Pawan Krishna is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He made his debut in Raasi, supporting role in Thimiru, before playing a leading role in Sengathu Bhoomiyilae.
Career Pawan ventured into Tamil films with Vetrimaaran's Polladhavan. He also played the villain role in the Vijay-starrer Kuruvi (2008), with his work for the film preventing him from accepting offers for roles in Aegan and Silambattam.
Pawan next featured in Rathnakumar's family drama film Sengathu Bhoomiyilae (2012) as the film's lead character but the film met with a low key release and mixed reviews. He then appeared as one of the four lead actors in Thagaraaru (2013), winning critical acclaim for his performance. Pawan also appeared in a small role in the Ajith Kumar starrer Veeram (2014). He starred in Vetrimaaran's Vada Chennai (2018) and Asuran (2019). He has played as politician in the film Mask (2025).
Filmography Tamil films + List of Tamil-language film credits Year Title Role Notes 1997 Raasi Kumar's friend Uncredited role1998Ulavuthurai dancer in song "Kandu Pudithaya" uncredited role 2002 Bala Jeyamani's henchman Uncredited role 2003 Alaudin Gangadhar's henchman Uncredited role 2005 Englishkaran Padma's son Kasthuri Maan Kasi Ji Chezhiyan 2006 Thimiru Bavani Kalabha Kadhalan Dhana 2007 Polladhavan Out 2008 Kuruvi Soori Dindigul Sarathy Bheemaa Pawan IPS 2009 Maasilamani Inspector Boopathy Suriyan Satta Kalloori Thiruchelvan,Kalaichelvan 2012 Sengathu Bhoomiyilae Vallarasu Mayanginen Thayanginen Muthukumar's friend 2013 Thagaraaru Senthil Ragalaipuram Burma Kumar 2014 Veeram Nallasivam's son Theriyama Unna Kadhalichitten Prakash Vilaasam Shiva (Seesa) 2015 Kaalakattam 2016 Kathakali Sambantham 2017 Vaigai Express Ajay 2018 Maniyaar Kudumbam Thanrasu Azhagumagan Vada Chennai Velu 2019 Sathru Kathiresan's brother Asuran Venkatesan 2020 Naadodigal 2 Soumya's uncle 2022 Therkathi Veeran 2024 Maya Puthagam Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai Esakkimuthu 2025 Mask MLA Manivannan 2026 99/66 Blast Kirubakaran
Telugu films + List of Telugu film credits Year Title RoleNotes 2009 Kurradu Satya's right hand Remake of Polladhavan 2017 Yuddham Sharanam Jogi 2022 Acharya Obulu 2022 Crazy Fellow Chinni's Brother 2023 Meter Kantham Byreddy Credited as Dhanush Pawan 2024 Raajadhani Files Andhra Pradesh CM
Malayalam films + List of Malayalam film credits Year Title RoleNotes2007 July 4 Williams Janmam 2009 Robin Hood Goonda 2010 Black Stallion Perumal The Thriller Udayabhanu Chaverpada Jaggu Bhai / Jehangir Mustafa / Varghese Antony / Yogeeshwaran / Parameshwaran
Web series + List of web series credits Year Title Role Network 2023 SengalamRajamanickam ZEE5
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