Known For: Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024
Category: Actors
Country: India
City: Hyderabad
Date of Birth: Thursday, 02 September 1971
Language Telugu
Konidala Pawan Kalyan is an Indian politician, actor and philanthropist, serving as the 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. He is also the Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply; Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and an MLA representing the Pitapuram constituency. He is the founder and president of the Janasena Party.
| BirthPlace | Gajuwaka |
| Awards | Filmfare Awards South |
| Father | Venkat Rao Konidela |
| Mother | Anjana Devi Konidela |
| Spouses | Anna Lezhneva |
| Children | Mark Shankar Pawanovich Konidela |
| Siblings | Nagendra Babu |
| Website | http://www.pawankalyan.info |
| Wikipedia | Pawan_Kalyan |
| X (Twitter) | PawanKalyan |
Pawan Kalyan was born as Konidala Kalyan Kumar on 2 September 1971 in a Telugu family to Konidala Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. Venkata Rao worked as an excise police constable and was transferred on a regular basis. Kalyan was educated at the St. Joseph's High School in Nellore and later in Madras (now Chennai). In 1997, he was awarded the title "Pawan" by the Isshin-ryū Karate Association after a public martial arts demonstration. He also holds a black belt in Karate. Pawan Kalyan began his political career in 2008 as the president of Yuvarajyam, the youth wing of the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), founded by his elder brother Chiranjeevi. During his time with PRP, Kalyan did not contest in elections or hold any constitutional post, though he actively campaigned for the party. His campaign efforts were marred by health issues, including a sunstroke that caused bouts of vomiting during a roadshow in Vizag on April 19, 2009. In 2011, when PRP merged with the Congress Party, Kalyan expressed silent discontent with his brother's decision and took a break from political life. Reports suggested that he wanted his brother to keep the party going despite the setback at the polls.
