He is known for his works in the films "Gokulamlo Seeta", "Suswagatham", "Tholi Prema","Thammudu", "Badri", "Kushi", "Jalsa", "Gabbar Singh", "Gopala Gopala" and "Attarintiki Daredi". He received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for "Gabbar Singh" while "Attarintiki Daredi" held the record of being the highest grossing Telugu film. He was listed 26th in 2013, 69th in 2017 and 24th in 2018 respectively in the "Forbes" India list of top 100 Celebrities. He produces films under the banners Anjana Productions and Pawan Kalyan Creative Works.