Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan in October 2007
Born Konidela Kalyan Babu[1]
2 September 1971[2]
Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India[3]
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation Actor, politician
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s)
  • Nandini (m. 1997; div. 2007)
  • Renu Desai (m. 2007; div. 2012)
  • Anna Lezhneva (m. 2013)
Children 3
Parent(s) Venkat Rao Konidela
Anjana Devi Konidela
Relatives Chiranjeevi (Brother)
Nagendra Babu (Brother)
Ram Charan Teja(Nephew)
Allu Arjun(son in law)
Allu Sirish(son in law)

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.[4]

He is known for his works in films like Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatham, Thammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa, Gabbar Singh for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu,[5] and Attarintiki Daredi which became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time.[6] He was listed 26th in the Forbes India list of top 100 Celebrities of 2013.[7] As of 2014, he holds a net worth of INR185 million (US$2.9 million).[8]

In March 2014, he ventured into politics, founding the Jana Sena Party.[9][10][11] Subsequently, a poll conducted by NDTV, listed Pawan Kalyan, as the most searchable Indian celebrity politician on Google.[12]

Personal life

Konidela Pawan Kalyan was born to Konidela Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi.[13] 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.[14] He holds a black belt in karate.[15]

Pawan Kalyan has been married three times: to Nandini in 1997, to Renu Desai in 2007 and to Anna Lezhneva in 2014.[16] He has a son and a daughter with Renu Desai.[16]

Film career

Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan Kumar. 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.

In 1998, Tholi Prema was released and won a National Award and six Nandi Awards.[17] 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. Next he acted in Puri Jagannadh's first directorial venture Badri. In 2001, he was the brand ambassador for Pepsi at the time his brother Chiranjeevi was promoting Coca-Cola.[18]

In 2001, Pawan Kalyan acted in the film Kushi. The film was released on 27 April 2001 and was directed by S. J. Surya.Next film 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 Pawan's brother Nagendra Babu on Anjana Productions banner. The film's script and screenplay were written by Kalyan and also choreographed three songs in this film and actions scenes were conceived and choreographed by him.[19]

In 2005, the film Balu ABCDEFG, directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This was A. Karunakaran's 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 under Supergood Films. The film was released on 29 December 2006[20] and collected INR230 million in 3 weeks and INR300 million (US$4.8 million) in 70 Days.[21][22] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Thirupaachi. Pawan Kalyan also choreographed a song "Neevalle Neevalle" in this film.

In 2008, Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind was released.

Puli was written and directed by S. J. Surya and released in 2010. 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 .[23]

In 2011, he appeared in Teen Maar, a remake of Love Aaj Kal, directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee.[24] In 2011, he also appeared in Vishnuvardhan's gangster film Panjaa.[25][26]

In 2012, Pawan Kalyan appeared in Gabbar Singh, a remake of Dabangg, directed by Harish Shankar.[27] The film successfully completed 100 days and stood as the highest grossing film of all time in Tollywood.[28][29] After this film he worked in Puri Jagannadh's Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu.

In 2013 he then appeared in Trivikram Srinivas's Attharintiki Daaredhi. The film, released on 27 September 2013. This film faced problems with piracy as half of the movie got leaked in the internet prior to its release.[30] In spite of piracy Attharintiki Daaredhi was a block buster hit in 2013.The movie completed 100 days in 33 theaters and currently holds the record of higgest grossing films of all time in Tollywood surpassing the previous record of Gabbar Singh.[31] Kalyan's next movie is a remake of Hindi Movie Oh My God. The movie shooting was expected to start shooting on 19 May but was delayed because of various reasons like finding a heroine.[32] The movie was named Gopala Gopala with shooting starting on 9 June .[33]The movie was released on 10 January 2015 and got positive response.

In 2014, a STAR India survey ranked Pawan Kalyan as one of Top 5 Heroes of India.[34]

Charitable works

In 2012, he donated Rs 500,000 to support Olympic sports shooter Rekha Chalichemala.[35] In 2013 he reportedly donated Rs 2 million to the Natural Calamity Management Fund for those impacted by the floods at Uttarakhand.[36]

On 14 October 2014 he announced 5 million to the Chief Minister's relief fund for taking up relief operations in the aftermath of cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh.[37]

Political career

Pawan Kalyan with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

Pawan Kalyan founded a political party called Jana Sena on 14 March 2014.[38] He met with then BJP Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to discuss about the issues related to both the Telugu states and extended his support.[39] Pawan Kalyan campaigned extensively for Telugu Desam Party and BJP combine in Andhra and Telangana. His rallies drew what the Deccan-Journal called "huge crowds" in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[40]

Notable filmography

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2001 49th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu[41] Kushi Nominated
2008 56th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu[42] Jalsa Nominated
2012 60th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu[43] Gabbar Singh Won
Hyderabad Times Film Awards Best Actor (Male)[44] Won
CineMAA Awards CineMAA Award for Best Actor – Male[45] Won
South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Actor[46] Won
2013 61st Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu[47] Attarintiki Daredi Nominated
Santosham Film Awards Best Actor – Telugu[48] Won
Margadarsi Big Telugu Entertainment Awards Best Actor (Male)[49] Won
South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Actor[50] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Forbes 2013 Celebrity 100: Pawan Kalyan". Forbes India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Happy birthday Pawan Kalyan – The Times of India. The Times of India. (2 September 2013). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Pawan Kalyan's Childhood photo in Genes Show -Etv. YouTube (31 July 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo. "Gopala Gopala: Of faith and superstitions". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of Winners. CNN-IBN.in.com (21 July 2013). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nitya, Nag bag awards on star-studded night". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 16 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Pawan Kalyan – Forbes India Magazine. Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Is Pawan Kalyan worth just Rs 17.77 Crores? – The Times of India. The Times of India. (19 March 2014). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan's political outfit named as 'Jana Sena' Party". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Shekhar (16 August 2013). "Jana Sena – Name of Pawan Kalyan's New Political Party – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Telugu Actor Pawan Kalyan Launches New Party – new indian express". newindianexpress.com. 14 March 2014.
  12. ↑ Pawan Kalyan most searched celebrity candidate on Google. NDTV.com (17 April 2014). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Leaders console Chiranjeevi". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 25 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Happy Birthday 'Power Star' Pawan Kalyan – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 U. Sudhakar Reddy (29 December 2013). "Pawan Kalyan is married to Russian Anna Lezhneva". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Nandi Awards Nandi Awards – 1998". Chithr.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  18. ↑ Staff (18 April 2001). "Colas take war into Telugu film home". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Johnny (2003) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Annavaram – Power Star proves his might again". indiaglitz. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "'Annavaram' collects Rs 23 cr in 3 weeks". indiaglitz. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  22. ↑ "'Annavaram' gets record collections". indiaglitz. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  23. ↑ The Guardian.Pawan Kalyan to star in Bollywood film of Christ's life
  24. ↑ "Pawan's 'LAK' remake titled 'Teenmaar' – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  25. ↑ Vishnuvardhan's double dhamaka – Times Of India. The Times of India. (2 February 2011). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  26. ↑ Pawan-Vishnu flick in March. Sify.com (1 February 2011). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  27. ↑ Gabbar Singh begins shoot. Sify.com (12 September 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  28. ↑ Gabbar Singh completes 100 days at the box office – IBNLive. CNN-IBN.in.com (18 August 2012). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  29. ↑ Gabbar Singh on a roll at the box office. Business Standard (2 June 2012). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  30. ↑ Internet.html
  31. ↑ Pawan's Attarintiki Daredi completes 100 days – The Times of India The Times of India. (4 January 2014). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  32. ↑ Pawan Kalyan to shoot for "OMG" from 19 May. he is going to share the screen with another actor venkatesh. Deccan-journal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  33. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh starrer named 'GOPALA GOPALA'". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  34. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan in Top 5 Heroes of India". Deccan-Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  35. ↑ Sashidhar AS (28 July 2012). "Pawan Kalyan aids shooter Rekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  36. ↑ "Pawan donates 20 lakhs for Uttarakhand flood victims". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  37. ↑ "Actor Pawan Kalyan announces Rs 50 lac for cyclone relief work". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  38. ↑ "Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan launches new party – indtoday". indtoday.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  39. ↑ Pawan Flies to Ahmedabad. Deccan-journal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  40. ↑ Pawan draws huge crowds in Karnataka. Deccan-journal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  41. ↑ "The 49th Filmfare Awards-South". The Times of India. Retrieved April 2002.
  42. ↑ "56th Filmfare Awards 2008 – South". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  43. ↑ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  44. ↑ "Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2012". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  45. ↑ "Pawan Kalyan's Gabbar Singh sweeps cine awards".
  46. ↑ "SIIMA 2013 Winners List: Dhanush, Pawan Kalyan, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar Bag Awards". Ibitimes. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  47. ↑ "61st Filmfare Awards (South) Nominations: 'Attarintiki Daredi' Leads; Complete List of Nominees". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  48. ↑ "Santosham Awards 2014". Aplive.net. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  49. ↑ "Pawan's AD Won 4 Margadarsi Awards". cineoutlook. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  50. ↑ "SIIMA 2014 Telugu Nominations: Pawan Kalyan's 'Attarintiki Daredi' Nominated in 12 categories". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

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