Pawan Kalyan: Prabhas, Mahesh Babu are bigger stars than me

Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan has made it a habit to get candid about his film career while speaking at his political rallies. Recently, he took everyone by surprise when he acknowledged that his stardom was dwarfed by younger superstars like Mahesh Babu and Prabhas. 

"Prabhas and Mahesh Babu are bigger stars than me. And I don't have any ego problem to admit it. They take more salary than me and pan-India heroes. Ram Charan and Jr NTR achieved global stardom. And people don't know me worldwide," Pawan said at a recent public rally. 

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His comments have garnered a lot of appreciation from the members of the Telugu film fraternity and fans. Actor Vijay Deverakonda also shared Pawan's quote expression of his admiration for the senior star. 

It's not the first time, Pawan has spilled beans about his professional career in public. Earlier, he revealed the staggering salary he draws per movie . "I don't desire money. I'm not that kind of person. If required I will give away what I have earned. I am telling you without fear that I am shooting for a movie now. And my pay is Rs 2 crore per day. Approximately, I earn Rs 45 crore if I work for 20 days. I'm not saying that I earn so much for every movie but that's my average pay. That's the status you have given me," he revealed earlier. 

On the career front, Pawan was last seen in Bheemla Nayak, which was the remake of the Malayalam hit Ayyappanum Koshiyum. And he has shot for the Telugu remake of the Tamil movie Vinodhaya Sitham. The Telugu remake has been named Bro and it stars Pawan's nephew Sai Dharam Tej in the lead. Helmed by Samuthirakani, the movie is getting ready to open in cinemas next month. 

Pawan also has Hari Hara Veera Mallu, OG and Ustaad Bhagat Singh in the works.