Renu Desai's mother tongue is Marathi, but she is also fluent in Telugu.[4] She has a son, born in 2004 with Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, whom she married on 28 January 2009.[5] The couple also has a daughter born in 2010. They filed for divorce 2011, which was finalised in 2012.[6][7][8] In 2018, Desai was engaged to another man.[7][8]
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.[9] 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.
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