Pawan Wadeyar

Pavan Wadeyar (born 10 December 1987) 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, for which he won the SIIMA award for the Best Debut Director. Being Producer, his film Dollu won the National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film at the 68th National Film Awards (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. In 2015, he directed Rana Vikrama starring Puneeth Rajkumar which became blockbuster hit. In 2016 Pavan directed Jessie and Nataraja Service.

In 2021, Wadeyar produced Dollu, a film tracing the origins of Dollu Kunitha directed by Sagar Puranik. The film won the Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 68th National Film Awards in 2023. In the same year, it was reported that Wadeyar was directing a Hindi film titled Awasthi Vs Awasthi.

In 2026, it was reported that Wadeyar was directing Bail, starring Shiva Rajkumar in the lead role, and produced by KVN Productions.

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 and are parents to two children.

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

As director, writer and actor

As producer

As lyricist

Awards and nominations