India, Nov. 11 -- T elugu actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, 55, and his wife Anna Konidela, 46, have announced their separation after 13 years of marriage. In a joint statement issued late on Monday, the couple said they had decided to part ways with "mutual understanding and respect", but would remain friends and committed parents to their children, Mark Shankar Pawanovich, 9, and Polena Anjana Pawanova, whose age is not publicly confirmed. Requesting privacy, they said their children's well-being would remain their priority. While the statement did not disclose the reason for the split, a source close to the family confirmed that a divorce petition had been filed. The two married in September 2013. This was Pawan's third marriage. He married Nandini in 1997, separated from her in 1999 and finalised their divorce in 2008. He then married actor Renu Desai in 2009, before divorcing her in 2012. They have two children, Akira Nandan, 22, and Aadya, 16. HTC...