Pawan Kalyan filmography

Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, narrator, philanthropist and politician works in Telugu cinema. He is currently serving as the 10th deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024.

Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan made his acting debut in the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. His next four films were all box-office successes — Gokulamlo Seeta (1997), Suswagatham (1998), Tholi Prema (1998), and Thammudu (1999).[1] His subsequent films Puri Jagannadh's Badri (2000) and S. J. Suryah's Kushi (2001) were major box office successes.[2][3]

Kalyan made his directorial debut with Johnny (2003), which was a box office failure.[4] He followed this with a string of underperforming films: Gudumba Shankar (2004),[5] Balu (2005),[6] Bangaram (2006),[7] and Annavaram (2006).[8] After a gap, the film Jalsa (2008) directed by Trivikram Srinivas became a box office success.[9] He collaborated with Suryah again for Puli (2010), which was a box office debacle.[10] Teen Maar (2010) and Panjaa (2011) were released to mixed reviews.[11][12]

The film Gabbar Singh (2012) was 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 Jagannadh was Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012), which was released to above average reviews.[14] Trivikram Srinivas's Attarintiki Daredi (2013) became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time surpassing Magadheera (2009).[15]

Gopala Gopala (2015) co-starring Venkatesh was a success while Sardaar Gabbar Singh,[16] Katamarayudu,[17] and Agnyaathavaasi received negative reviews.[18][19] Vakeel Saab (2021), the masala-laced adaptation of the courtroom drama Pink (2016), received positive reviews.[20] His next film, Bheemla Nayak (2022), was successful and ended up becoming the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022..

Film

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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" [24]
2001 Kushi Siddhartha "Siddhu" Roy [25]
2003 Johnny Johnny [26]
2004 Gudumba Shankar Gudumba Shankar / Kalyan[a] [27]
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. Gudumba Shankar Cameo appearance [28]
2005 Balu Balu / Ghani[a] [29]
2006 Bangaram Bangaram [30]
Annavaram Annavaram / Pothu Raju[a] [31]
2007 Shankar Dada Zindabad Suresh Cameo appearance [32]
2008 Jalsa Sanjay "Sanju" Saahu [33]
2010 Puli Komaram Puli [34]
2011 Teen Maar Arjun Palwai / Michael Velayudham[b] [35]
Panjaa Jai [36]
2012 Gabbar Singh CI Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh[a] [37]
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu Ram Prakash “Rambabu” [38]
2013 Attarintiki Daredi Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu[a] [39]
2015 Gopala Gopala Lord Krishna [40]
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Sardaar Gabbar Singh [41]
2017 Katamarayudu Katamarayudu [42]
2018 Agnyaathavaasi Abhishiktha Bhargav / Balasubramanyam[a] [43]
2021 Vakeel Saab Adv. Konidela Sathyadev [44]
2022 Bheemla Nayak SI Sarhad Bheemla Nayak [45]
2023 Bro God of Time "Titan" [46]
TBA Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit Veera Mallu Delayed [47]
Ustaad Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh Delayed [48]
OG Ojas Gambheera Delayed [49]

Other crew positions

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Year Film Director Writer Producer
2003 Johnny Yes Yes No
2004 Gudumba Shankar No Yes No
2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh No Yes Yes
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga No No Yes

Stunt coordinator

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

Narrator

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Year Film
2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

Choreographer/songs visualizer

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

Discography

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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"(starting portions) Mani Sharma
2011 Panjaa "Paparaayudu" (side portions) Yuvan Shankar Raja
2013 Attarintiki Daredi "Kaatama Rayudaa, Kadiri Narasimhudaa"[50] Devi Sri Prasad
2018 Agnyaathavaasi "Kodakaa Koteswar Rao" Anirudh Ravichander

Notes

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ "Badri". Sify. 21 April 2003. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's Kushi completes 19 years of release; trending big-time on social media". The Times of India. 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Gudumba Shankar". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Baalu ABCDEFG". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Glitter is missing! Missing glitter". The Hindu. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ Aditya Vardhan, GP. "Annavaram is paisa vasool". Rediff.
  9. ^ "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. ^ "Review of Telugu Film, Komaram Puli". NDTV. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  11. ^ Jeevi. "Teen Maar". Idlebrain.
  12. ^ "Panjaa film review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Gabbar Singh All Time Industry Record". 123telugu.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (CGTR) Telugu movie review highlights". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  15. ^ 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. ^ "Sardaar Gabbar Singh Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sardaar Gabbar Singh by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ^ Joseph, Deepu. "Katamarayudu Movie Review". The Times of India.
  18. ^ 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. ^ "Agnyaathavaasi Review {2.5/5}: Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram movie Agnathavasi lacks soul". The Times of India.
  20. ^ "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). 27 October 2021.
  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. ^ "2 Decades of Blockbuster Badri: 5 facts about the film that unbelievably interesting". The Times of India.
  25. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's Kushi completes 19 years of release; trending big-time on social media". The Times of India. 27 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Johnny sinks, but Pawan Kalyan remains afloat". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  27. ^ "Gudumba Shankar". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  28. ^ "14 years for 'Shankar Dada MBBS': Interesting facts about the Chiranjeevi starrer". The Times of India. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Baalu ABCDEFG". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
  30. ^ "Glitter is missing! Missing glitter". The Hindu. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  31. ^ Aditya Vardhan, GP. "Annavaram is paisa vasool". Rediff.
  32. ^ Jeevi. "Shankardada Zindabad". Idlebrain.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ "Review of Telugu Film, Komaram Puli". NDTV. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  35. ^ Jeevi. "Teen Maar". Idlebrain.
  36. ^ "Panjaa film review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  37. ^ "Gabbar Singh All Time Industry Record". 123telugu.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  38. ^ "Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (CGTR) Telugu movie review highlights". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  39. ^ 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.
  40. ^ 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.
  41. ^ "Sardaar Gabbar Singh Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sardaar Gabbar Singh by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  42. ^ Joseph, Deepu. "Katamarayudu Movie Review". The Times of India.
  43. ^ "Agnyaathavaasi Review {2.5/5}: Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram movie Agnathavasi lacks soul". The Times of India.
  44. ^ "Vakeel Saab Movie Review: A courtroom drama with a generous dose of masala". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  45. ^ "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.
  46. ^ "#PKSDT: Pawan Kalyan and Sai Dharam Tej's remake goes on-floors - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  47. ^ "'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.
  48. ^ "Pawan Kalyan's 'Ustaad Bhagat Singh' with Harish Shankar on hold? All we know". India Today. 17 July 2023.
  49. ^ "'OG' shoot begins in Mumbai". Times of India. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  50. ^ Pawan Kalyan's Kaatama Rayuda song gets great response- Times of India. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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