In 2004, his film "Gudumba Shankar" was released. The film was directed by Veera Shankar and produced by Pawan's brother Nagendra Babu under Anjana Productions banner. The film's script and screenplay were written by Kalyan and he also choreographed three songs in this film and actions scenes were conceived and choreographed by him. In 2005, the film "Balu", directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This was Karunakaran's second film with Kalyan after "Tholi Prema". This film was produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner.