Pavan Wadeyar (born 10 December 1987) is an Indian

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and producer best known for his work in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...

. He is known for writing and directing ''

Govindaya Namaha ''Govindaya Namaha'' ( ''Hail Govinda'') is a 2012 Indian Kannada language comedy drama film directed by debutante Pawan Wadeyar. The film was released on 30 March 2012 across cinema halls. It stars Komal Kumar, Anna Georgia, Madhulika, Rekha Ve ...

'' (2012), for which he won the

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for the Best Debut Director. Being Producer, His Film

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won the

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for Best Feature Film In Kannada 2022.

Career

Wadeyar began his career by working as an assistant director to

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is most known for the 2006 film '' Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office coll ...

in ''

Pancharangi ''Pancharangi'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story an ...

'' (2010). He made his directional debut with ''

'' (2012) that went to become a successful film. He won the

for the Best Debut Director. He later remade the film in

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as ''

Potugadu ''Potugadu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu language film directed by Pavan Wadeyar. It is a remake of the 2012 Kannada film ''Govindaya Namaha'', also directed by Wadeyar with starring Komal. It was produced by Sirisha and Sridhar under the Ramal ...

'' (2013). Wadeyar's ''

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'' starring Yash and

Kriti Kharbanda Kriti Kharbanda (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Kharbanda is a recipient of several accolades including a South Indian In ...

was a major success. Wadeyar made his acting debut in 2014 film ''Preethi Geethi Ityaadi'' directed by Veerendra. In 2015 he directed

Rana Vikrama ''Rana Vikrama'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Pavan Wadeyar and produced by Jayanna Combines. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, alongside Anjali, Adah Sharma, Dinesh Mangalore, Vikram Singh, Girish Karnad, ...

starring

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which became blockbuster hit. In 2016 Pavan directed Jessie and

Nataraja Service ''Nataraja Service'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada language romantic emotional comedy film directed by Pavan Wadeyar, produced by N.S. Rajkumar and presented by Puneeth Rajkumar. It stars Sharan and Mayuri Kyatari. The music was composed by Ano ...

. His film Dollu won

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2022 in Best Feature Film in Kannada. Currently he is foraying into

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

with "Awasthi Vs Awasthi".

Personal life

Wadeyar was born on 10 December 1987 to Geetha and Gajanana Wadeyar in

Kunigal Kunigal is a town in Tumakuru district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155. Kunigal is famous for stud farm established ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. 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

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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 and are parents to two children.

Filmography

*''Note: All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wadeyar, Pavan Living people Kannada film directors 1987 births Film directors from Bengaluru 21st-century Indian people Male actors in Kannada cinema Screenwriters from Karnataka