Pawan Kalyan filmography

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Kalyan in 2013

Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, philanthropist and politician. His film works are predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the youngest brother of popular actor Chiranjeevi. Pawan Kalyan made his acting debut in the 1996 Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. His next four films were all box-office successes namely Gokulamlo Seeta (1997), Suswagatham (1998), Tholi Prema (1998), and Thammudu (1999).[1] Kalyan's subsequent films Puri Jagannadh's Badri (2000) and S. J. Suryah's Kushi (2001) were box office successes.[2][3] He made his directorial debut with Johnny (2003), which was a box office failure.[4] He followed this with a string of failures: Gudumba Shankar (2004),[5] Balu (2005),[6] Bangaram (2006),[7] and Annavaram (2006).[8] After a gap, the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas became a box office success.[9] He collaboarated with Suryah again for Puli (2010), which was a box office debacle.[10] Teen Maar (2010) and Panjaa (2011) released to mixed reviews.[11][12] The film Gabbar Singh (2012) released to positive reviews and was a blockbuster at the box office, marking his comeback after three back to back failures.[13] Kalyan's second film with Puri Jadganaddh was Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012), which released to above average reviews.[14] Trivikram Srinivas's Attarintiki Daredi (2013) was an industry hit and got him back to no. 1, yet again.[15] His film Gopala Gopala (2015) with Venkatesh was a success while Sardaar Gabbar Singh,[16] Katamarayudu,[17] and Trivikram Srinivas's Agnyaathavaasi received negative reviews.[18][19] Vakeel Saab (2021), the masala-laced adaptation of the courtroom drama Pink (2016), received positive reviews.[20]

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi Mullapudi Kalyan [21]
1997 Gokulamlo Seeta Pawan Kalyan [22]
1998 Suswagatham Ganesh [23]
Tholi Prema Balu [23]
1999 Thammudu Subramanyam "Subhash" [23]
2000 Badri Badrinath "Badri" [2]
2001 Kushi Siddhartha "Siddhu" Roy [3]
2003 Johnny Johnny [4]
2004 Gudumba Shankar Shankar / Kalyan[a] [5]
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. Himself Cameo appearance [24]
2005 Balu Balu / Ghani[a] [6]
2006 Bangaram Bangaram [7]
Annavaram Annavaram / Pothu Raju[a] [8]
2007 Shankar Dada Zindabad Suresh Cameo appearance [25]
2008 Jalsa Sanjay "Sanju" Sahu [9]
2010 Puli Komaram Puli [10]
2011 Teen Maar Arjun Palwai / Michael Velayudham[b] [11]
Panjaa Jaidev [12]
2012 Gabbar Singh Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh[a] [13]
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu Rambabu [14]
2013 Attarintiki Daredi Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu[a] [15]
2015 Gopala Gopala Lord Krishna [18]
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Sardaar Gabbar Singh [16]
2017 Katamarayudu Katamarayudu [17]
2018 Agnyaathavaasi Abhishiktha Bhargav / Balasubramanyam[a] [19]
2021 Vakeel Saab Adv. Konidela Sathyadev [20]
2022 Bheemla Nayak Bheemla Nayak [26]
Hari Hara Veera Mallu dagger Veera Mallu Filming [27]

As director, writer or producer[]

Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
2003 Johnny Yes Yes No
2004 Gudumba Shankar No Screenplay No
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh No Yes Yes Pawan Kalyan Creative Works
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga No No Yes Pawan Kalyan Creative Works

As stunt coordinator[]

Year Film
1999 Thammudu
2000 Badri
2001 Kushi
Daddy
2004 Gudumba Shankar
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh
2018 Agnyaathavaasi

As playback singer[]

Year Film Songs Composer
1999 Thammudu "Thati Chettu" and "Em Pilla" (Bit songs) Ramana Gogula
2001 Kushi "Bai Baiye Bangaru Ramanamma" (Bit Song) Mani Sharma
2003 Johnny "Nuvvu Sara Taguta" and "Ravoyi Maa Intiki" (Bit songs) Ramana Gogula
2004 Gudumba Shankar "Killi Killi" Mani Sharma
2011 Panjaa "Paparaayudu" Yuvan Shankar Raja
2013 Attarintiki Daredi "Kaatama Rayudaa, Kadiri Narasimhudaa"[28] Devi Sri Prasad
2018 Agnyaathavaasi "Kodakaa Koteswar Rao" Anirudh Ravichander

As choreographer/songs visualizer[]

Year Film Song
2001 Kushi All songs except "Ammaye Sannaga" and "Gajja Gallu"
2004 Gudumba Shankar All songs
2011 Panjaa Panjaa (Title Song)

As narrator[]

Year Film
2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Pawan Kalyan played a single character with two or more names.
  2. ^ Pawan Kalyan played dual role

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Badri". Sify. 21 April 2003.
  2. ^ a b "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b "Pawan Kalyan's Kushi completes 19 years of release; trending big-time on social media". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Gudumba Shankar". Sify. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Baalu ABCDEFG". Sify.
  7. ^ a b "Glitter is missing! Missing glitter". The Hindu. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b Aditya Vardhan, GP. "Annavaram is paisa vasool". Rediff.
  9. ^ a b "12 Years of Jalsa: 5 reasons why the Pawan Kalyan starrer was a hit". The Times of India. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Review of Telugu Film, Komaram Puli". NDTV. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  11. ^ a b Jeevi. "Teen Maar". Idlebrain.
  12. ^ a b "Panjaa film review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Gabbar Singh All Time Industry Record". 123telugu.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  14. ^ a b "Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (CGTR) Telugu movie review highlights". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  15. ^ a b Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (29 September 2013). "Way to a mass entertainer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Sardaar Gabbar Singh Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sardaar Gabbar Singh by Times of India". Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ^ a b Joseph, Deepu. "Katamarayudu Movie Review". The Times of India.
  18. ^ a b Devi Dundoo, Sangeetha (10 January 2015). "Gopala Gopala: Of faith and superstitions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Agnyaathavaasi Review {2.5/5}: Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram movie Agnathavasi lacks soul".
  20. ^ a b "Vakeel Saab Movie Review: A courtroom drama with a generous dose of masala". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  22. ^ "ప‌వ‌న్ క‌ళ్యాణ్‌ను ఫ‌స్ట్ టైం ప‌వ‌ర్ స్టార్ అని ఎవ‌రు పిలిచారో తెలుసా ! [Do you know who called Pawan Kalyan Power Star first !]". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu).
  23. ^ a b c "Birthday Special: Power Star Pawan Kalyan! How the actor got his big break and became successful". The Times of India.
  24. ^ "14 years for 'Shankar Dada MBBS': Interesting facts about the Chiranjeevi starrer". The Times of India. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  25. ^ Jeevi. "Shankardada Zindabad". Idlebrain.
  26. ^ "Pawan Kalyan-Rana Daggubati's film: Makers unveil BTS video". The Times of India. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  27. ^ "'Hari Hara Veera Mallu': Pawan Kalyan looks flamboyant as a heroic outlaw". The Times of India. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  28. ^ Pawan Kalyan's Kaatama Rayuda song gets great response- Times of India. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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