Happy Birthday Pawan Kalyan: Journey From Films To Deputy CM Of Andhra Pradesh
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'.
Pawan Kalyan is younger brother of veteran actor Chiranjeevi and actor-producer Nagendra Babu. His famous nephews are Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Varun.
Pawan Kalyan married Anna Lezhneva, a Russian model and actress, in September 2013. This is actor's third marriage.
In 2003, the actor's breakthrough as a director came with the Telugu sports drama 'Johnny'.
A fun fact: Pawan Kalyan made history as the first South Indian star to promote Pepsi.
On Forbes India's list of the top 100 celebrities of 2013, Pawan was ranked 26th.
Pawan Kalyan entered the political arena in 2014 with the announcement of his own political party, the Jana Sena Party.
In 2014, the same year he joined politics, he also became the most searched Indian celebrity-politician on Google.
He won Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections in June and became the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.