Personal life Pawan Kalyan was born to Konidela Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi.[7] He is the younger brother of Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. Kalyan is a trained Martial Artist.[8] He holds a black belt in karate and has displayed his skills in several of his films.[9] He publicly performed his martial arts skills at several auditoriums.[8] He was awarded the title Pawan, symbolizing Hanuman. From then, he started using the name Pawan Kalyan.[10] Kalyan is a vegetarian and is highly influenced by Che Guevara, Jiddu Krishnamurti and Swami Vivekanandas philosophy.[11] Kalyan married Nandini, a Visakhapatnam resident, on 17 May 1997.[12] The couple separated after two years of marriage. Kalyan started a relationship with his co-star Renu Desai[13] and married her on 28 January 2009.[13] Renu Desai worked as a costume designer for most of his films. The couple has two children, a son born in 2004 and a daughter born in 2010. In December 2013, he married Anna Lezhneva of Russia.[14] Career Early career (1996–1997) Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan Babu. His second movie was Gokulamlo Seetha in 1997, which was a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Gokulathil Seethai. This movie was directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and produced by G.V.G. Raju. In 1997, he also appeared in Suswagatham, a remake of 1997 Tamil film Love Today. 1998–2001 In 1998, Tholi Prema was released and won a National Award and six Nandi Awards.[15] After Tholi Prema, Pawan acted in Thammudu, playing the role of a kick boxer. Thammudu was released on 15 July 1999 and was written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. In 2000, he acted in Puri Jagannadhs first directorial venture Badri. In 2001, Kalyan acted in the film Kushi. The film was released on 27 April 2001 and was directed by S.J. Suryah.[16] 2002–2007 Johnny, written and directed by Kalyan, released on 26 April 2003. Kalyan also starred in the film, along with Renu Desai. In 2004, his film Gudumba Shankar was released. The film was directed by Veera Shankar and produced by Pawans brother Nagendra Babu on Anjana Productions banner. The films script and screenplay were written by Kalyan and he also choreographed three songs in this film and actions scenes were conceived and choreographed by him.[17] In 2005, the film Balu ABCDEFG, directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This was A. Karunakarans second film with Pawan Kalyan after Tholi Prema. This film was produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner. In 2006, Bangaram directed by Tamil director Dharani was released. Later that year, he appeared in Annavaram directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. Asin, and Sandhya were cast alongside Pawan in the film and the film was produced by Mega Supergood Films. The film was released on 29 December 2006 [18] and collected 23 crores in 3 weeks.[19][20] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Thirupaachi. Pawan Kalyan also choreographed a song Neevalle Neevalle in this film. 2008 – present In 2008, Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind was released. The film starred Ileana DCruz and Parvati Melton in pivotal roles opposite Pawan. The film was released on 2 April 2008 with 320 prints in over 1000 theatres and successfully completed 100 days in 25 centres.[21] After 2 years, Pawan was seen in 2010 film Puli, written and directed by S. J. Suryaah and starring Nikeesha Patel opposite Pawan Kalyan. The film featured a soundtrack by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Binod Pradhan. It was produced by Navodaya Appachan and Singanamala Ramesh on a 35 crore budget and was distributed by Geetha Arts. The film was released on 10 September 2010 worldwide with 600 prints in 1000 theatres. The makers of the film re-edited it due to very poor reviews and re-released the shortened version on 15 September 2010.[22] The final outcome however was disappointing. The film was declared a flop at the box office. An official announcement was made in the same year that Pawan Kalyan was going to play a small role in a movie about Jesus Christ directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Konda Krishnam Raju.[23] Makers of the film also registered a title called Prince of Peace at film chamber, but the film was shelved due to undisclosed reasons.[24] In 2011, he was seen in Theenmaar directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. The film was a remake of the successful Hindi film Love Aaj Kal.[25] The film was released on 14 April 2011.[26] In 2011, Pawan Kalyan also appeared in Vishnuvardhans gangster film Panjaa. The film, jointly produced by Arka Mediaworks and Sanghamitra Art Productions, also stars Sarah-Jane Dias and Anjali Lavania opposite Pawan.[27][28] Panjaa was released on 9 December 2011. It received mixed reviews from critics and was criticised for lack of story and a strong screenplay.[citation needed] In 2012, Pawan was seen in Gabbar Singh directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Bandla Ganesh. The film is a remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg.[29] The film successfully completed 100 days and stood as the highest grossing film of all time in Tollywood.[30][31] After this film Pawan worked in Puri Jagannadhs Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu. The film was produced by D. V. V. Danayya and was released on 18 October 2012. His latest release is Trivikrams Attharintiki Daaredhi. The film, released on 27 September 2013, is a complete family entertainer with Samantha & Pranitha as female leads. The music for this film was scored by Devi Sri Prasad. This film faced problems with piracy as half of the movie got leaked in the internet prior to its release and it was a major shock to the producer.[32] Despite all these, Attharintiki Daaredhi completed its 100 days [33] and went on to become an Industry hit surpassing Magadheera which was the previous top grosser of Tollywood.[34] Politics On March 2014, he founded his own political party, he named it Jana Sena Party.[35][36] On 14 March 2014, Addressing thousands of his fans here, he gave a call - Congress hatao desh bachao (Remove the Congress, save the nation)[37] Awards Filmfare Awards South 2013 - Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu - Gabbar Singh South Indian International Movie Awards 2013 - SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu - Gabbar Singh CineMAA Awards 2013 - CineMAA Award for Best Actor – Male - Gabbar Singh Other Awards 2001 - Sivaranjani Award for Best Actor - Kushi 2013 - Big Telugu Entertainment Awards - Best Actor – Attarintiki Daredi Filmography Direction Year Film Notes 2003 Johnny Stunt coordinator Year Film 1999 Thammudu 2000 Badri 2001 Kushi 2001 Daddy 2003 Johnny 2004 Gudumba Shankar 2011 Theenmaar Playback singing Year Film Song 1999 Thammudu Thati Chettu and Em Pilla (Bit songs) 2001 Kushi Bai Baiye Bangaru Ramanamma (Bit Song) 2003 Johnny Nuvvu Sara Taguta and Ravoyi Maa Intiki (Bit songs) 2004 Gudumba Shankar Killi Killi along with Mallikarjun 2011 Panjaa Paparaayudu along with Hemachandra, Sathyan & Brahmanandam 2013 Attarintiki Daredi Kaatama Rayudaa, Kadiri Narasimhudaa Choreography/Songs visualization Year Film Song 2000 Badri I am an Indian, Bangala Kathamlo and Yeh! Chikitha 2001 Kushi All songs except Ammaye Sannaga and Gajja Gallu 2003 Johnny All songs 2004 Gudumba Shankar All songs 2006 Annavaram Neevalle Neevalle 2011 Panjaa Panjaa
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:18:36 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015