10 interesting facts about ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan

Konidela Kalyan Babu, popularly known as Pawan Kalyan turned a year older today. Pawan Kalyan is the youngest brother of popular actor Chiranjeevi and uncle of Ram Charan.

Konidela Kalyan Babu, popularly known as Pawan Kalyan turned a year older today. Pawan Kalyan is the youngest brother of popular actor Chiranjeevi and uncle of Ram Charan. The actor turned politician made his acting debut in the film industry with a Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi in 1996.

Pawan Kalyan is an actor, producer, director, screenwriter, writer, philanthropist and politician. He mainly appears in Telugu movies. The Tollywood superstar is popularly known for role in the films Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatam, Tholi Prema, Thammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa and Gabbar Singh. His film Attarintiki Daredi became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time.

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Today Pawan Kalyan celebrating his 50th birthday. Here are interesting facts about Pawan Kalyan.

1. Pawan Kalyan’s Original Name is Konidela Kalyan Babu. He assumed his onscreen name Pawan after organising a martial event to showcase his talents in Karate. Pawan Kalyan holds a “Black Belt” in Karate.

2. Pawan Kalyan is a die-hard fan of Che Guevara.

3. A trained martial artist, he holds a black belt in Karate. He has also worked as stunt coordinator for his films such as Khushi, Teen Maar and Badri. No wonder he is called ‘Power Star’ by his fans.

4. Pawan Kalyan debuted in film industry with Telugu Film “Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi”. His fourth film “Tholi Prema” won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and also bagged Six Nandi awards.

5. Pawan wanted to become a director. However, Chiranjeevi’s wife Surekha Konidala persuaded him to become an actor. He made his debut with Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi in 1996, which was a remake of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.

6. Pawan is a true leader of masses. After winning over a massive fan following through films, he entered the realm of active politics in 2014. He floated his own political outfit called Jana Sena Party and soon became a force to be reckoned with in the Telugu states.

7. Pawan Kalyan has been married three times. First to Nandini 1997 and divorced in 2007. Second, he married one of his Co- Actor Renu Desai in 2007 and divorced in 2012. In 2013, he married Anna Lezhneva. He has a Daughter and Son with Renu Desai.

8. Pawan Kalyan was the first person from South India to endorse Pepsi Campaign.

9. According to Google, Pawan Kalyan was the most searched Indian celebrity politician during the Lok Sabha Polls 2014.

10. Pawan Kalyan has won several awards during his acting career:
• Best Actor in Filmfare Awards 2012 for Gabbar Singh.
• Best Actor in Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2012 for Gabbar Singh.
• Best Actor in CineMAA Awards 2012 for Gabbar Singh.
• SIIMA Award Best Actor Award in 2012 for Gabbar Singh.
• Best Actor – Telugu in Santosham Film Awards for Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.
• Best Actor in Big Telugu Entertainment Awards for Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.
• Pawan Kalyan was Ranked as one of the Top 5 Heroes of India in a Survey conducted by STAR India in 2014.