Pawan Kalyan
Telugu film star who founded the Jana Sena Party and became Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after his party won every seat it contested in 2024.
- Based in
- Pithapuram
- Region
- Andhra Pradesh
Konidela Pawan Kalyan was born in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, and is the younger brother of actor Chiranjeevi. He made his film debut in 1996 with Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi and became one of Telugu cinema’s biggest stars with films such as Tholi Prema, Kushi, Gabbar Singh and Attarintiki Daredi.
He founded the Jana Sena Party on 14 March 2014. He did not contest that year’s election but campaigned for the TDP–BJP alliance. In 2019 the party contested alone and won a single seat.
In 2024 he helped bring the Jana Sena, TDP and BJP together; Jana Sena won all 21 Assembly and both Lok Sabha seats it contested. He became Deputy Chief Minister on 12 June 2024, holding Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Environment, Forests, and Science and Technology, and he represents Pithapuram. He has continued to act, with They Call Him OG released in 2025.
Career
Film debut
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi, 1996.
- 14 Mar 2014
Founded the Jana Sena Party
- 12 Jun 2024
Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Education
Schooling at St. Joseph’s High School, Nellore, and in Chennai
Known for
- 4 Jun 2024
Jana Sena’s clean sweep
Won all 21 Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats it contested.
