Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Babu; 2 September 1971) is an Indian film actor,

screenwriter, stunt coordinator, philanthropist, and politician. His film works are predominantly

in Telugu cinema. He is the youngest brother of the popular actor Chiranjeevi. Kalyan made his
acting debut in the 1996 Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. In 1998, he starred in Tholi
Prema, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.
He is known for his works in the films Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatam, Tholi
Prema,Thammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa, Gabbar Singh, for which he received the Filmfare Award for
Best Actor – Telugu,[5] Gopala Gopala and Attarintiki Daredi, which became one of the highest
grossing Telugu films of all time and stood as the highest grossing Telugu movie for a brief period of
time.[6] He was listed 26th in 2013, 69th in 2017 and 24th in 2018 respectively in the Forbes India list
of top 100 Celebrities .[7][8][9] He produces films under the banners Anjana Productions and Pawan
Kalyan Creative Works.[10]
In March 2014 he entered into politics, founding the Jana Sena Party.[11][12][13] During that period,
Kalyan was listed by Google as the most searched Indian celebrity politician on Google Search.
[14]
 Pawan Kalyan was widely known for his philanthropic work.[15] He founded a charitable trust called
Common Man Protection Force (CMPF). This trust was known to assist citizens who fall
under EWS in states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[16] He holds black belt in karate and also
specialized in various martial arts which he depicts in his films regularly. He is well known for his
mannerisms and stylish fight sequences which he depicts in his movies regularly. He was also
invited to Harvard University in Boston,USA to deliver a speech in 14th edition of India Conference
2017 along with Madhavan.[17]

Contents

 1Personal life
 2Film career
 3Humanitarian works
 4Political career
o 4.1Praja Rajyam Party
o 4.2Jana Sena Party
 5Brand endorsements
 6Awards and nominations
 7References
 8External links

Personal life
Pawan Kalyan was born as Konidela Kalyan Babu to Konidela Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi
in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh.[18] He is the younger brother of Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. He
started using the name "Pawan" after a martial arts presentation he organized to demonstrate his
training.[19] He holds a black belt in karate.[20]
Kalyan has been married three times: to Nandini from 1997 to 2007, to Renu Desai from 2009 to
2012 and to Anna Lezhneva since 2013.[21] He has a son named Akira Nandan and a daughter
named Aadya with Renu Desai[21] and a daughter named Polena Anjana Pawanovna and a son
named Mark Shankar Pawanovich with Anna Lezhneva.[22]
Kalyan is also the uncle of actors Ram Charan,[23] Varun Tej,[24] Sai Dharam Tej[25] and Allu Arjun.
Film career
Main article: Pawan Kalyan filmography
In 1998, Tholi Prema was released and won a National Award and six Nandi Awards.This movie was
directed by A. Karunakaran and produced by G. V. G. Raju.[26].After Tholi Prema, Kalyan acted
in Thammudu, playing the role of a kick boxer. Thammudu was released on 15 July 1999 and was
written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad.In 20 April 2000, he acted in Puri Jagannadh's first
directorial venture Badri.Produced by T. Trivikrama Rao and music composed by Ramana Gogula
In 2001, Kalyan acted in the film Kushi. The film was released on 27 April 2001 and was directed
by S. J. Surya, which became a huge hit in that year. In 2001, he was the brand ambassador
for Pepsi at the time his brother Chiranjeevi was promoting Coca-Cola.[27].His next film Johnny,
written and directed by himself, released on 26 April 2003. Kalyan also starred in the film, along with
Renu Produced by Allu Aravind and music composed by Ramana Gogula.
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 ABCDEFG, directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This was A.
Karunakaran's second film with Kalyan after Tholi Prema. This film was produced by C. Ashwini
Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner.In 2006, Bangaram, directed by Tamil director Dharani was
released. Later that year, he appeared in Annavaram, directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. Asin,
and Sandhya were cast alongside Pawan in the film and the film was produced under Supergood
Films. The film was released on 29 December 2006[28] and collected ₹230 million in 3 weeks
and ₹300 million (US$4.2 million) in 70 Days.[29][30] The film was a remake of the Tamil
film Thirupaachi. Kalyan also choreographed the song "Neevalle Neevalle" in this film. During March
2006, Kalyan launched his second directorial venture Satyagrahi, produced by A. M. Rathnam,
which would be a tale questioning the atrocities in society. After spending a few months on pre-
production by signing with P. C. Sriram and A. R. Rahman, the film was later suddenly shelved.[31].In
2008, Jalsa, directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind was released on 2 April.
This film got the highest First-day collection in Telugu film history and was also the first for any
regional film in south India in a single state by that time.[32] Jalsa turned out to be the highest grosser
of 2008 in Telugu cinema.[33].
Puli was written and directed by S. J. Surya and released in 2010. An official announcement was
made in the same year that Kalyan was going to play a small role in a movie about Jesus
Christ directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao .[34].In 2011, he appeared in Teen Maar, a remake
of Love Aaj Kal, directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee.[35] In 2011, he also appeared in Vishnuvardhan's
gangster film Panjaa.[36][37].In 2012, Kalyan appeared in Gabbar Singh, a remake of Dabangg, directed
by Harish Shankar.[38] The film successfully completed 100 days and stood as the second highest-
grossing film of all time in Tollywood.[39][40] After this film, he worked in Puri Jagannadh's Cameraman
Ganga Tho Rambabu.
In 2013, he appeared in Trivikram Srinivas's Attharintiki Daaredhi. The film, released on 27
September 2013, faced problems with piracy as half of the movie got leaked to the internet prior to
its release.[41] In spite of this Attharintiki Daaredhi was a blockbuster in 2013. The movie completed
100 days in 33 theaters and held the record of the highest-grossing film of all time in Tollywood,
surpassing the previous record of Magadheera.[42] Later, it was surpassed by Baahubali: The
Beginning.
In 2014, a STAR India survey ranked Kalyan as one of the Top 5 Heroes of India.[43].Kalyan's next
movie was a remake of the Hindi movie Oh My God! The movie shooting was expected to start on
19 May but was delayed for various reasons, like finding a heroine. The movie was named Gopala
Gopala, with shooting started on 9 June.[44] It was released on 10 January 2015 and got a positive
response. He featured Kalyan starring alongside Venkatesh and the film was directed by Kishore
Kumar Pardasani.In 2016, Kalyan acted in the film Sardaar Gabbar Singh which was essentially a
reboot of the 2012 film Gabbar Singh. It was directed by K.S.Ravindra(Bobby) and received poor
reviews from critics.In 2017, he has starred in a film called Katamarayudu which was a remake of
Tamil film Veeram starring Ajith Kumar. This is director Kishore Kumar Pardasani collaboration with
Pawan for the second time after Gopala Gopala (2015). It received generally positive reviews from
critics.