Pawan Kalyan: Unknown Facts About Telugu Actor!

Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and politician. Pawan primarily works in the Telugu film industry and made his acting debut with the 1996 Telugu film ‘Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi’.

Later, Pawan Kalyan went on to act in several films such as Tholi Prema, Badri, Kushi, and Bheemla Nayak. Featured in the 2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, Pawan is also a recipient of the Filmfare Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.

Physical Stats

Pawan Kalyan Family

Pawan was born on September 2, 1971 to Konidela Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi. Both his elder brothers, Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu are film actors and producers. Pawan also has two sisters, Vijaya and Madhavi.

Relationships

Pawan met Nandini while he was attending acting classes at the Satyanand Acting Institute. Eventually, in 1997, the couple got married in Visakhapatnam. However, Pawan got divorced from Nandini in 2008.

Later, the actor fell in love with Renu Desai, his co-star. In 2009, Pawan tied the knot for the second time with Renu but got divorced three years later. 

In 2011, Pawan met Anna Lezneva, a Russian during the filming of the movie ‘Teen Maar’. Soon, they fell in love with each other and got married in December 2013. The couple has two children, Polena Anjana Pawanova and Mark Shankar Pawanovich. In July 2023, rumors surfaced that Pawan and Anna are heading for a divorce.

Apparently, the couple has been living separately for some time and Anna has returned to Russia along with her kids. However, the news is yet to be confirmed.

Education

Pawan did his schooling at St. Joseph English Medium High School in Dargamitta, Nellore. The actor once admitted that he was not a great student during his school days.

Controversies

On October 18th, 2022, while addressing a press meeting in Vijayawada, Pawan made a statement that he married thrice by paying crores of rupees as alimony. He also challenged the YSR Congress Party leaders to follow suit if they had money.

Following the incident, Andhra Pradesh State Women’s Commission issued a notice to the actor asking him to withdraw his statement and apologize to women.

Pawan Kalyan Profession

Popularly referred to by his fans as “Power Star”, Pawan made his acting debut in Telugu in 1996. The film was ‘Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi’, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and Pawan was paired opposite Supriya Yarlagadda.

It was followed by Tholi Prema and Suswagatham in 1998. Later, Pawan went on to act in several films such as Thammudu (1999), Badri (2000), Kushi (2001), Jalsa (2008), Gabbar Singh (2012), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), and Bheemla Nayak. For his performance in Gabbar Singh, Pawan received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.

In 2003, Pawan debuted as a director and writer with the film ‘Johnny’. It was followed by ‘Gudumba Shankar’ in which he donned the role of a screenplay writer.  In 2016, Pawan turned producer with the film ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’.

On 14 March 2014, Pawan founded the ‘Jana Sena Party’, a political party. Though the actor contested in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from Gajuwaka and Bhimavaram, he lost in both constituencies.

A coveted honor in Pawan’s career was when he was invited to Harvard University to deliver a speech at the 14th edition of India Conference 2017.

Pawan Kalyan Net worth

Pawan’s major source of income is from acting in films. Reportedly, his net worth as of 2023 stands at  $15 million.

Lesser Known Facts About Pawan Kalyan

• Pawan once opened up about how he battled with depression during his teenage days. According to the actor, when he was 17, the pressure of exams added to his depression. Pawan recalled an incident when he planned to take his own life by using the revolver of his brother Chiranjeevi.

• Pawan once revealed that he never wanted to become an actor. His aspiration was to become a technician as he was interested in writing, direction, and VFX.

• When he is not shooting, Pawan performs pooja between 5 to 6 PM.

• As part of the shooting, Pawan was once asked to dance on top of a bus. The actor felt so embarrassed that he called up his sister-in-law Surekha and told her that he is done with acting.

• Pawan suffered from bronchitis, and asthma during his childhood days.

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