Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan, Power Star@44
As Pawan Kalyan turns 43 today, we take a look at his cinematic journey.
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Pawan, born as Konidala Kalyan Babu in Bapatla on September 2, 1971, is the youngest son of Venkat Rao Konidela and Anjana Devi Konidela. His eldest brother, Chiranjeevi is considered the megastar of Telegu film industry, while his other brother, Nagendra Babu, is also an actor.
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Pawan, still sticking to his real name Kalyan Babu, made his cinema debut with 1996's Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi which was a remake of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. The film was a grand fiesta of Telugu filmy families. It was produced by Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Arvind and Kalyan's heroine was Akkineni Nagarjuna's niece Supriya. The movie was a major hit, and Pawan was lauded for his martial arts moves.
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After his first film, he rechristened himself as Pawan Kalyan on screen. His next superhit was Tholi Prema (1998), the film was a superhit and the music was a chartbuster. It won six Nandi awards and a National Film award. The film was remade in Hindi as Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai.
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The actor has been married thrice. He got divorced from his first wife Nandini, after a decade of being married to her, in 2007. He then married his Johny co-star Renu Desai in 2009 and has two children with her. But even that marriage failed, and he divorced her in 2013 to marry Anna Lezhneva, a small time Russian actress whom he had met while filming Teenmaar.
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The actor launched the Jana Sena party in March 2014 and campaigned for BJP-TDP coalition, a move which didn't sit well with his brother Chiranjeevi who is with Congress. His fans showed up to his rallies in huge numbers, and he is considered to be a political star on the rise.
