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Chiranjeevi
 Chiranjeevi in 2013

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

In office

3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018

Preceded by Raashid Alvi, INC

Succeeded by Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, YSRCP

Constituency Andhra Pradesh

Minister of Culture & Tourism (Independent Charge)

In office

27 October 2012 – 26 May 2014

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Preceded by Subodh Kant Sahay

Succeeded by Shripad Yasso Naik

Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Tirupati

In office

2009–2012

Preceded by M. Venkataramana[1]

Succeeded by Bhumana Karunakar Reddy[2]

Personal details

Born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad[3]

22 August 1955 (age 68)[4]

Mogalthur, Andhra State, India

 Political party Indian National Congress (from 2011)[5]

Other political Praja Rajyam (2008–2011)

affiliations

Surekha
Spouse

(m. 1980)

Children 3, including Ram Charan

Relatives See Allu–Konidela family

Residence(s) Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India

 Sri Y N College
Alma mater
 Madras Film Institute

Occupation  Film actor

 dancer

 politician

 television host

Awards Padma Bhushan (2006) Full list

Nickname(s) Mega Star, Supreme Hero[6]

Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955)

is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician. He is regarded as one of the
most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[7][8] In a career
spanning over four decades, he starred in over 150 feature films predominantly
in Telugu, as well as some films in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. Chiranjeevi won
the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award,
three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime
Achievement Award. In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's
third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema.[9] In 2013, CNN-
IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". [10][11]

Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with Punadhirallu.[12] However, Pranam
Khareedu was released earlier at the box office.[13] In 1987, he starred
in Swayamkrushi which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the Moscow
International Film Festival.[14] Chiranjeevi won the 1988 Indian Express Best
Actor Award and the state Nandi Award for Best Actor awards for his performance in
the film.[15][16][17][18] In 1988, he co-produced Rudraveena which won the National Film
Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[19][20]

Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu was the first Telugu film to collect
over ₹10 crore[21] at the box office.[22][23] The film was screened at the 1993 International
Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[24] It made Chiranjeevi the highest-
paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of national weekly
magazines in India.[25] The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named
him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Hindi cinema's Amitabh Bachchan.
[26]
News magazine The Week hailed him as "the new money machine".[27] He was
paid ₹1.25 crore, the highest fee for any Indian actor, for the 1992
film Aapadbandhavudu.[23] In 2002, Chiranjeevi was given the Samman Award for
being the highest Income Tax payer for the 1999–2000 assessment year by
the Minister of State for Finance.[28]

In 2008, Chiranjeevi founded the Praja Rajyam Party and contested in the 2009
Andhra Pradesh election. The party won 18 out of 294 seats with a vote share of
over 16%[29] and was later merged into the Indian National Congress in 2011.
Chiranjeevi was appointed as the Minister of Tourism with independent charge in
October 2012 and served in that position until May 2014. In 2022, he was awarded
the IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the 53rd IFFI.[30]

Early life and family[edit]

Chiranjeevi was born as Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad Rao on 22 August 1955
in Mogalthur, a village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[31] His
father Konidela Venkata Rao worked as a constable and was transferred on a
regular basis. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grandparents.

Chiranjeevi did his schooling

in Nidadavolu, Gurazala, Bapatla, Ponnur, Mangalagiri and Mogalthur. He was
an NCC cadet and had participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi in the
early '70s.[32] He was interested in acting from a young age. He did his Intermediate at
C. S. R. Sarma College in Ongole.[33]

After graduating with a degree in commerce from Sri Y N College at Narsapuram,

Chiranjeevi moved to Chennai and joined the Madras Film Institute in 1976 to pursue
a career in acting.[34]

Personal life[edit]
On 20 February 1980, Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comic
actor Allu Ramalingaiah.[35][36] They have two daughters, Sushmitha and Sreeja, and a
son, Ram Charan, also an actor in Telugu cinema.[37]

Chiranjeevi has two brothers, Nagendra Babu, a film producer and actor, and Pawan
Kalyan, an actor-politician who founded Jana Sena, a regional political party.[37] Allu
Aravind, his brother-in-law, is a film producer. Chiranjeevi is uncle to the actors Allu
Arjun, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej, Niharika, Sai Dharam Tej, and Panja Vaisshnav Tej.[38]

Acting career[edit]
1978–1981: Early career[edit]
Since his family worshipped Anjaneya, a Hindu deity, his mother advised him to take
the screen name "Chiranjeevi", meaning "Immortal", a reference to the belief
of Hanuman living forever.[39]

Chiranjeevi started his film career with Punadhirallu.[12] However, his first released film
was Pranam Khareedu.[40] Mana Voori Pandavulu, directed by Bapu, gave Chiranjeevi
recognition from the Telugu audience.[34] He played a small role in Tayaramma
Bangarayya. He played the anti-hero in films I Love You and K. Balachander's Idi
Katha Kaadu,[34] starring Kamal Haasan.

In a remake of the Tamil film Avargal, Chiranjeevi portrayed the character played
by Rajinikanth in the original. In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight major film releases and
then 14 films in the following year.[41][42] He played lead antagonist in works such
as Mosagadu, Rani Kasula Rangamma, 47 Natkal /47 Rojulu, Nyayam
Kavali and Ranuva Veeran.[43]

1982–1986: Breakthrough with leading roles[edit]

Chiranjeevi began to appear in leading roles with films such as Intlo Ramayya
Veedhilo Krishnayya (1982), directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, which was a hit at the
box office.[44] Later, he starred in Subhalekha, directed by K. Viswanath, which dealt
with the social malady of the dowry system. It brought him his first Filmfare Award for
Best Actor – Telugu and Viswanath's third Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu.
[45][46]
He also appeared in movies such as Idi Pellantara, Sitadevi, Tingu
Rangadu, Bandhalu Anubandhalu and Mondi Ghatam. He acted in multi-star movies
such as Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu and Billa Ranga, and later appeared
in Manchu Pallaki.[47]

Khaidi was a box office success and Chiranjeevi attained stardom with this movie.
[39]
In 1984, he continued doing action films. A series of box office hits at this time
include; Mantri Gari
Viyyankudu, Sangharshana, Goonda, Challenge, Hero, Donga, Jwala, Adavi
Donga, Kondaveeti Raja, Rakshasudu.[48] In 1985, he received his second Filmfare
Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in Vijetha.[49][50]

1987–2007: Commercial success[edit]

Chiranjeevi received his first Nandi Award for Best Actor for Swayamkrushi (1987),
directed by K. Viswanath. Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Yamudiki Mogudu (1988)
and Manchi Donga (1988) also did well at the box office. Chiranjeevi co-produced
and acted in Rudraveena (1988), which won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature
Film on National Integration,[19] and the Nandi Special Jury Award. Chiranjeevi then
experimented with Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, a socio-fantasy directed
by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by Ashwini Dutt. Other experimental works at
this time include works such as Kondaveeti Donga, the first Telugu film to be
released on a 70mm 6-Track Stereophonic sound,[51] the western
genre Kodamasimham and the social problem action film Gang Leader (1991), which
were box-office hits and led to Chiranjeevi being regarded as the "boss of Telugu
cinema".[52]
Chiranjeevi's Bollywood performances were appreciated in Pratibandh[53] and Aaj Ka
Goonda Raaj. For his role in Aapadbandhavudu (1992), he received his
second Nandi Award for Best Actor and third Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.
The mid-1990s saw a career dip for Chiranjeevi with box office duds such
as Mechanic Alludu, S. P. Parasuram, Big Boss and Rikshavodu. There were
exceptions, such as Mutha Mestri, which fetched him a fourth Filmfare Award for
Best Actor – Telugu, Mugguru Monagallu and Alluda Majaka were moderately
successful.[50] In 1996, he appeared in a guest role in the Kannada film Sipayi. After a
brief lull, Chiranjeevi bounced back with Hitler, Master, Bavagaru
Bagunnara?, Choodalani Vundi and Sneham Kosam, for which he received his fifth
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. In 1999, Chiranjeevi was to appear in a
Hollywood production directed by Dushan Garsi, and produced by Rameshkrishna
Murthi. The Telugu version was directed by Suresh Krissna. The movie, which was
titled The Return of the Thief of Baghdad, had its filming suspended for undisclosed
reasons.[54]

Chiranjeevi's new decade started with Annayya. After a brief gap, Chiranjeevi starred
in Indra, released in 2002, which broke all his previous box office records
of Tollywood and won him his third Nandi Award for Best Actor and sixth Filmfare
Award for Best Actor – Telugu. After that, he appeared in films with an underlying
message and a social cause, including Tagore; Shankar Dada M.B.B.S., for which
he won his seventh and latest Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu; and Stalin. He
was awarded the Filmfare Special Award – South in 2006 and the Filmfare Lifetime
Achievement Award – South at the 58th Filmfare Awards South in 2011 for his
contributions to the film industry.[55]

2008–2016: Hiatus in film career[edit]

Chiranjeevi, Vidya Balan, and Ram Charan at

"Incredible India" event in the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Chiranjeevi with Salman Khan and his son Ram

Charan at his 60th Birthday Bash, 2015
Following his last film in the lead role, 2007's Shankar Dada Zindabad, Chiranjeevi
did not star in any film for approximately 10 years, during which he embarked on his
political career. During these 10 years, his appearances in films were limited
to cameo roles. He appeared as himself in two films, starring his son Ram Charan,
namely Magadheera (2009) and Bruce Lee: The Fighter (2015). He also
narrated Varudu (2010) and Rudhramadevi (2015).

2017–present: Comeback[edit]
From 2013 onwards, he was on the lookout for the right script to mark his comeback
into cinema, in what would coincidentally happen to be his 150th film as an actor. A
year following the release of the highly successful 2014 Tamil film Kaththi,
Chiranjeevi chose to remake that film in Telugu as his comeback film. The remake,
titled Khaidi No. 150, directed by V. V. Vinayak, was released during
the Sankranti holiday in 2017, about six months short of a decade following Shankar
Dada Zindabad, to positive reviews. Critics have singled out Chiranjeevi in particular,
praising him for both his performance and appearance, especially following a decade
of absence from cinema.[56][57] The movie collected ₹ 41.75 crore on its opening
day[58] and grossed ₹ 164 crore in its lifetime.[59] In 2019, he starred in his first period
film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy;
it was directed by Surender Reddy. The movie made on a budget more than ₹ 270
crore,[60] grossed more than ₹240 crore (equivalent to ₹337 crore or US$42 million in
2023) in its theatrical run.[61]

Chiranjeevi had two releases in 2022. His first film was Acharya directed by Koratala
Siva co-starring Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan. His second release
was GodFather directed by Mohan Raja. The film had Salman Khan in an extended
cameo role and was largely successful. GodFather subsequently released on Netflix.
[62]

Chiranjeevi then starred in the 2023 film Waltair Veerayya directed by Bobby
Kolli which released during the Sankranti festival. The film also starred Ravi Teja in
an important role, reuniting them on screen after 23 years since the 2000
film Annayya. The film met huge commercial success. Waltair Veerayya later
released on Netflix for streaming.[63]

Chiranjeevi also appeared in Bhola Shankar, a remake of a 2015 Tamil

Film Vedalam.[64] Chiranjeevi announced his film with Vasista. His previous film is
Bimbisara. The Movie is the Biggest hit movie for Kalyan Ram and Vasista. This
Project is Named 'Vishwambhara' UV Creations is Producing this Movie, and MM
Keeravani is the Music Director. [65]

Other work[edit]
Chiranjeevi is one of the co-owners of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters
FC.[66]

Television career[edit]
Chiranjeevi made his debut as a Television host with the fourth season of Meelo
Evaru Koteeswarudu. The first episode of the fourth season was aired on
13 February 2017 on Star Maa. The game show is a Telugu-language adaptation
of Kaun Banega Crorepati.[67]

Political career[edit]
In 2008, Chiranjeevi started Praja Rajyam Party, a political party in the state
of Andhra Pradesh.[68] At the launch, he stated that social justice was the main
agenda of his party.[69] In the 2009 general elections, the party won 18 of the 294
seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[70] He contested from
both Tirupati and Palakollu constituencies winning in Tirupati but losing out in
Palakollu, in West Godavari district.[71][72][73]

Chiranjeevi taking charge as the Minister of State

(Independent Charge) for Tourism, in New Delhi in 2012
On 6 February 2011, Chiranjeevi merged the 30-month-old Praja Rajyam Party with
the Indian National Congress,[70][74] after two weeks of talks with Sonia Gandhi, the
president of the Congress, which feared the no-confidence motion in the state
assembly in the wake of the emergence of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR
Congress Party and the stronghold of Telangana agitation. More than one year after
merging his party into Congress, he was nominated to Rajya Sabha on 29 March
2012. He was elected and took the oath as a Rajya Sabha member on 3 April, and
was sworn in as the Union Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India, on 28 October 2012.[75] In 2013, he inaugurated
the Incredible India Exhibition, a joint participation of the Ministry of
Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the 66th Cannes Film
Festival.[76][77] In 2013, Chiranjeevi represented Incredible India at the 14th
International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony held in Macau.[78]

After the split of the state of Andhra Pradesh leaving the residuary state with huge
debt and little revenue in June 2014, most members of the Andhra Pradesh wing of
Congress party left in protest.[79] Chiranjeevi, however, remained with Congress and
campaigned for it as chairman of Election Campaign Committee for
2014 parliamentary and assembly elections in the residual state of Andhra Pradesh.
However, he refrained from contesting in elections.[80] There was also speculation that
he did not campaign wholeheartedly due to the one-sided decision taken to split
Andhra Pradesh.[81][82][83] His younger brother Pawan Kalyan, a former Praja Rajyam
Party youth wing leader, launched his own political party Jana Sena Party and
campaigned vigorously against Congress and in favour of Telugu Desam
Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.[84] Due to the strong anti-Congress sentiment
prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, its candidates were defeated in all parliamentary and
state assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh.[85][86]

Since the 2014 elections, he has stayed away from active politics and since then he
has not attended any meetings of Indian National Congress. His tenure as Rajya
Sabha member ended in April 2018.[87] Although he is currently not active in politics,
he was issued with a new All India Congress Committee identity card in 2022 leading
to speculation of his political comeback.[88][89][90]
Humanitarian work[edit]

Chiranjeevi at the World Travel Awards, 2012

On 2 October 1998, he founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT), which
includes Chiranjeevi Blood and Eye Banks. It is the state's largest recipient of blood
and eye donations. The trust has made over 68,000 blood donations and 1,414 eye
donations.[12][91][92] The blood bank of the CCT has helped over 80,000 people and the
eye bank has helped about 1,000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh since its
opening. Around 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CCT so far, giving 1600
people eyesight through CCT. CCT has also won the "Best Voluntary Blood Bank
Award" by the AP State Government for the past four years.[93][94] On 10 June 2006,
the then President of India, Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable
Foundation (CCF) at Jubilee Hills Check Post in Hyderabad.[95]

CCT crossed the one lakh mark in collecting blood and more than 96,000 people
have been helped with blood donations by this blood bank.[96]

After allegations made against the Blood and Eye Banks,[97] the state government of
AP constituted a high-level committee to look into the allegations.[98] The committee
worked under the guidance of the project director of AP State AIDA Control Society,
comprising experts from finance and technical fields, verified records pertaining to
the collection and disposal of blood samples, blood grouping, screening,
sterilisation, medical waste disposal, camps conducted, blood expiry, quality control,
store room, record room and purchase of equipment.[99]

In July 2018, Chiranjeevi took part in the Green Challenge started by Narendra
Choudary Tummala.[100] In May 2021, Chiranjeevi set up oxygen banks and
ambulances[101] across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to meet the needs of patients
affected by COVID-19.[102]

Awards, honours and recognitions[edit]

Director K. Balachander said "Chiranjeevi has both Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in
him. Not only can he do action, he can also act."[103][18] Chiranjeevi received the Padma
Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India in the year 2006. He was awarded
an Honorary Doctorate by Andhra University in the same year.[19] He is a nine-time
winner of Filmfare Awards South[12][19] and a three-time winner of Nandi Awards. In
2014, he was awarded International Face of Indian Cinema at the 3rd South Indian
International Movie Awards by Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.[104] He was the first
actor from South India to be invited to the Oscars ceremony in 1987.[105]
 Chiranjeevi receiving Padma Bhushan from A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India in 2006
Civilian honours[edit]
 2006 – Padma Bhushan from the Government of India[106]
National honours[edit]
 2022 – IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award[30]
State honours[edit]
 2016 – Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra
Pradesh[107]
Acting honours[edit]
Filmfare Awards South

Resul
Year Category Film Ref.
t

1982 Subhalekha Won [108]

1985 Vijetha Won [109]

1992 Aapadbandhavudu Won [110]

1993 Best Actor – Telugu Muta Mesthri Won [111]

1999 Sneham Kosam Won [112]

2002 Indra Won [113]

2004 Shankar Dada MBBS Won [114]

 2006 Special Award – South Legendary Honorary Award Won [115]

2010 Lifetime Achievement Award – South Outstanding Contributions Won [116][117]

Nandi Awards

Year Category Film Result Ref.

1987 Swayam Krushi Won [118]

Aapadbandhavud
1992 Best Actor Won [118]

2002 Indra Won [118]

Cinema Express Awards

Best Actor – Swayam Krushi (1987)[15][16][17]


Santosham Film Awards

 Best Actor – Khaidi No. 150 (2017)

Zee Cine Awards Telugu

Best Actor – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)[119]

Other honours

 2006 – Honorary doctorate from the Andhra University[120]

 SIIMA Awards - International Face of Indian Cinema – (2014)[104]

Filmography[edit]
Main article: Chiranjeevi filmography

See also[edit]
 List of Indian actors

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