While much is known about Andhra Pradesh’s new Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan‘s professional life, did you know that the Telugu superstar-turned-politician is married to a Russian? Meet his wife Anna Lezheneva, who was a former model and actress. Read on to learn more about the power couple here.
The ‘Power Star‘, Pawan Kalyan first met Anna Lezheneva in 2011 when the duo was working together in the film ‘Teen Maar’.During this time, Pawan Kalyan was going through a difficult phase in his personal life. He was dealing with a divorce with his second wife Renu Desai, whom he was in a new-term relationship with. However, fate had other plans for the Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader as he officially got a divorce from Renu in 2012. Meanwhile, Pawan and Anna grew closer, and roughly two years after meeting each other, they finally got married on September 20, 2013.
While Anna Lezheneva is a Russian former actress and Pawan Kalyan is a Telugu superstar, the couple accepted their cultural differences and lifestyles quite well. Pawan even adopted Anna’s daughter from her previous marriage, named Polena Anjana Pawanova, and she was raised along with his three other children. In 2017, Anna and Pawan welcomed their first child together, a baby boy whom they named Mark Shankar Pawanovich. Anna, who is Pawan Kalyan’s third wife, too has been a big supporter of him in his political journey.
Relationship tips to borrow from their inter-cultural marriage

Pawan Kalyan and Anna Lezheneva’s inter-cultural marriage is a beautiful example of love transcending all borders. Despite their cultural and racial differences, the couple have found love and companionship in each other. They have accepted each other well– be it their personal and professional lives, or traditions and cultures– and their 10-year-long marriage is a testament to this.
Pawan Kalyan’s past marriages and divorces
For the unversed, Anna Lezheneva is Pawan Kalyan’s third wife. He was earlier married to Nandini– which was an arranged marriage, but their marriage couldn’t survive the test of time. Meanwhile, he was in a live-in relationship with actress Renu Desai for a long time and the former couple even welcomed their first child together in 2004 out of wedlock. Pawan and Nandini divorced in 2008 and the actor then married Renu in 2009. Pawan and Renu welcomed their second child later, but in 2011 troubles started cropping up in their marriage. They officially got divorced in 2012.
Pawan Kalyan married Anna in 2013.