Kalyaan Dhev

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Kalyaan Dhev
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Born
Kalyaan Dhev Kanuganti

(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Sreeja Konidela
(m. 2016)
Children2
FatherCaptain Kishan
FamilySee Konidela–Allu family

Kalyaan Dhev Kanuganti is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the film Vijetha (2018). [2]

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Early and personal life

On 28 March 2016, he married Sreeja Konidela, [3] younger daughter of actor Chiranjeevi. [4] They have a daughter named Navishka. [5] His father is Captain Kishan, a businessperson. [6]

Career

Kalyan Dhev made his debut in 2018 with the film Vijetha, alongside Malvika Nair. [7] A critic from Hindustan Times praised Dev's performance and cited "Kalyaan Dhev makes a confident debut with Vijetha." [8] The same year he then signed his second film Super Machi directed by Puli Vasu. [9] After several delays, the film was released theatrically in January 2022, coinciding with the festival of Sankranti. [10] [11] Although his next film Kinnerasani began filming in December 2020, it was released on ZEE5 in June 2022 after several production delays. [12] [13] Dhev plays the role of a lawyer who takes revenge against a serial killer who kills his girlfriend. [14]

In 2021, his next film was started filming. The film is directed by Sreedhar Seepana and also stars Avika Gor. [15]

Filmography

List of films and roles
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2018 Vijetha RamDebut as lead role [16]
2022 Super Machi Raju [17]
Kinnerasani Venkat [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2018 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Debut – Telugu Vijetha Won

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