Renu Desai Explained

Renu Desai
Years Active:2000–2003
2021–present
Spouse:[1] [2]
Children:2

Renu Desai is an Indian actress, stylist, director, producer and former model known for her works in Telugu cinema.[3]

Personal life

Renu Desai was born in Pune to a Gujarati father and a Marwari mother,[4] and speaks Marathi at home.[5] She has a son, born in 2004 with Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, whom she married on 28 January 2009.[6] The couple also has a daughter born in 2010. They filed for divorce 2011, which was finalised in 2012.[7] [8] [9] In 2018, Desai announced that she was engaged, but didn't reveal her fiancé's identity.[8] [9]

Career

Before her entry into Telugu films, Desai was a model and appeared in the music video of Shankar Mahadevan's song "Breathless".

She starred with her future husband in the films Badri and Johnny.[10] Renu returned to her hometown and is active in Marathi films now. In 2013, she turned producer with Mangalashtak Once More and turned director with Ishq Wala Love in 2014.

Filmography

As actress

YearFilmRole LanguageNotes
2000Badri Vennela Telugu
2000James Pandu Renu Tamil
2003Johnny Geetanjali aka "Geetha" Telugu
2023 Tiger Nageswara Rao Hemalatha LavanamTelugu

Television

As costume designer

YearFilm
2001Kushi
2003Johnny
2004Gudumba Shankar
2005Balu
2006Annavaram

As editor

YearFilmSong
2001Kushi"Ye Mera Jaha"
2005Balu"Hut Hutja"

As producer

YearFilm
2012Mangalashtak Once More
2014Ishq Wala Love

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Photos & Movie Images - Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hollywood. Filmibeat. 15 August 2016. 9 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110809085041/http://livinggallery.oneindia.in/v/album01-bollywood-specials/bollywood-weddings/pawan-kalyan-weds-renu-desai/. dead.
  2. Web site: Pawan Kalyan is married to Russian Anna Lezhneva. 30 December 2013. Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2013.
  3. News: Pavan Kalyan gets married . 29 January 1999 . rediff.com . 4 February 2009 .
  4. Web site: Renu Desai on roles she likes to play, role model & more . IndiaGlitz.com . 2020-05-02 . 2024-08-03 . Renu describes herself as a true Indian. "My father is a Gujarati. My mother is a Marwari. I married a Telugu. And I speak Marathi at home," she says..
  5. News: 11 June 2020 . Renu Desai shares inside pictures from her first shoot post-lockdown; says "it is scary but happy my staff is earning their livelihood" . 12 April 2021 . Times of India.
  6. News: Annadatha Sukheebhava host Renu Desai has a message for fans on son Akira's birthday . 11 April 2019 . . 9 April 2019.
  7. News: Pawan's estranged wife Renu Desai spotted in Vijayawada. Bay News. 30 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228222957/http://www.baynews.in/film-news/pawan%E2%80%99s-estranged-wife-renu-desai-spotted-in-vijayawada. 28 February 2018.
  8. News: Goyal . Divya . Pawan Kalyan's Ex-Wife Renu Desai Is Engaged, Kids Attended Ceremony. See Pics . 11 April 2019 . . 26 June 2018.
  9. News: Pawan Kalyan's ex-wife Renu Desai gets engaged but keeps her fiance's identity a secret . 4 September 2020 . The Indian Express . 26 June 2018 . en.
  10. Web site: Idle Brain . Idle Brain . 20 April 2000 . 17 August 2013.
  11. News: Renu Desai to feature in Radhamma Kuthuru . 27 March 2021 . The Times of India . 24 March 2021 . en.