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

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

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[lower-alpha 1]		[27]
	Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.	Gudumba Shankar	Cameo	[28]
2005	Balu	Balu / Ghani[lower-alpha 1]		[29]
2006	Bangaram	Bangaram		[30]
	Annavaram	Annavaram / Pothu Raju[lower-alpha 1]		[31]
2007	Shankar Dada Zindabad	Suresh	Cameo	[32]
2008	Jalsa	Sanjay "Sanju" Saahu		[33]
2010	Puli	Komaram Puli		[34]
2011	Teen Maar	Arjun Palwai / Michael Velayudham[lower-alpha 2]		[35]
	Panjaa	Jai		[36]
2012	Gabbar Singh	CI Venkataratnam Naidu / Gabbar Singh[lower-alpha 1]		[37]
	Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu	Ram Prakash “Rambabu”		[38]
2013	Attarintiki Daredi	Gowtham Nanda / Siddhu[lower-alpha 1]		[39]
2015	Gopala Gopala	Lord Krishna		[40]
2016	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	Sardaar Gabbar Singh		[41]
2017	Katamarayudu	Katamarayudu		[42]
2018	Agnyaathavaasi	Abhishiktha Bhargav / Balasubramanyam[lower-alpha 1]		[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

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

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

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
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

1. Pawan Kalyan played a single character with two or more names.
2. Pawan Kalyan played dual role

See also

• List of Indian actors
• Telugu cinema

References

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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. "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.

External links

• Pawan Kalyan filmography at IMDb