Pawan Kalyan is an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, writer, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer and politician. His film works are predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the youngest brother of popular actor Chiranjeevi.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Konidela Kalyan Babu |
| Nickname | Power Star |
| Profession | Actor, Writer and Politician |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 178 cm |
| in meters- 1.78 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 10” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 70 kg |
| in Pounds- 154 lbs | |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 40 Inches |
| - Waist: 34 Inches | |
| - Biceps: 14 Inches | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1971-09-02 |
| Age (as in 2015) | 44 Years |
| Birth Place | Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Debut | Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (1996) |
| Family | Father- Venkat Rao Konidela |
| Mother- Anjana Devi Konidela | |
| Brothers- Chiranjeevi (Actor, Elder Brother) and Nagendra Babu (Actor, Elder Brother) | |
| Sisters- N/A | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India |
| Hobbies | Reading and gardening |
| Controversies | • Actress Samantha once said about him that stars were marrying celebrities as fashion and that they have to exercising caution. |
| • In 2013, director Puri Jagannath shocked everyone by saying that he doesn't want to work with him. | |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Aratikaya Vepudu |
| Favourite Actor | Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Chiranjeevi and Amitabh Bachchan |
| Favourite Actress | Savitri |
| Favourite Film | Khaidi |
| Favourite Colors | Black, white and blue |
| Favourite Books | Aghora by Robert Svoboda, Shadow by Michael Morpurgo and Yugandhar by Shivaji Sawant |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Renu Desai, Anna Lezhneva |
| Wife | Nandini (1997 - 2007) |
| Renu Desai (2009 - 2012) | |
| Anna Lezhneva (2013 - present) | |
| Children | Daughter- Aadhya Konidala |
| Son- Akira Nandan | |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | 18 Crore/film (INR) |
| Net Worth | $ 15 million |
Some lesser known facts about Pawan Kalyan
- Does Pawan Kalyan smoke?: No
- Does Pawan Kalyan drink alcohol?: No
- Pawan learnt acting skills from Satyanand’s Film School in Visakhapatnam.
- He is the 1st South Indian actor who endorsed for Pepsi.
- His Ex-wife Renu Desai designed the dresses for most of his films.
- Just before the 2014 general elections, he founded a political party called Jana Sena Party.
- He is a Black Belt in Martial Arts and likes to do his own film stunt scenes.
- He is a good friend of Tamil superstars like Vijay and Venkatesh.
- He highly admires Che Guevara, an Argentine Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader who was a huge figure of the Cuban Revolution.
- In 2012, his film Gabbar Singh was a huge hit, which was the remake of Salman Khan’s Dabangg.
- Because he acted infamous Telugu director Puri Jagannadh’s first directorial film, Puri once said, he is like GOD to him.
- Famous South Indian actress once admitted that she once had a crush on him.
- After the failure of his directorial debut film Johnny of 2003, he showed the honesty and returned the money of the distributors.
- He donated 5 lakh (INR) to Olympic sports shooter Rekha Chalichemala, 20 lakh (INR) to help Uttarakhand flood victims and gave 50 lakh (INR) for Hudhud cyclone in Andhra Pradesh.
- He is a vegetarian.
- Terlugu actors like Ram Charan Teja, Varun Tej and Allu Arjun are his nephews.
