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Pawan Kalyan<br />
entered the Telugu<br />
movie industry<br />
with the 1996 film<br />
Akkada Ammayi<br />
Ikkada Abbayi as<br />
Kalyan Kumar. His<br />
second movie was<br />
Gokulamlo Seetha<br />
in 1997, which was a<br />
remake of the 1996<br />
Tamil film Gokulathil<br />
Seethai.<br />
Kalyan was born to Konidela<br />
Venkat Rao and Anjana<br />
Devi, in Bapatla, Andhra<br />
Pradesh. He is the younger<br />
brother of Chiranjeevi and<br />
Nagendra Babu. He started<br />
using the name "Pawan" after<br />
a martial arts presentation<br />
he organized to demonstrate<br />
his training. He holds a black<br />
belt in karate.Pawan Kalyan<br />
has been married three<br />
times: to Nandini from 1997<br />
to 2007, to Renu Desai from<br />
2009 to 2012 and to Anna<br />
Lezhneva since 2013. He has<br />
a son, Akira, and a daughter,<br />
Aadhya, with Renu Desai.<br />
Pawan Kalyan entered the<br />
Telugu movie industry with<br />
the 1996 film Akkada Ammayi<br />
Ikkada Abbayi as Kalyan<br />
Kumar. His second movie was<br />
Gokulamlo Seetha in 1997,<br />
which was a remake of the<br />
1996 Tamil film Gokulathil<br />
Seethai. This movie was<br />
directed by Muthyala<br />
Subbaiah and produced by<br />
G.V.G. Raju. In 1997, he also<br />
appeared in Suswagatham,<br />
a remake of 1997 Tamil film<br />
Love Today. In 1998, Tholi<br />
Prema was released and<br />
won a National Award and<br />
six Nandi Awards. After Tholi<br />
Prema, Pawan kalyan acted<br />
in Thammudu, playing the role<br />
of a kick boxer. Thammudu<br />
was released on 15 July 1999<br />
and was written and directed<br />
by P. A. Arun Prasad. Next<br />
he acted in Puri Jagannadh's<br />
first directorial venture Badri.<br />
In 2001, he was the brand<br />
ambassador for Pepsi at the<br />
time his brother Chiranjeevi<br />
was promoting Coca-Cola.<br />
Pawan Kalyan founded a<br />
political party called Jana<br />
Sena on 14 March 2014. He<br />
wrote a Book Named Ism<br />
which is also Ideology of<br />
Jana sena Party. He met with<br />
then BJP Prime ministerial<br />
candidate Narendra Modi<br />
to discuss about the issues<br />
related to both the Telugu<br />
states and extended his<br />
support. Pawan Kalyan<br />
campaigned extensively for<br />
Telugu Desam Party and<br />
BJP combine in Andhra<br />
and Telangana. His rallies<br />
drew what the Deccan-<br />
Journal called "huge crowds"<br />
in Andhra Pradesh and<br />
Telangana. In November<br />
2016, Pawan Kalyan<br />
announced that Jana Sena<br />
will contest in 2019 general<br />
elections.<br />
The actor's latest outing<br />
Katamarayudu is a massive<br />
hit all over and Pawan<br />
Kalyan's presence along<br />
with his performance have<br />
been widely lauded by the<br />
audience. Kishore Pardasani<br />
directed the movie and<br />
Shruti Haasan played the<br />
female lead. Anup Rubens<br />
composed the music and<br />
Sharat Marar produced<br />
Katamarayudu on North Star<br />
Entertainments banner.<br />
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