Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, narrator, philanthropist and politician working in Telugu cinema.
Pawan Kalyan made his acting debut in the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. His next six films were all box-office successes Gokulamlo Seeta (1997), Suswagatham (1998), Tholi Prema (1998), Thammudu (1999), Puri Jagannadh's Badri (2000), and S. J. Suryah's Kushi (2001) .
Kalyan made his directorial debut with Johnny (2003), which was a box office failure. He followed this with a string of underperforming films: Gudumba Shankar (2004), Balu (2005), Bangaram (2006), and Annavaram (2006). After a gap, the film Jalsa (2008) directed by Trivikram Srinivas became a box office success. He collaborated with Suryah again for Puli (2010), which was a box office debacle. Teen Maar (2010) and Panjaa (2011) were released to mixed reviews.
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. Kalyan's second film with Puri Jagannadh was Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012), which was released to above average reviews. Trivikram Srinivas's Attarintiki Daredi (2013) became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time surpassing Magadheera (2009).
Gopala Gopala (2015) co-starring Venkatesh was a success while Sardaar Gabbar Singh, Katamarayudu, and Agnyaathavaasi received negative reviews. Vakeel Saab (2021), the masala-laced adaptation of the courtroom drama Pink (2016), received positive reviews. His next film, Bheemla Nayak (2022), was successful and ended up becoming the fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022.
Film
+ Year Title Role Notes 1996 Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi Kalyan credited as Kalyan Babu 1997 Gokulamlo Seeta Pawan Kalyan 1998 Suswagatham Ganesh Tholi Prema Balu 1999 Thammudu Subramanyam "Subhash/Subbu" 2000 Badri Badrinath "Badri" 2001 Kushi Siddhartha "Siddhu" Roy 2003 Johnny Johnny 2004 Gudumba Shankar Gudumba Shankar / Kalyan Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. Gudumba Shankar Cameo appearance 2005 Balu Balu / Ghani 2006 Bangaram Bangaram Annavaram Annavaram / Pothu Raju 2007 Shankar Dada Zindabad Suresh Cameo appearance 2008 Jalsa Sanjay "Sanju" Saahu 2010 Puli Komaram Puli 2011 Teen Maar Arjun Palwai and Michael Velayudham Dual role Panjaa Jai 2012 Gabbar Singh CI Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu Ram Prakash “Rambabu” 2013 Attarintiki Daredi Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu 2015 Gopala Gopala Lord Krishna 2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Sardaar Gabbar Singh 2017 Katamarayudu Katamarayudu 2018 Agnyaathavaasi Abhishiktha Bhargav / Balasubramanyam 2021 Vakeel Saab Adv. Konidela Sathyadev 2022 Bheemla Nayak SI Sarhad Bheemla Nayak 2023 BroGod of Time "Titan" 2025 Hari Hara Veera Mallu Veera Mallu They Call Him OG Ojas Gambheera / Master Orochi Genshin "OG" 2026Ustaad Bhagat Singh Ustaad Bhagat Singh IPS
Other crew positions Year Film Notes 2003 Johnny Director, Writer 2004 Gudumba Shankar Screenplay 2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh Story, Producer 2018 Chal Mohan Ranga Producer
Stunt coordinator
Year Film 1999 Thammudu 2000 Badri 2001 Kushi Daddy 2004 Gudumba Shankar 2016 Sardaar Gabbar Singh 2018 Agnyaathavaasi 2025 Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Narrator
Year Film 2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
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)
Discography
Year Film Songs Composer Note 1999 Thammudu "Thati Chettu" and "Em Pilla Maatadava" Ramana Gogula Bit Songs 2001 Kushi "Bye Byee Bangaru Ramanamma" Mani Sharma Bit Song 2003 Johnny "Nuvvu Sara Taguta" and "Ravoyi Maa Country Ki" Ramana Gogula Bit Songs 2004 Gudumba Shankar "Killi Killi" Mani Sharma Starting Portions 2011 Panjaa "Paparaayudu" Yuvan Shankar Raja 2013 Attarintiki Daredi "Kaatama Rayudaa, Kadiri Narasimhudaa"Pawan Kalyan's Kaatama Rayuda song gets great response- Times of India. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014. Devi Sri Prasad 2018 Agnyaathavaasi "Kodakaa Koteswar Rao" Anirudh Ravichander 2025 Hari Hara Veera Mallu "Maata Vinali" M. M. Keeravani "Baat Nirali" Hindi Version "Kekkanum Guruve" Tamil Version "Kelkkanam Guruve" Malayalam Version "Maathu Kelayya" Kannada Version They Call Him OG "Washi Yo Washi" Thaman S "Washi Yo Washi" Hindi Version
Notes
See also List of Indian actors Telugu cinema
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