• Anna Lezhneva is an actress who married Indian actor and politician Pawan Kalyan in 2013
• Anna retired from acting after the birth of her second child and is now a housewife
• Pawan Kalyan is an actor, movie producer, writer, and politician.
• Pawan has been a brand ambassador of Pepsi since 2001 and a brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh hand loom weavers since 2017.
• Pawan founded the Common Man Protection Force (CMPF) charitable trust to help those in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh who do not earn enough money.
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Who is Pawan Kalyan’s wife? Anna Lezhneva Wiki Bio
Anna Lezhneva was born in Russia, on 30 August 1980 – her zodiac sign is Virgo and she holds Russian and Indian nationality. Anna is an actress who came under the spotlight after marrying Indian actor and politician Pawan Kalyan.
Early life and education
Anna was raised in a Christian family in Russia, and watched movies and TV shows with her parents from the age of six. She began appearing in plays in her high school, and after matriculating enrolled at an acting school, graduating in 2002.
Career as an actress
Anna launched her acting career in 2003, but didn’t gain recognition until she appeared in the “Teen Maar” romantic drama movie released on 14 April 2011 – the Indian movie was not a big success, but Anna was praised for her performance. She went on to appear in several films during the upcoming years, mostly in South Indian movies, but none of which are notable. After the birth of her second child she retired from acting, and is now a housewife focused on raising her children.
Love life and marriage with Pawan Kalyan
Anna and Pawan met during the filming of the “Teen Maar” movie, of which Pawan was the star – Pawan is a popular Tollywood actor who is also involved in politics.
They began dating in March 2011, and were together for two years before marrying in Hyderabad, India in 2013 – the wedding was organized in Indian tradition. At the time of their wedding, Pawan was still married to his now ex-wife Renu Desai, and previously to Nandini from 1997 to 2008.
Anna gave birth to their daughter Polina Anjana Pawanova in 2015, and in October 2017 their son Mark Shankar Pawanovich followed. Pawan has a son Akira Nandan from his marriage with Renu born in 2004, and a daughter Aadhya Konidala born in 2010.
His ex-wife Renu has custody over Aadhya and Akira, and they’re currently living with her.
Likes and other interests
Anna has seen numerous movies, and her favorite actor and actress are Tom Hanks and Emma Stone. The movie genre she likes the most is comedy, and her favorites are “Forrest Gump” and “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls”. Her favorite colors are blue and white. She’s keen on tasting various cuisines – aside from Indian, the one she enjoys the most is Italian. Both she and her husband love animals, and Anna’s favorites are elephants and foxes.
Anna has travelled all around India thanks to her acting career, and also around Europe to countries such as France, Italy and England – her dream travel destination is London. Reading is another thing she likes, and two of her favorite books are “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel and “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Milan Kundera.
Appearance and net worth
Anna has long brown hair and brown eyes, is 5ft 5ins (1.65m) tall, weighs around 172lbs (60kgs), and her vital statistics are 34-27-34.
Her net worth is estimated at over 55 Lakh Indian Rupees which is around $76,000, while her husband Pawan’s net worth is over 52 crores, around $7.2 million.
Who is Pawan Kalyan, Anna’s husband?
Pawan Kalyan Babu was born in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India, on 2 September 1971 – his birth sign is Virgo and he holds Indian nationality. He’s an actor, movie producer, writer, and a politician. He’s perhaps best known for his role in the movie “Tholi Prema” , which won him a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
Pawan was born to Anjana Devi and Konidela Venkat Rao, and has two older brothers named Nagendra Babu and Chiranjeevi, both of whom are actors as well. Pawan grew-up being interested in martial arts, and began training karate at the age of six, now holding a black belt.
He launched his acting career in 1996, when he appeared in the film “Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi” – two years later, he had a lead role in the film “Tholi Prema”, which made him famous in India.
He went on to appear in numerous other Indian movies ,such as “Gokulamio Seetha”, “Thammudu”, and “Gabbar Singh” – his performance in the latter won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, while another film he starred in – “Attarintiki Daredi” – is amongst the highest grossing Telugu movies of all time.
Pawan is also a film producer, working for Anjana Productions and Pawan Kalyan Creative Works. He also became involved in politics in 2014, and launched his own party called Jana Sena Party. He published his first book in 2015 – “Ism” is about his Jana Sena party.
Pawan is a philanthropist, who founded the Common Man Protection Force (CMPF) charitable trust, which has the goal of helping those in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh who do not earn enough money to support themselves. Pawan was invited to deliver a speech at Harvard University in the US during the India Conference 2017.
He’s been a brand ambassador of Pepsi since April 2001, making him the first South Indian to endorse it – he has also been a brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh hand loom weavers since January 2017.
