Pawan Kalyan is undoubtedly the craziest hero in Telugu film industry. He has been introduced as the brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi to film industry and became role model for youngsters. He had established himself as an actor and built his own fan base which supported him irrespective of the movie result. Today the actor is celebrating his 44th birthday. In the last 19 years, Pawan Kalyan has come a very long way in Telugu film industry. Here we would be discussing about 12 rare and unknown facts about this star from Tollywood.

1. Pawan Kalyan Birth Name Is Konidela Kalyan Babu

When he was born to Anjana devi and Konidela Venkat Rao, they named him as Konidela Kalyan Babu. He had immense interest in martial arts. During one such event he got the title of “Pawan” symbolizing the god Hanuman, and from then he got the name “Pawan Kalyan”.

2. He entered the Telugu film industry in 1996.

At the age of 25 Pawan Kalyan made his 1st film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. His fourth film “Tholi Prema” bagged him a National Award.

3. Pawan Kalyan is a Vegetarian. He prefers to stick to this food regimen when options are given out for him during parties.

4. Pawan Kalyan married thrice.

His first wife was Nandini whom he married in 1997 and got separated after 11 years. Then he started dating his co-star Renu Desai and married her in 2009. However, this marriage too resulted in divorce. He married to a Russian actor Anna Lezhneva in December 2013.

5. The actor is a martial art expert. He is a Black Belt holder in that art form. Pawan Kalyan loves to do stunts to keep his body flexible.

6. Pawan Kalyan was the first South Indian actor to endorse in Pepsi advertisement campaign.

7. Tamil actors Vijay and Venkatesh are good friends of the Tollywood actor. They have expressed their willingness to act in a film with him.

8. Down to earth superstar of Tollywood.

He is a very humble person. Despite being such a big star and respected by everyone, there is not an air of arrogance or pride around him.

9. Renu Desai is the Costume designer for most of his films.

10. He returned money back to the distributors for his film Johnny didn’t do well at the Box Office.

11. He is an ardent admirer of Che guevara.

10. His hobby is to read books and plant saplings in his backyard. He has a farmhouse in the outskirts of Hyderabad where he grows vegetables and fruits.

12. Philanthropy

Kalyan donated Rs. 20 Lakh for the upliftment of those who suffered in the Uttarakhand flood. In October 2014, he announced a donation of Rs. 50 Lakh for relief operations post Hudhud cyclone in Andhra Pradesh.