Konidela Kalyan Babu, professionally known as Pawan Kalyan, is an Indian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter who mainly appears in Telugu film industry. He is serving as the 9th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. Kalyan made his career debut with the Telugu film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (1996) and starred in Tholi Prema (1998), for which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu of the year. He has also known for his leading role in many successfully commercial films including Gokulamlo Seeta (1997), Suswagatham (1998), Thammudu (1999), Badri (2000), Kushi (2001), Jalsa (2008), Gabbar Singh (2012), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Gopala Gopala (2015), and Vakeel Saab (2021).