Konidela Kalyan Babu (born 2 September 1971), better known by his stage name Paw

an Kalyan, is an Indian film actor, producer, martial artist, director, screenwr

iter, stunt coordinator, writer, and politician. His film works are predominantl
y in Telugu cinema and is the younger brother of actor turned politician Chiranj
eevi. Kalyan made his acting debut in 1996 Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abba
yi. In 1998, he starred in Tholi Prema which won the National Film Award for Bes
t Feature Film in Telugu for that year. In 2015, he enacted Lord Krishna in the
sleeper hit Gopala Gopala.[3]
He is known for his works in films Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatham, Thammudu, Badr
i, Kushi, Jalsa, Gabbar Singh for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best
Actor
Telugu,[4] and Attarintiki Daredi which became the highest grossing Telugu
film of all time.[5] He was listed 26th in the Forbes India list of top 100 Cel
ebrities of 2013.[6] As of 2014, he holds a net worth of ?185 million (US$2.7 mi
llion).[7] He produces films under the banners Anjana Productions and Pawan Kaly
an Creative Works.
In March 2014, he ventured into politics, founding the Jana Sena Party.[8][9][10
] During that period, Pawan Kalyan was listed by Google as the most searched Ind
ian celebrity politician on Google search.[11]
Contents [hide]
1
Personal life
2
Film career
3
Charitable works
4
Political career
5
Brand endorsements
6
Filmography
7
Awards and nominations
8
References
9
External links
Personal life[edit]
Kalyan was born to Konidela Venkat Rao and Anjana Devi, in Bapatla, Andhra Prade
sh.[12] He is the younger brother of Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu. He started u
sing the name "Pawan" after a martial arts presentation he organized to demonstr
ate his training.[13] He holds a black belt in karate.[14]
Pawan 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.[15] He has a son, Akir
a, and a daughter, Aadhya, with Renu Desai.[15] What happened between Renu Desai
, and Pawan Kalyan, was the making of a film Orange (2010 film), and the losses
incurred, which jeopardized the newly married status, which had been live-in for
many years.[16]
Film career[edit]
Main article: Pawan Kalyan filmography
Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi
Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan Kumar. His second movie was Gokulamlo Seetha in 1997, wh
ich was a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Gokulathil Seethai. This movie was direc
ted by Muthyala Subbaiah and produced by G.V.G. Raju. In 1997, he also appeared
in Suswagatham, a remake of 1997 Tamil film Love Today.
In 1998, Tholi Prema was released and won a National Award and six Nandi Awards.
[17] After Tholi Prema, Pawan acted in Thammudu, playing the role of a kick boxe
r. Thammudu was released on 15 July 1999 and was written and directed by P. A. A
run Prasad. Next he acted in Puri Jagannadh's first directorial venture Badri. I
n 2001, he was the brand ambassador for Pepsi at the time his brother Chiranjeev
i was promoting Coca-Cola.[18]
In 2001, Pawan Kalyan acted in the film Kushi. The film was released on 27 April

2001 and was directed by S. J. Surya.Next film Johnny, written and directed by
Kalyan, released on 26 April 2003. Kalyan also starred in the film, along with R
enu Desai. In 2004, his film Gudumba Shankar was released. The film was directed
by Veera Shankar and produced by Pawan's brother Nagendra Babu on Anjana Produc
tions banner. The film's script and screenplay were written by Kalyan and also c
horeographed three songs in this film and actions scenes were conceived and chor
eographed by him.[19]
In 2005, the film Balu ABCDEFG, directed by A. Karunakaran was released. This wa
s A. Karunakaran's second film with Pawan Kalyan after Tholi Prema. This film wa
s 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 alon
gside Pawan in the film and the film was produced under Supergood Films. The fil
m was released on 29 December 2006[20] and collected ?230 million in 3 weeks and
?300 million (US$4.5 million) in 70 Days.[21][22] The film was a remake of the
Tamil film Thirupaachi. Pawan Kalyan also choreographed a song "Neevalle Neevall
e" in this film. During March 2006, Pawan Kalyan launched his second directorial
venture, Satyagrahi produced by A. M. Rathnam, which would be a tale questionin
g the atrocities in society. After spending a few months on pre-production by si
gning on P. C. Sriram and A. R. Rahman, the film was later suddenly shelved.[23]
In 2008, Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Allu Aravind was r
eleased on April 2. This film got the highest First day collection in Telugu fil
m history and was also the first for any regional film in south India in a singl
e state by that time.[24] Jalsa movie turned out to be the Highest Grosser of 20
08 in Telugu Cinema.[25]
Puli was written and directed by S. J. Surya and released in 2010. An official a
nnouncement was made in the same year that Pawan Kalyan was going to play a smal
l role in a movie about Jesus Christ directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao .[26]
In 2011, he appeared in Teen Maar, a remake of Love Aaj Kal, directed by Jayanth
C. Paranjee.[27] In 2011, he also appeared in Vishnuvardhan's gangster film Pan
jaa.[28][29]
In 2012, Pawan Kalyan appeared in Gabbar Singh, a remake of Dabangg, directed by
Harish Shankar.[30] The film successfully completed 100 days and stood as 2nd h
ighest grossing film of all time in Tollywood.[31][32] After this film he worked
in Puri Jagannadh's Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu.
In 2013 he then appeared in Trivikram Srinivas's Attharintiki Daaredhi. The film
, released on 27 September 2013. This film faced problems with piracy as half of
the movie got leaked in the internet prior to its release.[33] In spite of pira
cy Attharintiki Daaredhi was a block buster hit in 2013.The movie completed 100
days in 33 theaters and held the record of higgest grossing films of all time in
Tollywood surpassing the previous record of Magadheera,[34] Later it was surpas
sed by Baahubali: The Beginning. Kalyan's next movie was a remake of Hindi Movie
Oh My God. The movie shooting was expected to start shooting on 19 May but was
delayed because of various reasons like finding a heroine. The movie was named G
opala Gopala with shooting starting on 9 June.[35] The movie was released on 10
January 2015 and got positive response.
In 2014, a STAR India survey ranked Pawan Kalyan as one of Top 5 Heroes of India
.[36]
His next film is Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016).
Charitable works[edit]
In 2012, he donated Rs 500,000 to support Olympic sports shooter Rekha Chalichem

ala.[37] In 2013 he reportedly donated Rs 2 million to the Natural Calamity Mana

gement Fund for those impacted by the floods at Uttarakhand.[38]
On 14 October 2014 he announced Rs. 5 million to the Chief Minister's relief fun
d for taking up relief operations in the aftermath of cyclone Hudhud in Andhra P
radesh.[39]
Political career[edit]
Kalyan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014
Pawan Kalyan founded a political party called Jana Sena on 14 March 2014.[40] He
wrote a Book Named Ism which is also Ideology of Jana sena Party.[41] He met wi
th then BJP Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to discuss about the issue
s related to both the Telugu states and extended his support.[42] Pawan Kalyan c
ampaigned extensively for Telugu Desam Party and BJP combine in Andhra and Telan
gana. His rallies drew what the Deccan-Journal called "huge crowds" in Andhra Pr
adesh and Telangana.[43]
"Pawan Kalyan's talk touched my heart. My soul said that if there are youth like
Pawan Kalyan, the Telugu spirit can never die. Telangana and Seemandhra can bot
h prosper under someone like him"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Pawan Kalyan[44]
Brand endorsements[edit]
In April, 2001 Pawan Kalyan endorsed a cola company. He was the brand ambassador
for Pepsi cool drink in Andhra Pradesh.[45]
Filmography[edit]
Main Articles: Pawan Kalyan filmography.
Selected filmography
1998 : Tholi Prema
1999 : Thammudu
2000 : Badri
2001 : Kushi
2008 : Jalsa
2012 : Gabbar Singh
2013 : Attarintiki Daredi
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award Category
Film
Result
2001
49th Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Kushi Nominated
2008
56th Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Jalsa Nominated
2012
60th Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Gabbar Singh
Won
Hyderabad Times Film Awards
Best Actor (Male)[49] Won
CineMAA Awards CineMAA Award for Best Actor Male[50] Won
South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Actor[51]
2013
61st Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Attarintiki Daredi
Nominated
Santosham Film Awards Best Actor Telugu[53] Won
Margadarsi Big Telugu Entertainment Awards
Best Actor (Male)[54]
South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Actor[55]
d
2015
1st IIFA Utsavam Awards South Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Gopala Gopala Nominated

Telugu[46]
Telugu[47]
Telugu[48]

Won
Telugu[52]
Won
Nominate
Telugu[56]