Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Lezhneva, have announced the end of their 13-year marriage. In a joint statement issued on Monday night through Jana Sena’s official media group, the couple said they had decided to part ways with mutual understanding and respect.
“After spending a very important part of our lives together, we have decided to part ways with mutual understanding and respect. Even though our married life is ending, we will remain good friends. We will continue as responsible parents to our wonderful children,” the statement said.
The couple said their children’s happiness and well-being would always remain their priority, and requested that their personal privacy be respected during this time.
Jana Sena sources confirmed the announcement soon after the statement was released but declined to comment further. According to reports, the two had been in discussions for several months and have filed a petition by mutual consent in a family court.
Anna Lezhneva, a Russian national, met Pawan Kalyan in 2011 during the shooting of the film Teen Maar. They married on September 30, 2013, in Hyderabad under the Special Marriage Act. The couple have a daughter, Polena Anjana Pawanova, and a son, Mark Shankar Pawanovich.
This was Pawan Kalyan’s third marriage. He married Nandini in 1997 and the marriage ended in divorce in 2008. He then married actress Renu Desai in 2009, and they separated in 2012. He has two children with Renu Desai.