Renu Desai is an Indian actress, costume designer, filmmaker, producer and former model. She is the second wife of famous South Indian actor and politician Pawan Kalyan.
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Renu Desai was born on Friday, 4 December 1981 (age 42 years; as of 2023) in Pune, Maharashtra. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Renu Desai’s childhood image
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
Renu Desai belongs to a Marathi family from Pune.
parents and siblings
Renu Desai has an elder sister and a younger brother.
Renu Desai with her brother
husband and children
On 28 January 2009, she married famous actor and politician Pawan Kalyan.
Renu Desai and Pawan Kalyan’s wedding day image
The couple have two children; The name of a boy is Akira Nandan and the name of a girl is Aadhya Kalyan.
Renu Desai and Pawan Kalyan with their children
In 2011, the couple filed for divorce and officially separated after the divorce was finalized in 2012. In an interview, while talking about her divorce from Pawan Kalyan, she revealed that Pawan was the one who initiated the divorce proceedings despite Renu’s initial opposition. He said,
I receive hate messages from many female fans of Pawan Garu. I just want to ask him one question. How would you feel if Pawan is your husband and after 11 years of marriage, without telling you, he becomes the father of another daughter? During our divorce, I requested Kalyan garu to issue a public statement to clarify this, but he did not accede to my request.
Fiance
They got engaged in June 2018; However, she kept her fiancé’s identity hidden.
Renu Desai’s engagement photo
relationships/affairs
In 2001, Renu got into a live-in relationship with her Badri (2000) co-actor Pawan Kalyan, who was married to Nandini at the time. In 2004, they welcomed their son, Akira Nandan, who was born out of wedlock.
livelihood
Sample
Before venturing into acting, she worked as a model. In 1998, she appeared as a mermaid in the music video of Shankar Mahadevan’s popular song ‘Breathless’.
actor
film
In 2000, she made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic action film ‘Badri’, in which she played the role of Vennela opposite Pawan Kalyan.
Renu Desai with Pawan Kalyan in a scene from the 2000 Telugu film ‘Badri’
The same year, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry with the Prabhu Deva starrer comedy thriller ‘James Pandu’, in which she appeared as Renu. She was cast in the lead role as Geetanjali in the 2003 Telugu martial arts film ‘Johnny’ starring Pawan Kalyan.
Television
In 2021, she made a guest appearance as Goddess Parvati in Zee Telugu’s TV show ‘Radhamma Koothuru’.
Renu Desai in a scene from the Telugu TV show ‘Radhamma Kuthuru’
costume designer
Her first film as a costume designer was the 2001 Telugu film ‘Kushi’. He has worked as a costume designer for several Telugu films, including ‘Johnny’ (2003), ‘Gudumba Shankar’ (2004) and ‘Baalu’ (2005).
Editor
In 2001, he edited the song ‘Yeh Mera Jahaan’ from the Telugu film ‘Kushi’. He edited the song ‘Hat Hatja’ from the 2005 Telugu film ‘Baalu’.
the creator
The first film he produced was the 2013 Marathi musical comedy film ‘Mangalashtak Once More’.
Poster of the 2013 Marathi film Mangalashtak Once More
In 2014 he produced the Marathi film ‘Ishq Wala Love’.
film producer
In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the Marathi romantic drama film ‘Ishq Wala Love’.
Poster of the 2014 Marathi film ‘Ishq Wala Love’
car collection
He has a Porsche Boxster.
Renu Desai sitting in her Porsche Boxster car
tattoo
- A lotus and something written on the wrist of his left hand
Renu Desai has a tattoo on her left wrist
Renu Desai has a tattoo on her left wrist
- She has a tattoo on the ring finger of her right hand
Renu Desai has a tattoo on the ring finger of her right hand.
Favorite
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Author: Isabel Allende, Haruki Murakami
- Poems: ‘Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines)’ and ‘The Moon Lives in the Lining of Your Skin’ by Pablo Neruda
- Travel Destination: Milan
Facts/General Knowledge
- Renu Desai’s mother tongue is Marathi; However, she speaks Telugu fluently.
- She is an animal lover and often posts pictures with them on social media.
Renu Desai with pets
- In an interview, when asked why he chose a Marathi language film to start his career as a producer, he replied,
I am Marathi at heart. Being born and brought up in Pune, Marathi is a language that is closest to my heart! Therefore the question of making a film in any other language does not arise! Also, I think I’m fortunate to have entered the industry at a time when there are so many amazing things happening in this particular genre.
- In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, and traveling. In 2019, he wrote an article for the BBC.
Renu Desai’s Instagram post about an excerpt from an article she wrote for BBC
- In February 2023, she revealed that she had been battling heart and health issues for a few years.
- She is a fitness enthusiast and practices yoga.
Renu Desai practicing yoga
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