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Chiranjeevi

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Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi in 2013
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism
In office
27 October 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySubodh Kant Sahay
Succeeded byShripad Yasso Naik
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
Preceded byRaashid Alvi, INC
Succeeded byVemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, YSRCP [1]
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byM. Venkataramana, INC[2]
Succeeded byBhumana Karunakar Reddy, YSRCP[3]
ConstituencyTirupati
Personal details
Born
Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad[4]

(1955-08-22) 22 August 1955 (age 68)[5]
Mogalthur, Andhra State, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress (2011–present)
Other political
affiliations		Praja Rajyam Party (2008–2011)
Spouse
Surekha
​
(m. 1980)​
Children3, including Ram Charan
RelativesSee Allu–Konidela family
Residence(s)Hyderabad, India
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Actor
  • politician
  • philanthropist
  • television host
Awards
Nickname(s)Mega Star,[6] Supreme Hero[7]

Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[8][9] 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 2024, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour. Earlier In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013, CNN-IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".[10]

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

Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu was the first Telugu film to collect over ₹10 crore at the box office.[11] The film was screened at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. It made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of national weekly magazines in India. The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Hindi cinema's Amitabh Bachchan.[12] News magazine The Week hailed him as "the new money machine".[13] He was paid ₹1.25 crore, the highest ever fee at the time for any Indian actor, for the 1992 film Aapadbandhavudu.[14] 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.[15]

In 2008, Chiranjeevi founded the Praja Rajyam Party and contested in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh election. The party won 18 seats with a vote share of over 16% and became the third largest party in the state both by seats won and vote share.[16] It 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.[17]

  1. ^ "Will Megastar Chiranjeevi Attend Congress President Elections?". Sakshi Post. 21 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report On General Election, 2004 To The Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report On General Election, 2009 To The Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Chiranjeevi (Shiva Shankara Varaprasad)". Telugu Filmnagar. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Chiranjeevi Biography, Chiranjeevi Profile". entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Megastar Chiranjeevi reacts to prestigious Padma Vibhushan honor: Truly Humbled | Etimes - Times of India Videos". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Megastar puts on an accent". Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Chiranjeevi: Take a look at the actor's imprint in the showbiz world". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor". Hindustan Times. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  10. ^ "100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
  11. ^ "First Telugu film that crossed the record of Rs 10 crore". The Times of India. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ^ Babu, Venkatesha (23 April 2009). "The 'megastar' hopes to score a smash hit on debut". Livemint. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. ^ Rajeev Deshpande (18 April 2009). "Chiru charisma shines on, may end up hurting Cong". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. ^ "Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor". Hindustan Times. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Chiranjeevi dismisses reports linking him with tax raids". The Indian Express. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Chiranjeevi chosen 'Indian Film Personality of 2022'". The Hindu. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.

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