Entertainment News Desk !!! Pawan Kalyan is a South Indian actor known as ‘Power Star’. He is one of the most popular actors in the South. His fans love him very much. Pawan has raised his flag not only in acting but also in politics. Today he is celebrating his 56th birthday. Let us know about some important things related to his life today.
Pawan Kalyan was born on 2 September 1971 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu family. His father’s name is Konidala Venkat Rao and mother’s name is Anjana Devi. The actor studied at St. Joseph’s High School, Nellore. Pawan Kalyan’s real name is Konidala Kalyan Kumar. He was awarded the title of ‘Pawan’ by the Isshin-Ryu Karate Association after his good performance in martial arts. The actor is also a black belt in Karate.
The actor started his early career in the year 1996 with the film ‘Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi’ directed by EVV Satyanarayana. His second film ‘Gokulmalo Sita’, which was released in the year 1997. It was a drama film. In this film, Pawan Kalyan was first introduced as ‘Pawan Kalyan’. The actor’s third film was ‘Susavagatham’, in which he was given the title of ‘Power Star’ for the first time.
Kalyan’s next film ‘Tholi Prema’ was a big hit. The film was directed by A. Karunakaran. After its release, the film became a classic romantic film of Telugu cinema. The film won the ‘National Film Award’ for ‘Best Feature Film’ in Telugu, six state Nandi Awards and was screened at the 30th International Film Festival of India. After this, the actor did one great film after another and won the hearts of the audience. However, there was a period in between when the actor had to face difficulties, but Pawan Kalyan made a comeback in 2012 with ‘Gabbar Singh’ directed by Harish Shankar. It became the second highest grossing Telugu film of its time.
The actor founded the Jana Sena Party on 14 March 2014 and started working for the people. In 2014, Pawan Kalyan extended his support to the BJP. He decided not to contest the 2014 elections and supported and campaigned extensively for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and BJP alliance. However, Pawan Kalyan’s party stayed away from the BJP from 2017 to 2020. Actor Pawan Kalyan later took oath as a cabinet minister in the Andhra Pradesh government on 12 June 2024 and was declared Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 16 June 2024.
