Indian actor, film producer and politician
For the immortals of Hindu mythology, see
Chiranjivi .
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi in 2013
In office 27 October 2012 – 26 May 2014Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh Preceded by
Subodh Kant Sahay Succeeded by
Shripad Yasso Naik In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018Preceded by
Raashid Alvi ,
INC Succeeded by
Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy ,
YSRCP
[1] Constituency
Andhra Pradesh In office 2009–2012Preceded by M. Venkataramana,
INC
[2] Succeeded by Bhumana Karunakar Reddy,
YSRCP
[3] Constituency
Tirupati
Born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad
[4] (1955-08-22 ) 22 August 1955 (age 68)
[5]
Mogalthur ,
Andhra State , India (now in
Andhra Pradesh , India)Political party
Indian National Congress (2011–present) Other political affiliations
Praja Rajyam Party (2008–2011) Spouse
Children 3, including
Ram Charan Relatives See
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 former politician who works predominantly 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.
[10]
[11]
[12] Earlier In 2006, he was honoured with the
Padma Bhushan , India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to
Indian cinema .
[13] In 2013,
CNN-IBN named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".
[14]
[15]
Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with
Punadhirallu .
[16] However,
Pranam Khareedu was released earlier at the
box office .
[17] In 1987, he starred in
Swayamkrushi which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the
Moscow International Film Festival .
[18] Chiranjeevi won the 1988
Indian Express Best Actor Award and the state
Nandi Award for Best Actor awards for his performance in the film.
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22] In 1988, he co-produced
Rudraveena which won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration .
[23]
[24]
Chiranjeevi's 1992 film
Gharana Mogudu was the first Telugu film to collect over ₹ 10
crore
[25] at the box office.
[26]
[27] The film was screened at the 1993
International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
[28] It made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of national weekly magazines in India.
[29] The entertainment magazines
Filmfare and
India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to
Hindi cinema 's
Amitabh Bachchan .
[30] News magazine
The Week hailed him as "the new money machine".
[31] He was paid ₹ 1.25 crore, the highest fee for any Indian actor, for the 1992 film
Aapadbandhavudu .
[27] 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 .
[32]
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%
[33] 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 .
[34]
Early life and family
Chiranjeevi was born as Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad Rao on 22 August 1955 in a
Telugu family to Konidela Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi in
Mogalthur ,
West Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh , India.
[35] 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 1970s.
[36] He was interested in acting from a young age. He did his Intermediate at C. S. R. Sarma College in
Ongole .
[37]
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.
[38]
Personal life
On 20 February 1980, Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comic actor
Allu Ramalingaiah .
[39]
[40] They have two daughters, Sushmitha and Sreeja, and a son,
Ram Charan , also an actor in
Telugu cinema .
[41]
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.
[41]
Allu Aravind , his brother-in-law, is a film producer. Chiranjeevi is the uncle to actors
Allu Arjun ,
Allu Sirish ,
Varun Tej ,
Niharika ,
Sai Dharam Tej , and
Panja Vaisshnav Tej .
[42]
Acting career
1978–1981: Early career
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.
[43]
Chiranjeevi started his film career with
Punadhirallu .
[16] However, his first released film was
Pranam Khareedu .
[44]
Mana Voori Pandavulu , directed by
Bapu , gave Chiranjeevi recognition from the Telugu audience.
[38] 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 ,
[38] 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.
[45]
[46] He played lead antagonist in works such as Mosagadu ,
Rani Kasula Rangamma ,
47 Natkal /
47 Rojulu ,
Nyayam Kavali and
Ranuva Veeran .
[47]
1982–1986: Breakthrough with leading roles
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.
[48] 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 .
[49]
[50] 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 .
[51]
Khaidi was a box office success and Chiranjeevi attained stardom with this movie.
[43] 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 .
[52] In 1985, he received his second
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in
Vijetha .
[53]
[54]
1987–2007: Commercial success
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 ,
[23] 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 ,
[55] 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".
[56]
Chiranjeevi's
Bollywood performances were appreciated in
Pratibandh
[57] 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
S. P. Parasuram ,
The Gentleman ,
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 also successful.
[54] 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.
[58]
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.
[59]
2008–2016: Hiatus in film career
Chiranjeevi,
Vidya Balan , and
Ram Charan at "Incredible India" event in the
2013 Cannes Film Festival
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
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.
[60]
[61] The movie collected ₹ 41.75
crore on its opening day
[62] and grossed ₹ 164 crore in its lifetime.
[63] 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,
[64] grossed more than ₹ 240 crore (equivalent to ₹ 337 crore or US$40 million in 2023) in its theatrical run.
[65]
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 .
[66]
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.
[67] In the same year, he also appeared in
Bhola Shankar , a remake of the 2015 Tamil blockbuster,
Vedalam . However, it opened to unanimously negative reviews and was a huge disaster at the box-office.
[68]
He announced his next film,
Vishwambhara (2025), with
Mallidi Vassishta of
Bimbisara (2022) fame.
Other work
Chiranjeevi is one of the co-owners of the
Indian Super League club
Kerala Blasters FC .
[69]
Television career
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
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? .
[70]
Political career
In August 2008, Chiranjeevi launched his
political party ,
Praja Rajyam Party , in
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh .
[71] At the launch, he stated that social justice was the main agenda of his party.
[72] In the
2009 general elections , the party won 18 of the 294 seats in the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly .
[73] He contested from both
Tirupati and
Palakollu constituencies winning in Tirupati but losing out in Palakollu, in West Godavari district.
[74]
[75]
[76]
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 ,
[73]
[77] after two weeks of talks with
Sonia Gandhi , the president of Congress, 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.
[78] 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 .
[79]
[80] In 2013, Chiranjeevi represented Incredible India at the
14th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony held in
Macau .
[81]
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.
[82] 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.
[83] There was also speculation that he did not campaign wholeheartedly due to the one-sided decision taken to split Andhra Pradesh.
[84]
[85]
[86] 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 .
[87] 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.
[88]
[89]
Since the 2014 elections, he has stayed away from active politics and since then, has not attended any meetings of the Congress party, on a regional or national level. His tenure as a Rajya Sabha member ended in April 2018.
[90] Although he is currently not active in politics, he was issued with a new
All India Congress Committee identity card in 2022 leading to the speculation of his political comeback.
[91]
[92]
[93]
Humanitarian work
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.
[16]
[94]
[95] 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.
[96]
[97] On 10 June 2006, the then President of India,
Abdul Kalam , inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CCF) at
Jubilee Hills Check Post in Hyderabad.
[98]
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.
[99]
After allegations made against the Blood and Eye Banks,
[100] the state government of AP constituted a high-level committee to look into the allegations.
[101] 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.
[102]
In July 2018, Chiranjeevi took part in the Green Challenge started by
Narendra Choudary Tummala .
[103] In May 2021, Chiranjeevi set up oxygen banks and ambulances
[104] across Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana to meet the needs of patients affected by
COVID-19 .
[105]
Awards, honours and recognitions
Director
K. Balachander said "Chiranjeevi has both
Kamal Haasan and
Rajinikanth in him. Not only can he do action, he can also act."
[106]
[22] 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.
[23] He is a nine-time winner of
Filmfare Awards South
[16]
[23] 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 .
[107] He was the first actor from South India to be invited to
the Oscars ceremony in 1987.
[108]
Chiranjeevi receiving
Padma Bhushan from
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , the then
President of India in 2006
Civilian honours
National honours
State honours
Acting honours
Filmfare Awards South
Nandi Awards
Cinema Express Awards
Santosham Film Awards
Zee Cine Awards Telugu
Other honours
Filmography
See also
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