Padaala Kalyani (born 31 October), better known as Karate Kalyani, is an Indian

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and

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artist from

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, Andhra Pradesh. She works predominantly in

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Personal life

Padaala Kalyani was born on 31 October to Padaala Ramdas, who was a

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and

artist in

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, and Vijaya Lakshmi. She hails from

. She has two brothers. She holds a black belt in

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. In an interview, she said she is an avid believer in

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. She was married twice and divorced both her husbands. In an interview she said that she tried to commit

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a few times due to problems in her family. In May 2022, Hyderabad Child Welfare Department alleged that Kalyani adopted a three-month child against the regulations. Kalyani denied the allegations and stated that she did not kidnap nor runaway with the child and that she was only giving care to the baby and was waiting for her to turn 1-year old so she could be legally adopted.

Career

Kalyani predominantly works in the

and is known for her roles in films like ''

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'', ''Chatrapathi'' and ''

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''. She has also done some vamp characters in films. She established Adhibhatla Kalapeetham to promote

. In June 2015, she entered in to the

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for performing

continuously for 114 hours 45 minutes and 55 seconds. She participated in a debate on the

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phenomenon with Sri Reddy Mallidi. She did not support her because of her false allegations and assaulted her on live television. In 2020, she participated in the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss in season 4 hosted by

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as a contestant.

Filmography

*''Vechivunta'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *''

Maa Alludu Very Good ''Maa Alludu Very Good'' () is a 2003 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by M.Ramalinga Raju on Roja Movies banner and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Allari Naresh, Ramya Krishna, Mounika and music composed ...

'' (2003) *'' Lakshmi Narasimha'' (2004) *'' Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'' (2004) *''

Leela Mahal Center ''Leela Mahal Center'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action romance directed by Devi Prasad and starring Aryan Rajesh and Sadaf. The film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film ''Amarkalam''. Plot Prabhu has a troubled childhood with divorce ...

'' (2004) * ''Chatrapathi'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *''Navvule Navvulu'' (2007) * ''Krishna'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *''Naa Style Veru'' (2009) *''

'' (2011) *''

Aadu Magaadra Bujji ''Aadu Magaadra Bujji'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by debutante director Krishna Reddy Gangadhasuu and starring Sudheer Babu, Asmita Sood and Poonam Kaur in the lead roles. The film is jointly produced ...

'' (2013) *''Police Paparao'' (2015) *''

Yevade Subramanyam ''Yevade Subramanyam'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age philosophical drama film written and directed by debutant Nag Ashwin. Produced by Priyanka Dutt, and Swapna Dutt, the film stars Nani, Malavika Nair, Vijay Deverakond ...

'' (2015) *''

A Aa ''A Aa'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna of Haarika & Hassine Creations. The film stars Nithiin, Samantha and Anupama Parameswaran. Mick ...

'' (2016) *''

Guntur Talkies ''Guntur Talkies'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Praveen Sattaru who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film stars Jonnalagadda, Rashmi Gautam, Shraddha Das, and Naresh. The film was a sleeper hit. ...

'' (2016) *''

Nenu Local ''Nenu Local'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina who wrote the film with Prasanna Kumar Bezawada. Produced by Dil Raju under banner Sri Venkateswara Creations, It stars Nani, Keer ...

'' (2017) *'' Goutham Nanda'' (2017) *''

Raja the Great ''Raja The Great'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Ravi Teja as a visually impaired man, alongside Mehreen P ...

'' (2017) *''

Arjun Suravaram ''Arjun Suravaram'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by T. Santhosh. The film stars Nikhil Siddharth and Lavanya Tripathi. It is produced by Rajkumar Akella, and presented by B. Madhu on the Movie Dynamix ...

'' (2019) *''

Gaali Sampath ''Gaali Sampath'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language survival drama film directed by Anish R. Krishna, from a screenplay, written by Anil Ravipudi. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Sree Vishnu, and Lovely Singh. Tanikella Bharani, and Satya p ...

'' (2021)

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalyani, Karate Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian film actresses Indian women comedians Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) contestants Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Telugu television Actresses from Andhra Pradesh People from Vizianagaram