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Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, philanthropist, and politician. His films are predominantly in Telugu cinema. Kalyan is the younger brother of actor-politician Chiranjeevi, and made his debut in the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. He starred in Tholi Prema in 1998, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year.
Gudumba Shankar is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veera Shankar Bairisetty and produced by Nagendra Babu under Anjana Productions. Pawan Kalyan plays the titular role in addition to writing the screenplay. The film also stars Meera Jasmine and Ashish Vidyarthi while Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam and Ali play supporting roles. The music was scored by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film received lukewarm response from the audience and was not commercially successful.
Johnny is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language martial arts film written and directed by Pawan Kalyan. Produced by Allu Aravind, the film starred Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, while Renu Desai, Raghuvaran, and Raza Murad played pivotal roles. The film revolves around a martial arts coach who decides to use his skills to several fights and use the prize money to save his wife suffering from blood cancer.
Tholi Prema is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by A. Karunakaran and cinematography by y. Maheedhar and Chota K. Naidu. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Keerthi Reddy, with music composed by Deva. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and also won six Nandi Awards. The film was later remade in Hindi as Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, and in Kannada as Preethsu Thappenilla.
Anand Sai is an art director in South Indian cinema. He received a state award by Tamil Nadu for his work in the movie New. Sai was born in Parlakhemundi Odisha; his father came to Madras in 1950 to be an art director in film industry.
S. Ravi Varman is an Indian cinematographer, filmmaker, producer and writer. He has predominantly worked in films of Indian languages such as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. Known for his realistic and poetic framing sense, Ravi Varman began his career in Malayalam films. He has directed a romantic film in Tamil titled Moscowin Kavery and also filmed the music video for the song "Bird Flu" by British Tamil songwriter M.I.A..
Badri is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by T. Trivikrama Rao under the Vijaya Lakhshmi Movies banner, directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Pawan Kalyan, Amisha Patel and Renu Desai, with music composed by Ramana Gogula. This film is the debut of Puri Jagannadh as director and Ramana Gogula's collaboration with Pawan Kalyan after the successful film Thammudu. In 2004, Puri Jagannadh remade this film in Hindi as Shart: The Challenge.
Vishnuvardhan Kulasekaran, often credited simply as Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian film director who pre-dominantly works in the Tamil film industry. A one-time associate of Santosh Sivan, he made his directorial debut in 2003 with Kurumbu, which did not fare well at the box office. However, his subsequent films, Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005), Pattiyal (2006), Billa (2007), Panjaa (2011) with Pawan kalyan as main lead and Arrambam (2013) went on to become highly successful ventures, turning him into a household name in Tamil Nadu. His debut hindi film, Shershaah (2021) was released to OTT, and well appreciated.
Pavan Malhotra is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza's Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, both released in 1989. He is famous for his role as the cold-blooded mafia don Irfan Khan in the Telugu blockbuster Aithe (2003) and in his acclaimed role of Tiger Memon in Black Friday (2004). In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik.
Gavin Packard was an Indian actor of Irish American descent, noted for the villainous roles he portrayed in many Bollywood films of the 1990s like Sadak, Mohra, Tadipaar and Chamatkar. He had also acted in several Malayalam films like Aayushkalam, Season, Aanaval Mothiram and Aryan.
Panjaa (transl. Claw) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Vishnuvardhan and produced by Arka Media Works and Sanghamitra Art Productions. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh and Atul Kulkarni. The plot follows Jaidev (Kalyan), a gangster's loyal henchman who is forced to go on the run following a botched mission and killing his boss's son for committing a violent atrocity. The film features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by P. S. Vinod. The film marks Dias' debut in Telugu cinema and Lavania's film debut. Vishnuvardhan, who works primarily in the Tamil cinema, also makes his directorial debut in Telugu.
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language political action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Tamanna, and Gabriela Bertante in lead roles, while Prakash Raj and Kota Srinivasa Rao played supporting roles. Mani Sharma composed the score, Shyam K. Naidu directed cinematography, and S. R. Shekhar oversaw editing. It was the second collaboration between Kalyan and Jagannadh after Badri (2000). The film was released on 18 October 2012.
Prasad Murella is an Indian film cinematographer, who mainly works for Telugu cinema. He started his career in the Tamil film industry.
Attarintiki Daredi is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Samantha Akkineni and Pranitha Subhash in the lead roles while Nadhiya, Boman Irani, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles.
Ashok Kumar Aggarwal was an Indian cinematographer who worked mainly in the South Indian film industry. In a career that spanned nearly four decades, he worked in over 125 feature films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi languages. Aggarwal was a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC).
Sardaar Gabbar Singh is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravindra. Produced by Pawan Kalyan, Sharrath Marar and Sunil Lulla jointly under their banners Pawan Kalyan Creative Works, North Star Entertainment and Eros International, which also acquired the theatrical and music rights of the film, this film is a sequel to Kalyan's earlier film Gabbar Singh (2012), and a part of the Gabbar Singh series.
Katamarayudu is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani which features Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles, while Tarun Arora, Siva Balaji, Ajay, Ali, Kamal Kamaraju, Chaitanya Krishna, Pradeep Rawat, Rao Ramesh, and Nassar appear in supporting roles. It is a remake of Tamil film Veeram, which was directed by Siva.
Vakeel Saab is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film written and directed by Venu Sriram and produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations in association with Bayview Projects. A remake of the 2016 Hindi film Pink, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya Nagalla, Prakash Raj, and Shruti Haasan.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period action-adventure film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. Depicting the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu, the film stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, alongside Nidhhi Agerwal and Arjun Rampal. The film is scheduled for release in 29 April 2022 in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi languages.
Bheemla Nayak is an upcoming Telugu language action thriller film directed by Saagar K. Chandra from a screenplay written by Trivikram Srinivas. It is a remake of the 2020 Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum by Sachy. Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi of Sithara Entertainments, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati, and Nithya Menen.