Pavan Wadeyar

Pavan Wadeyar (born 10 December 1987)[1] is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, actor and producer best known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is known for writing and directing Govindaya Namaha (2012),[2] for which he won the SIIMA award for the Best Debut Director.

Pavan Wadeyar
Born (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987
Kunigal, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, actor
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)
Apeksha Purohit
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(m. 2018)​

Career

Wadeyar began his career by working as an assistant director to Yogaraj Bhat in Pancharangi (2010). He made his directional debut with Govindaya Namaha (2012) that went to become a successful film.[2] He won the SIIMA award for the Best Debut Director. He later remade the film in Telugu as Potugadu (2013).

Wadeyar's Googly starring Yash and Kriti Kharbanda was a major success. Wadeyar made his acting debut in 2014 film Preethi Geethi Ityaadi directed by Veerendra. In 2015 he directed Rana Vikrama starring Puneeth Rajkumar which became blockbuster hit.[3] In 2016 Pavan directed Jessie and Nataraja Service.

Personal life

Wadeyar was born on 10 December 1987 to Geetha and Gajanana Wadeyar in Kunigal, Karnataka. In recent Facebook live he told that he basically hails from Athani Taluk, Belgaum district. He has an elder sister called Ashwini Madhusudhan. He is an Bachelor of Commerce graduate with distinction. He worked at Fidelity company in Bangalore for 8 months due to his passion towards cinema he resigned his job and entered film industry. In December 2017, Wadeyar got engaged to actress and fashion designer Apeksha Purohit. They married in August 2018.[4]

Filmography

Director
Year Film Director Writer Lyricist Notes
2012 Govindaya Namaha Yes Yes Yes Director Debut
2013 Potugadu Yes Yes No Telugu remake of Govindaya Namaha
Googly Yes Yes Yes
2015 Rana Vikrama Yes Yes Yes
2016 Jessie Yes Yes Yes
Nataraja Service Yes Yes Yes
2017 Pushpaka Vimana No No Yes
2019 Natasaarvabhowma Yes Yes Yes
2020 Raymo Yes Yes filming

Actor
Year Film Notes
2014 Bahuparak Cameo appearance
2014 Preethi Geethi Ityaadi Lead role
2013 Googly cameo appearance In the Song yeno yeno agidhe
2016 Jessie
2018 Shaadhi Bhagya Stalled

Producer
Year Film Notes
2017 Pushpaka Vimana Along with Vikhyath Chitra Productions

Awards
Film Award Category Result Ref.
Govindaya Namaha 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Director Won [5]
Best Lyricist for "Pyarge Agbittaite" Nominated
Radio Mirchi Upcoming Lyricist Won
60th Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist for "Pyarge Aagbittaite" Nominated [6]
Googly 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director Won [7]
Best Lyricist for "Googly" Won
Rana Vikrama 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [8]
Best Lyricist for "Jagave Ondu Ranaranga" Nominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [9]
Jessie 6th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [10]

References
  1. "Pawan Wadeyar". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "Director Pawan Wadeyar to direct a love story". ibnlive.in.com.
  3. Shyam Prasad S (17 February 2014). "Just 27, Pawan Wadeyar's going places". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. "Wedding reception of Pavan Wadeyar and Apeksha Purohit at Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru". The Times of India. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. Sudish Kamath. "Stars in Sharjah for 2nd SIIMA". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. "60th Idea Filmfare Awrds (South) Kannada Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to". indiatimes. timesofindia. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  8. "63nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". Book My Show. 7 June 2015.
  9. "5th SIIMA WINNERS LIST". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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