Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan and his wife Anna Konidela have announced their separation after 13 years of marriage. The announcement came in a joint statement issued late on Monday night, and it was reported from early on Tuesday morning.
The statement was issued through the Deputy Chief Minister's office and his party, Jana Sena. In it, the couple said they had decided to part ways with mutual understanding and respect after sharing a significant part of their lives together.
"Though our marriage has come to an end, we remain good friends and devoted parents to our wonderful children. Their happiness and well-being will always remain our shared priority," the joint statement said. The couple asked for privacy during the personal transition and thanked well-wishers for their support.
No reason was given for the separation. The statement did not mention divorce proceedings, and reports that a petition has been filed in a Family Court remain unconfirmed. The statement itself says nothing about legal proceedings.
A 13-year marriage
Pawan Kalyan and Anna Konidela, formerly Anna Lezhneva, a Russian national, married in September 2013. They have two children together, daughter Polena Anjana Pawanova and son Mark Shankar Pawanovich.
This is the third marriage of Kalyan's to end. He was previously married to Nandini in 1997 and to actor Renu Desai from 2009 to 2012. The separation from Anna Konidela closes a marriage that lasted 13 years.
Reports said Anna deactivated her recently joined Instagram account hours before the announcement. The timing of that step, so close to the joint statement, has drawn attention, though neither side has linked the two publicly.
Work and public life
On the work front, Kalyan was last seen in They Call Him OG, which released on 25 September 2025. He continues to hold office as Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister alongside his film career, which makes the announcement a matter of public interest as well as a personal one.
The couple's request for privacy is the clearest signal in the statement. They have asked well-wishers to respect the transition while they focus on their children, whose happiness they described as their shared priority.
For now, the joint statement is the only confirmed account of the separation. Anything beyond it, including claims about court proceedings, remains unverified and should be treated as such until either side confirms it.
