menen, Ali, raza, Raghu Babu
Rating70%
Karthik (Nithiin) is a carefree guy who believes in "one should make their own decisions" funda. At his friend Pandu's (Ali) wedding reception, he sees Sruthi (Isha Talwar) and falls for her at first sight. He asks Pandu's wife to find out about Sruthi. After Pandu's wife gives Sruthi's number to Pandu and asks him to convey that to Karthik, a miscommunication between Karthik and Pandu leads to Karthik calling Sravani (Nithya Menen). Karthik mistakes Sravani for Sruthi and talks to her over the phone. Unbeknownst to him, Sravani knows who Karthik is and develops an interest towards him. A series of events clears Karthik's confusion and everything is revealed. Meanwhile Karthik helps his friend Madhu (Madhunandan) in gaining a girl's attention, who is none other than Sruti. Sruthi falls for Madhu. A series of comedies lead to Madhu doubting Sruti and their relationship is at stake. Later they will unite. Meanwhile, Sravani plans to avenge the deception and pain that Karthik put her through. She gains employment as Karthik's boss and decides to put him through the same hardships. However, towards the end, Karthik wants to propose to his boss(Sravani) and Sravani is ready to reject his proposal to avenge her pain. Just before he proposes, Karthik realizes he is truly in love with his phone friend Sravani and runs to her house to plead her forgiveness. There he sees Sravani and both unite with a hug.
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (2012)
, 2h29Directed by Puri Jagannadh
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Gabriela Bertante, Nassar
Roles Ram Babu
Rating57%
Rambabu (Pawan Kalyan) is a Hot-Blooded, High Tempered Mechanic who has a kind heart as well as a tendency to react to various social incidents shown or published in the electronic media. After studying his mentality, Ganga (Tamanna), a cameraman from NC Channel offers him a Job as a Journalist and he accepts it. Ex-Chief Minister Jawahar Naidu (Kota Srinivasa Rao) tries to collapse the Government and regaining the CM post and is strongly supported by his son Rana Babu (Prakash Raj), a newbie to politics. Meanwhile, a reputed Journalist Dasaradh Ram (Surya) brings the proofs and required information about the scams and atrocities committed by Jawahar Naidu, only to be brutally murdered by Rana Babu.
Gabbar Singh (2012)
, 2h32Directed by Harish Shankar
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Nagineedu Vellanki
Roles Gabbar Singh
Rating70%
Venkataratnam Naidu is a young boy who lives with his younger half-brother (Ajay), stepfather Naidu (Nagineedu) and mother (Suhasini Maniratnam) in Kondaveedu which is a village in Guntur District. His stepfather is always partial towards his half-brother which constantly angers Venkataratnam. He starts to not care about what other people think about him and renames himself after the fictional character "Gabbar Singh". His anger towards his brother and father grows and he runs away from home. His stepfather, Naidu catches him and joins him in a boarding school away from Kondaveedu.
Panjaa (2011)
, 2h36Directed by Vishnuvardhan
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Jackie Shroff, Helen Khan, Atul Kulkarni, Adivi Sesh
Roles Jai
Rating64%
Jaidev (Pawan Kalyan) is an accomplished hitman and the most trusted aide of Bhagawan (Jackie Shroff), who is the supreme Don of Kolkata. Jaidev remains loyal to him as he helped in seeking revenge with the people who raped his mother and sister when he came to Kolkata in his childhood after his father's death. They share a business rivalry with Kulkarni (Atul Kulkarni), who aims to overthrow Bhagawan. Things are smooth until Bhagwan’s son Munna (Adivi Sesh) returns to India. He is a psychotic and highly impulsive youngster. He has his eyes on club dancer Jahnavi (Anjali Lavania) but she rejects him as she adores Jaidev.
Teen Maar (2011)
, 2h29Directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee
Genres Drama
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Trisha Krishnan, Kriti Kharbanda, M. S. Narayana, Paresh Rawal, Sonu Sood
Roles Michael Velayudham/Arjun Palwai
Rating55%
Micheal Velayudham (Pawan Kalyan) is a chef in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an easy going chap who flirts with girls and makes the most of his affairs. His ambition is to go to US and work in New York for a stockbroker. He dates one of his acquaintance Meera Shastri (Trisha Krishnan) an art restoration professional in Cape Town. After a year, they agree to break up as she has to move to India for work and he thinks long-distance relationships don't work. In Cape Town, Micheal meets Senapathi (Paresh Rawal) the owner of a restaurant who narrates the love story of his friend Arjun Palwai (Pawan) with Vasumati (Kriti Kharbanda) which had happened around 1981. Meanwhile, after Meera moves to India, Micheal fails to connect with any other girl. To prove to her that he has moved on, he meets a blonde girl Michelle (Danah Marks) in a bar and dates her. However, Meera is proposed to by her family friend Sudheer (Sonu Sood), a politician, and she agrees to marry him, only to prove that she has moved on too. He comes to India with some pretext and meets Meera. Micheal who is frustrated that Meera married Sudheer, gets desperate and tries to regret what had happened so far in his sorrow he gets an offer for his dream job in US. After initially having joyful moments in his new job, he eventually feels some loneliness which he doesn't understand. The rest of the story focuses on how Michael realises his mistakes and how Arjun Palwai's story makes an impact on his decision.
Komaram Puli (2010)
, 2h43Directed by S. J. Surya
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Nikesha Patel, Manoj Bajpayee, Nassar, S. J. Surya, Charan Raj
Roles Komaram Puli
Rating33%
Jalsa (2008)
, 2h47Directed by Trivikram Srinivas
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Sivaji, Ileana D'Cruz, Paresh Rawal, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Ali
Roles Sanjay
Rating73%
Sanjay Sahu (Pawan Kalyan) is a post-graduate from Osmania University and is working as a gym instructor. He is in love with Indu (Kamalini Mukherjee) who wishes to marry him. So she makes him meet her father (Prakash Raj), who is a police officer and also happens to be his old acquaintance. Her father declines to approve their love and she is forced to marry according to her father's choice. Meanwhile, Bhagmathi a.k.a. Bhagi (Ileana D'Cruz) and her friend Jyothsna a.k.a. Jo (Parvathi Melton) are chased by hoodlums before being rescued by Sanjay. Meanwhile, Jo and Bhagi are ragged in the college before being again rescued by Sanjay. Both begin to like Sanjay and even decide, to propose their love to him without the knowledge of the other. However, it is Jo who proposes first to Sanjay, who rejects her. Careful after seeing her friend's love rejected, Bhagi, with the help of Sreenu (Sunil), begins wooing Sanjay.
Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007)
, 2h32Directed by Prabhu Deva
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Dilip Prabhavalkar, Sayaji Shinde, Sadha, Pawan Kalyan, Brahmanandam, Venu Madhav
Roles Cameo Appearance
Rating52%
Shankar Dada (Chiranjeevi) is a local goon and ATM (Any Time Murder) (Srikanth) is like his brother. Shankar is in love with Jahnavi (Karishma Kotak) who works at a radio station. She also owns the second innings house. The only problem is that she does not know that Shankar is a goon and believes that he is a professor. When Rajalingam (Sayaji Shinde) takes the second innings house, Jahnavi, Shankar and the residents of the second innings decide to camp in front of his house. What happens when Jahnavi finds out who Shankar really is?
Annavaram (2006)
, 2h52Directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Asin Thottumkal, Kaadhal Sandhya, Ashish Vidyarthi, Brahmanandam, Lal
Roles Annavaram
Rating49%
Annavaram (Pawan Kalyan) has a lot of attachment to his sister Varam (Sandhya). He wants to see his sister trouble free even after marriage and hence wants to get her married to a city dweller who has all the facilities like a mixie, grinder, gas stove and running water. True to his taste, Annavaram marries Varam to a man (Shiva Balaji) who stays in Hyderabad. In order to leave her at her husband's place, Annavaram drops Varam in Hyderabad. Aishwarya (Asin Thottumkal) is the neighbour of Varam's husband who is chirpy and moves very close with everyone without any inhibition. During his stay, Annavaram finds that the city is full of goons and his brother-in-law pacifies him not to take everything to head and one should have the adjustment mentality to stay in the city.
Bangaram (2006)
, 2h58Directed by Dharani
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Meera Chopra, Reema Sen, Meera Jasmine, Ashutosh Rana, Sanusha
Roles Bangaram
Rating45%
Bangaram(pavan kalyan) is a reporter at a news channel. He dreams of getting into an international news channel of BBC. To fulfill his own dream he ends up at Peddi Reddy (Mukesh Rishi) who is a factionist. He needs Peddi's signature to get his dream fulfilled but in the meanwhile he gets entangled with Peddi"s daughter Sandhya(Meera chopra)and Vindhya(Sanusha). Later Bhooma Reddy(Ashutosh Rana) wins over Peddi's heart and is able to convince him to marry Sandhya to him. But Sandhya has already got her own love story with Vinay(Raja).
Balu (2005)
, 2h49Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Pawan Kalyan, Shriya Saran, Neha Oberoi, Gulshan Grover, Saurabh Shukla, Rajan P. Dev
Roles Ghani/Balu
Rating59%
The story starts with a man threatens peoples of Rajapulla Market. Then Balu (Pawan Kalyan) comes.in that time we saw some comedies.Balu lives with his mother (Jayasudha), sister-in-law, his nephew and his friend (Sunil). Then Balu comes across a girl named Priya (Shriya Saran). Balu's mother thinks about her past and loses her consciousness. In the hospital, Priya falls in love with Balu. After some songs, we see Balu is fighting with the man whom we saw at first and took the documents of Rajapulla Market. Then the man goes to his boss Khan (Gulshan Grover). It is revealed that Balu is not son of Rajeshwari Devi. His real name is Ghani. In flashback, he saves khan. so, Khan takes Ghani with him. After 20 years, Ghani is now Ghani Bhai, a rowdy. A man who is now working under Khan. In other side, a girl is raped by some people. Indu (Neha Oberoi) is very coward. But after meeting with Ghani she becomes brave and fights with the rapers of that girl. Indu and Ghani fall in love with each other. And Indu reveals about her family, her father (Suman) was an honest man. Some People killed her father and brother. This time it is revealed that Rajeshwari Devi is mother of Indu. Indu names Ghani as Balu. But Khan kills Indu. In Indu's death time Ghani promises her that he will take care of Indu's family. After that we come in present and saw Ghani in Hospital. After Ghani becomes well, Khan's henchemen found's him and a fight starts in Khan and Ghani. At last Ghani kills khan and reunites with Priya.