In 2014, a Star India survey ranked Kalyan as one of the Top 5 Heroes of India. In 2015, he appeared in "Gopala Gopala", a Telugu remake of "OMG – Oh My God!". The movie featured Kalyan starring alongside Venkatesh and was directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. In 2016, Kalyan's "Sardaar Gabbar Singh", a sequel to his 2012 film "Gabbar Singh" received poor reviews from critics. Katamarayudu (2017), a remake of Tamil film Veeram marked his second collaboration with Kishore Kumar Pardasani. In 2018, he appeared in the film "Agnyaathavaasi" directed by Trivikram Srinivas. This marked Kalyan's 25th film.