Pawan Kalyan and Anna Konidala Announce Separation After 13 Years of Marriage

Indian actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Konidala, have announced their separation after 13 years of marriage.

In a joint statement, the couple said they had made the decision based on mutual understanding and respect.

“Although our married life has come to an end, we will remain good friends. We will also continue to stand by our children as responsible parents. Their happiness and well-being remain the most important things to both of us,” Pawan and Anna said in the statement.

They also requested privacy during this personal period. Expressing gratitude to their well-wishers, the couple said they hoped to receive everyone's compassion, support and respect for their personal space as they navigate this transition.

This marks the end of Pawan Kalyan's third marriage. He married Nandini in 1997, and they separated in 1999. He later married actress Renu Desai in 2009. They have a son and a daughter together and separated in 2012.

In 2013, Pawan married Russian-born Anna Konidala. They have two children together: Polena Anjana Pawanova and Mark Shankar Pawanovich.

Pawan Kalyan, the younger brother of actors Chiranjeevi and Nagendra Babu, made his acting debut in 1996 with the film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi.

Alongside his acting career, he is also active in politics. He founded the Jana Sena Party in 2014. In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, his party contested in an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Following the alliance's major victory, Pawan Kalyan assumed office as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.