Who is Pawan Kalyan: Pawan Kalyan, who came into politics from the world of acting, is making a lot of headlines these days. Recently, when PM Modi was elected the leader of the parliamentary party, PM Modi also praised Pawan Kalyan fiercely. Actually, his party Janasena contested the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on two seats and won both the seats. At the same time, his party also emerged as the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections.
Now the news is also coming that Janasena founder and actor Pawan Kalyan is likely to be given the post of Deputy CM in the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led government in Andhra Pradesh. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as Chief Minister on Wednesday. According to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sources, the new government of Andhra may give five to six ministerial posts to allies – Janasena and BJP.
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Who is Pawan Kalyan?
Pawan Kalyan is a well-known star of the South film industry. Pawan Kalyan’s real name is Konidela Kalyan Babu. Pawan Kalyan is known as ‘Power Star’ in the South film industry. Pawan Kalyan is the younger brother of South film superstar Chiranjeevi. He started his film career with the film ‘Akkad Ammayi Lakkad’ in the year 1996. Even after this, he gave many big hit films in the South. Pawan Kalyan has also received the National Award for the film ‘Tholi Prema’ in the year 1998. Pawan Kalyan has been in the acting world for more than two decades.Â
Pawan Kalyan left a different mark in the Telugu film industry with his brilliant acting. Pawan Kalyan’s name was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list of 2013. Telugu film industry star Pawan Kalyan left his film career in 2017 saying that he will give priority to politics.
Pawan Kalyan’s political journey
Pawan Kalyan, who won from Pithapuram assembly constituency, started his political journey along with his elder brother Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi founded the Praja Rajyam Party in 2008. However, Pawan was not very active in politics after his brother merged the Praja Rajyam Party with the Congress, later Pawan Kalyan founded the Janasena Party in 2014. Pawan Kalyan was out of the party when the Praja Rajyam Party merged with the Congress. Pawan Kalyan did not contest the elections in 2014. But he supported the TDP and BJP. In the year 2019, he contested alone. But Pawan Kalyan had to face defeat in this election.
Despite the defeat, Pawan kept moving forward. He became the voice of the people, although during this time he also had to face personal attacks. Pawan Kalyan played an important role in forming an alliance to defeat the YCP. He banned Janasena from contesting on seats. Even the party workers themselves questioned him on this. The leaders who had stood with him earlier also left him. But Pawan Kalyan stuck to his decisions and continued on his path. Pawan Kalyan had a clear impact on the politics of the state. Janasena not only won all its seats, but also played a key role in defeating the YCP. Â
In his ten-year political journey, Pawan Kalyan has surprised everyone with his ideas and strategies. This is the reason why everyone is discussing Pawan Kalyan’s strategic ideas.
Pawan Kalyan married three times
Pawan Kalyan has married three times, his first wife’s name is Nandini, whom he married in the year 1997, but this marriage did not last long, as a result, both separated in the year 2008. After this marriage broke, Pawan Kalyan married Renu Desai in the year 2009. But their marriage lasted only three years and they got divorced in 2012. In 2004, Renu gave birth to a son, Akira Nandan. After divorcing Nandini, Pawan married Renu on 28 January 2009. After marriage, Renu gave birth to daughter Aadhya. This marriage of Pawan Kalyan also did not last long. Just a year after divorcing Renu, Pawan married Anna Lezhneva in 2013.Â
Who is Pawan Kalyan’s third wife?
Pawan Kalyan’s third wife Anna Lezhneva is a Russian model and actress. Both of them met in 2011 when both were shooting for the film ‘Teen Maa’, this meeting turned into friendship. After dating each other for two years, both decided to become life partners and then on 30 September 2013, both of them got married. In the year 2017, a son was born in Pawan Kalyan’s house, whose name is Mark Shankar Pawanovich. Lezhneva’s first marriage was unsuccessful, Anna was already the mother of a daughter from this marriage. Pawan adopted Anna as well as her daughter and raised her like his own daughter along with his three children.
Pawan Kalyan’s third wife Anna Lezhneva is a Russian model and actress. The two met in 2011 when they were shooting for the film ‘Teen Maa’, and this meeting turned into their life partner.
Pawan Kalyan’s son Akira is also in discussion
Akira is the son of Pawan Kalyan and Renu Desai. Akira was born in the year 2000. Pawan Kalyan’s son Akira is in the news, who was recently seen when Pawan Kalyan met PM Modi. This photo of him also went viral on social media. Pawan Kalyan’s son Akira has turned 20 and in terms of smartness, he gives competition to his father.
Akira has not yet entered the industry and she has a good fan following. Her photos are shared on Akira’s fan page. Her photos and videos with father Pawan Kalyan have also been shared on social media accounts. Pawan Kalyan recently met PM Modi. At that time too, his son Akira was with him.
What did PM Modi say in praise of Pawan?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called Janasena Party chief and famous Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan a storm. In fact, PM Modi called him a storm in the meeting of NDA constituent parties held in the old Parliament House. Pawan Kalyan was sitting on the stage when the PM said this. BJP had joined hands with Janasena and TDP in Andhra Pradesh for the 18th Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “What is visible here is not Pawan, but a storm.
