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Often, social media dismisses the intellect and scholarship of Janasena chief and film star Pawan Kalyan ridiculing him through memes, particularly whenever he speaks of scholarly works.

But to the astonishment of an English professor of Osmania University the film star had an academic debate on a scholarly book “The Power of Myth” authored by Joseph Campbell. The Janasena chief who attended the “Alai Balai” programme of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya entered into a discussion with Prof. Y.L. Srinivas on the book after learning that he was an English professor.

The book that deals with reinventing myth and its various forms is generally read by scholars doing their Ph.D in English literature or with genuine interest in cultural studies. “A film star reading such books is a rarity and the seriousness with which Pawan Kalyan discussed the book certainly showed his deep understanding in literature,”