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

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. Being Producer, His Film Dollu won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film In Kannada 2022.

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.

His film Dollu won 68th National Film Awards 2022 in Best Feature Film in Kannada.

Currently he is foraying into Bollywood with "Awasthi Vs Awasthi".[4]

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, Belagavi district. He has an elder sister called Ashwini Madhusudhan. He is a 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[5] and are parents to two children.[6]

Filmography

  • Note: All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Producer Director Actor Writer Lyricist Notes
2012 Govindaya Namaha No Yes No Yes Yes
2013 Potugadu No Yes Yes Yes No Telugu remake of Govindaya Namaha and a cameo appearance
Googly No Yes Yes Yes Yes Cameo appearance in the song "Yeno Yeno Aagide"
2014 Kwatle Satisha No No No Yes No
Preethi Geethi Iyaadi No No Yes No No Lead role debut
Bahuparak No No Yes No No Cameo appearance as himself
2015 Rana Vikrama No Yes Yes Yes Yes
2016 Jessie No Yes No Yes Yes
Nataraja Service No Yes No Yes Yes
2017 Pushpaka Vimana No No No No Yes
2019 Natasaarvabhowma No Yes No Yes Yes
2021 Dollu Yes No No No No Debut in film production
2022 Raymo No Yes No Yes No

Awards

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Govindaya Namaha 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Director Won [7]
Best Lyricist for "Pyarge Agbittaite" Nominated
Radio Mirchi Upcoming Lyricist Won
60th Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist for "Pyarge Aagbittaite" Nominated [8]
Googly 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director Won [9]
Best Lyricist for "Googly" Won
Rana Vikrama 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [10]
Best Lyricist for "Jagave Ondu Ranaranga" Nominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [11]
Jessie 6th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [12]
Natasaarvabhowma 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director Nominated [13]
Best Lyricist for "Natasaarvabhowma" Won

References

  1. ↑ "Pawan Wadeyar". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Director Pawan Wadeyar to direct a love story". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Shyam Prasad S (17 February 2014). "Just 27, Pawan Wadeyar's going places". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "A title change for Pavan Wadeyar's Hindi debut". The Times of India. 9 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wedding reception of Pavan Wadeyar and Apeksha Purohit at Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru". The Times of India. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಗುವನ್ನು ಬರಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ Pavan Wadeyar - Apeksha Purohit ದಂಪತಿ". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Sudish Kamath (15 September 2013). "Stars in Sharjah for 2nd SIIMA". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "60th Idea Filmfare Awrds (South) Kannada Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "And-the-SIIMA-Awards-go-to". indiatimes. timesofindia. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "63nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". Book My Show. 7 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "5th SIIMA WINNERS LIST". Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2021:Take A Look At The Full Winner's List". The Hans India. The Hans India. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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