Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan: Journey From Films To Deputy CM Of Andhra Pradesh

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Acting Debut

Pawan Kalyan made his acting debut with the film 'Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi' in 1996. The film was an official remake of Hindi film 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'.

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Brother Of Famous Actor

Pawan Kalyan is younger brother of veteran actor Chiranjeevi and actor-producer Nagendra Babu. His famous nephews are Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Varun.

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Wife

Pawan Kalyan married Anna Lezhneva, a Russian model and actress, in September 2013. This is actor's third marriage.

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Direction

In 2003, the actor's breakthrough as a director came with the Telugu sports drama 'Johnny'.

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Promoting Soft Drink

A fun fact: Pawan Kalyan made history as the first South Indian star to promote Pepsi.

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Recognised By Forbes India

On Forbes India's list of the top 100 celebrities of 2013, Pawan was ranked 26th.

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Joining Politcs

Pawan Kalyan entered the political arena in 2014 with the announcement of his own political party, the Jana Sena Party.

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Most Searched On Google

In 2014, the same year he joined politics, he also became the most searched Indian celebrity-politician on Google.

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Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

He won Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections in June and became the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

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