Friday, February 22, 2008
CHIRANJEEVI INFORMATION
Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad with a screen name as Chiranjeevi (Telugu: చిరంజీవి), is a prominent Indian film actor acting mainly in Telugu film Industry born on August 22, 1955. In January 2006, he was honored with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India for his contibutions to Arts and Social Service.
Childhood
Chiranjeevi, was born in a missionary hospital at Narsapuram, a village in the West Godavari district on 22nd August 1955. He was born to Venkat Rao and Anjani Devi. Chiranjeevi grew up in his native village, Mogalthur, under the care of his grandparents, while his family was elsewhere because of his father being a police officer. The sense of discipline and hard working, which he still embraces, were introduced at a very young age in his life. The tough childhood he had, being the eldest in his family, has helped him to handle many such events of higher proportion with great poise in the later stages of his life. The NCC training during his college days also helped him to imbibe the hard work and dedication in his life.
Education
Chiranjeevi's education was nomadic, owing to his father Venkat Rao's frequent transfers to Ongole, Ponnur, Bapatla, Mangalagiri, Gurajala, Chirala, Nellore, etc. His father had constantly encouraged him after having discovered the undaunted liking of his son towards cultural activities.
Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nidadavolu, Gurazala, Ponnur, Bapatla, Mangalagiri and Mogalthur. He also won the first prize for his first performance as Parandhamayya Panthulu. After high school, Chiranjeevi continued his studies with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as his main coursework in S R Sharma Junior College, Ongole. Following that, he graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Commerce (B. Com.) from Sri Y N College, Narasapur.
After graduation, Chiranjeevi came to Madras to pursue a degree and career in cost accountancy and enrolled himself in a film institute in Chennai and graduated with a diploma in it.
Career
Chiranjeevi entered the Telugu film industry with the film Manavoori Pandavulu (1977). In Punnami Nagu (1981) he played a snake charmer which gave him a good reputation as an actor. Meanwhile, (between 1977-81) he played a lot of minor roles and characters with a negative shade in movies such as Mosagadu, 47 Rojulu, etc. The first real break for him came with the movie Khaidi (1983). This movie established Chiranjeevi as an action hero.
With films like Abhilasha (1983), Challenge (1984), Adavi Donga (1985), Raakshasudu (1986), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Yamudiki Mogudu (1988), Atthaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989), etc. he succeeded in establishing a name of his own in the Telugu film industry.
He won a Nandi Award for the movie Swayamkrushi (1987), which was directed by K. Viswanath. His movie Rudraveena (1988), directed by K. Balachander, won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in 1989.
Chiranjeevi is adored by his audiences and his fans, in particular, for his dancing abilities. He successfully imbibed the technique of breakdance from the Occidental world and created a trend in the Telugu movie industry. Even now, at an age of 52, he continues to dance with the same ease, which partly explains the mass fan following he commands.
His winning streak continued into the 1990's with films like Kondaveeti Donga (1990), Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), Kodama Simham (1990), Gang Leader (1991), Rowdy Alludu (1991), and Gharana Mogudu (1992). All of these movies worked magic at the box office and then followed a series of movie disasters with Mechanic Alludu (1993), S. P. Parshuram (1994), Big Boss (1995), Rikshavodu (1995) sinking at the box office. He bounced back with Hitler (1997) and Master (1997) and continued with Choodalani Vundi (1998) and Bavagaru Bagunnara (1998).
Later in 2002, Chiranjeevi had one more movie release in the form of Indra. This film turned out to be a huge success and became one of the highest grossing film of that year. He won both the Nandi Award and Filmfare Best Actor Award for the film Indra. He met with success with another block buster "Tagore" (2003), an excellent message-oriented movie based on the Tamil runaway hit, Ramana, starring Vijayakanth. This movie again proved out to be a top grosser. Anji (2004) failed to record the success despite the high expectations, because of the long time taken for the completion of the movie. But, with the film Shankardada MBBS (Remake of Munnabhai MBBS), another social message-oriented movie, he met with success.
After these films, his success story was again dented. Movies like Andarivadu and Jai Chiranjeeva were average grossers. He appeared in a brief role in the film Style directed by Lawrence. However, the film Stalin (2006), another social movie, did not meet the huge expectations. In 2007, he acted in Shankardada Zindabad, a sequel of Shankardada MBBS (2007), a remake of the hugely successful Lage Raho Munnabhai. The movie turned out to be an average grosser.
The fan following that he has is tremendous. He is fondly referred to as Annayya (meaning elder brother in Telugu) by many of his admirers.
Charity and Services
On October 2, 1998, he founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT), which includes Chiranjeevi Blood and Eye Banks. It is Andhra Pradesh's largest recipient of Blood and Eye Donations. The Blood Bank of the CCT helped over 96,000 people and the Eye Bank has helped about 1000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh since its inception [1].
Around 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CCT so far, thereby giving 1600 people eye sight through CCT. CCT has also won the Best Voluntary Blood Bank Award by the AP State Government for the past 4 years. It helped the hospitals by supplying blood for the victims of the bomb blasts that happened in Hyderabad on August 25, 2007.
On June 10, 2006, The President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CCF) at the Jubilee Hills Check post in Hyderabad [2]. Recently, Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust had reached yet another landmark by crossing a milestone by collecting 100,000 units of blood.
Chiranjeevi is the board member of Naandi Foundation, one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Andhra Pradesh, with its presence in 8 other states of India [3].
Awards
In January 2006, Chiranjeevi was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India for his contributions to the Telugu Film Industry and his social work [4].
In November 2006, Chiranjeevi was awarded with a honorary doctorate by the Andhra University for his services to the Telugu film industry and for his social work [5].
In July 2007, Chiranjeevi was honored with the Legend Award [6].
He won 7 Filmfare awards as Best Actor and also Filmfare Legendary Award in the year 2007.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Heroine Banner Director Release Date
2007 Shankardada Zindabad Shankar Prasad Remake of Lage Raho Munnabhai Karishma Kotak Gemini Film circuit Prabhudeva 27/07/2007
2006 Stalin Stalin Trisha Anjana Productions Murugadas 20/09/2006
Style Himself,Special Appearance 160 days Larsco Entertainment Raghava Lawrence 12/01/2006
2005 Jai Chiranjeeva Satyanarayana Murthy Bhumika, Sameera Vyjayathi movies Vijaya Bhaskar 21/12/2005
Andarivadu Govindarajulu/Siddharth Tabu, Reema Sen Geetha arts Seenu Vytla 04/06/2005
2004 Shankar Dada MBBS Shankar Prasad 180 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner: Santosham Best Actor Award Sonali Bendre gemini Film Circuit Jayanth C Paranji 15/10/2004
Anji Anji Namratha Sirodkar M S Arts Kodi Ramakrishna 15/01/2004
2003 Tagore Tagore 159 days Santosham Best Actor Award Jyothika, Shriya Leo Projects VV Vinayak 18/09/2003
2002 Indra Indra Sena Reddy 225 days Nandi Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sonali Bendre, Aarthi Vyjayanthi movies B Gopal 24/07/2002
2001 Daddy Raj Kumar 106 days Simran, Amisha Bhalla geetha arts Suresh Krishna 04/10/2001
Manjunatha Manjunatha Swamy/Lord Siva 102 days Meena Chinni Films Raghavendra Rao 22/06/2001
Mrigaraju Raju Also playback singer Simran, Sanghavi Devi Film Productions Gunasekhar 11/01/2001
2000 Annayya Rajaram 189 days Soundarya Simran Sairam Arts Mutyala Subbaiah 07/01/2000
Hands Up Cameo
1999 Iddaru Mitrulu Vijay 104 days Rambha, ramyakrishna R K Film Associates K Raghavendra Rao 30/04/1999
Sneham Kosam Simhadri/Chinnayya 106 days'Winner': Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Meena Sri Surya movies K S Ravikumar 01/01/1999
1998 Choodalani Vundi Ramakrishna 169 days Anjala Jhaveri, Soundarya Vyjayanthi Movies Guna Sekhar 27/09/1998
Bavagaru Bagunnara Raju 156 days Rambha Anjana Productions Jayanth C paranji 09/04/1998
1997 Master Raj Kumar 182 days Playback singer for the first time Roshini, Sakshi Sivanand Geeta Arts Suresh Krishna 03/10/1997
Hitler Madhava Rao 158 days Rambha ML Art Movies Mutyala Subbaiah 04/01/1997
1995 Rikshavodu Raju Nagma, Soundarya Sri Kranthi Chitra Kodi Ramakrishna 14/12/1995
Big Boss Surendra Roja Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya bapinedu 15/06/1995
Alluda Majaka Sitaramudu/Mr.Toyota 160 days Rambha, Ramyakrishna Devi Film Productions EVV Satyanarayana 26/02/1995
1994 The Gentleman Vijay Hindi Juhi Chawla Geetha arts Mahesh Batt 18/11/1994
S.P.Parasuram Parshuram Sridevi Sai Charan Combines Raviraja Pinisetty 16/06/1994
Mugguru Monagallu Prudhvi/Vikram/Dattatreya 122 days Triple Role film Roja, nagma, ramyakrishna Anjana Productions K Raghavendra Rao 07/01/1994
1993 Mechanic Alludu Ravi Vijayasanthi geetha Arts B Gopal 27/05/1993
Muta Mesthri Subhash Chandra Bose 225 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Meena Roja Devi Kamal Combines kodandarami Reddy 17/01/1993
1992 Aapathbandhavudu Madhava 100 Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor Meenakshi Seshadri Poornodaya movies K Viswanadh 09/10/1992
Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Raja 175 Days Meenakshi Seshadri geetha arts Raviraja Pinisetty 10/07/1992
Gharana Mogudu Raju 256 days Nagma, Vaniviswanadh Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 09/04/1992
1991 Rowdy Alludu janardhan(Johnny)/Kalyan 141 days Sobhana, Divya Bharathi Sri Sairam Arts K Raghavendra Rao 18/10/1991
Gang Leader Rajaram 189 days Vijayasanthi Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 09/05/1991
Stuartpuram Police Station Rana Prathap Vijaya santhi, Nirosha Creative Commercials Yandamuri Veerendranath 09/01/1991
1990 Raja Vikramarka Raja Vikramarka 102 days Amala, radhika Skanda Arts Raviraja Pinisety 14/11/1990
Prathibandh Siddhanth 165 Days Juhi Chawla Geetha Arts Raviraja Pinisetty 29/09/1990
Kodama Simham Bharath 142 days Radha, Sonam, vaniviswanath Rama Films K MuraliMohana Rao 09/08/1990
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Raju 365 days Sridevi Vyjayanthi Movies K Raghavendra Rao 09/05/1990
Kondaveeti Donga Raja 129 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Sri Vijaya Lakshmi Arts Kodandarami Reddy 09/03/1990
1989 Lankeshwarudu Shankar Radha Vijayamadhavi Combines DasariNarayana Rao 27/10/1989
Rudranetra Nethra 101 days Vijayasanthi, Radha Sri Kalyana Venkateswara K Raghavendra Rao 16/06/1989
State Rowdy Kaali Charan/Prudhvi 121 days Radha, Bhanu Priya maheswari parameswari film B Gopal 23/03/1989
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Kalyan 152 days Vijayasanthi Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 14/01/1989
1988 Yudda Bhoomi Vijayasanthi R K Associates K Raghavendra Rao 11/11/1988
Trinetrudu Abhimanyu 125 Days, Chiru's 100th movie. Bhanupriya Anjana Productions Kodandarami reddy 22/09/1988
Marana Mrudangam Janrdhan/Johnny radha, Suhasini Creative Commercials Kodandarami Reddy 04/08/1988
Khaidi No.786 Gopi 101 Days Bhanu Priya Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya baapineedu 10/06/1988
Yamudiki Mogudu Kali/Balu 162 days Vijayasanthi Radha Dynamic Movie Makers Ravi Raja Pinisetty 29/04/1988
Rudraveena Suryanarayana Sharma Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sobhana Anjana Productions K Balachander 04/03/1988
Manchi Donga Veerendra 119 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 14/01/1988
1987 Jebu Donga Chitti Babu radha, Bhanu Priya Roja Movies Kodandarami reddy 25/12/1987
Swayamkrushi Sambaiah 111 days Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor Vijayasanthi Purnodaya Producions K Viswanadh 03/09/1987
Pasivadi Pranam Madhu 176 days Vijayasanthi Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 23/07/1987
Chakravarthy Chakravarthy Bhanu Priya vasantha Art Productions Ravi raja Pinisetty 04/06/1987
Aradhana Puli Raju Suhasini Geetha Arts Bharathi Raja 27/03/1987
Donga Mogudu Ravi Teja/Nagaraju 142 days Radhika, Madhavi, Bhanu Maheswari Films Kodanda Rami reddy 09/01/1987
1986 Chanakya Shapadham Chanakya Vijayasanthi D V N productions K Raghavendra Rao 18/12/1986
Dairyavanthudu Vijayasanthi Deepak raj Pictures Lakshmi Deepak 27/11/1986
Rakshasudu 126 days Suhasini Radha Creative Commercials kodandarami Reddy 02/10/1986
Chantabbai Pandu Ranga Rao 112 days Suhasini Jyothy Art pictures Jandhyala 22/08/1986
Veta Raanaa Pratap Kumar Verma 100 days Jaya Prada Samyuktha Films Kodandarami Reddy 28/05/1986
Magadheerudu 100 days Jaya Sudha Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Baapineedu 07/03/1986
Kondaveeti Raja Raja 119 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 31/10/1986
Kirathakudu Charan Suhasini Lakshmi Films Division Kodandarami Reddy 10/01/1986
1985 Vijetha Chinnababu 109 days Bhanu Priya Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 23/10/1985
Adavi Donga Kalidas 156 days radha Gopi Art Pictures K Raghavendra Rao 19/09/1985
Raktha Sindhuram Gandra Goddali & Inspector Gopi Radha Gopi Movies Kodanda Rami reddy 24/08/1985
Puli Kranthi Radha Sri venkata Sai Films Raj Bharath 26/07/1985
Jwala Raju Bhanupriya P N R pictures Raviraja Pinisetty 14/07/1985
Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi Vijayasanthi Ajaya Creations C A Rajendran 18/04/1985
Donga Phani 106 days Contains "Goli Maar" dance scene, similar to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, and made famous on YouTube as "Indian Thriller", among other titles. See Goli Maar here Radha Vijayalakshmi Art Pictures Kodandarami Reddy 14/03/1985
Chattam Tho Poratam Ravi Shankar 142 days Madhavi Devi Film Productions K Bapaiah 11/01/1985
1984 Rustum Gopi Urvasi Maheswari Films Kodandarami Reddy 21/12/1984
Agnigundam Vijay Sumalatha Sri Kranthi Chitra Kranthi kumar 23/11/1984
Naagu Naagu Radha A V M Productions Thathineni Prasad 11/10/1984
Intiguttu Vijay Kumar 125 days'Winner': Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Nalini varma Productions K Bapaiah 14/09/1984
Challenge Gandhi 113 days Vijayasanthi, Suhasini Creative Commercials Kodandarami Reddy 09/08/1984
Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu Vijayasanthi Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 28/06/1984
Devanthakudu 109 days Vijayasanthi Damayanthi Pictures S A Chandrasekhar 12/04/1984
Hero Krishna Radhika Geetha Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 23/03/1984
Goonda Kalidas/Raja 119 days Radha Rajalakshmi Productions Kodandarami Reddy 23/02/1984
Allulu Vasthunnaru Geetha B R productions K Vasu 11/02/1984
1983 Sangarshana Dilip 100 dyas Nalini Suresh Productions K Murali Mohan Rao 29/12/1983
Manthri gari Viyyankudu Babji 106 days Poornima Jayaram Muddu Arts Bapu 04/11/1983
Khaidi Suryam 150 days Madhavi, Sumalatha Samyuktha Movies A Kodanrami Reddy 28/10/1983
Simhapoori Simham Vijay Radhika Madhavi Vijaysai Films Kodi Ramakrishna 20/10/1983
Maa Inti Premayanam Madhavi Chandramani Productions Alluri Ravi 11/08/1983
Roshagadu Sikander Madhavi P N R Pictures K S R Das 29/07/1983
Maga Maharaju Raju 125 days Suhasini Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 15/07/1983
Gudachari No.1 Vijay Radhika Viyajalakshmi Art Pictures Kodi Ramakrishna 30/06/1983
Puli Bebbuli Radhika Kamala Cine Arts K S R Das 16/06/1983
Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu Radhika Sri Kanthi Chitra Kodandarami Reddy 09/06/1983
Aalyashikaram Sumalatha Srilatha Movies Kodi Ramakrishna 07/05/1983
Abhilasha Chiranjeevi 145 days Radhika Creative Commercial Kodandarami Reddy 11/03/1983
Palletoori Monagadu Radhika Rajalakshmi Art Movies S A Chandrasekhar 05/02/1983
Prema Pichollu Ravi Radhika Satyadevi Combines Kodanda Rami reddy 14/01/1983
1982 Bandhalu Anubandhalu Suhasini Gunachitra Bhargav 26/11/1982
Manchu Pallaki 100 days Suhasini Godavari Chitra Vamsee 19/11/1982
Mondi Ghatam Ravindra Radhika Ananthalakxi international Raja Chandra 06/11/1982
Yamakinkarudu Vijay Radhika Geetha creative arts Raj Bharath 22/10/1982
Billa Ranga Billa Syamala Gowri P L R Pictures K S R Das 15/10/1982
Patnam Vachina Prativrathalu Gopi 105 days radhika Srinivasa Productions Mouli 01/10/1982
Tingu Rangadu Rangadu Geetika Anil Prodctions Thatineni Prasad 01/10/1982
Radha My Darling Vijaya Kala Vijayakala Mandir Vijay Bhaskar 30/07/1982
Sitadevi Rajani Bhumichitra Eranki Sharma 30/07/1982
Idi Pellantara Radhikaa Sri Kranthi Chitra Vijay Bhaskar 16/07/1982
Subhalekha Narasimha Murthy 122 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sumalatha Prasanthi Chitra K Viswanadh 11/06/1982
Bandipotu Simham Sumangali Satya Venu Movies S P Muthu Raman 21/05/1982
Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya Rajasekharam 520 days Madhavi Pratap Art Productions Kodi Ramakrishna 23/04/1982
1981 Kirayi Rowdylu Radhika Sri Kranthi Chitra KodandaRamiReddy 24/12/1981
Chattaniki Kallu Levu Vijay 156 days Madhavi Srikar Productions S A Chandrasekhar 30/10/1981
Priya Radhika Prabhu Chitra S P Chitti Babu 23/10/1981
Srirasthu Subhamasthu Swapna Sri Alayammas creations Katta Subbarao 26/09/1981
47 Rojulu Jaya Prada Premalaya K Balachender 03/09/1981
Rani Kasula Rangamma Sridevi Anil Productions Thatineni Prasad 01/08/1981
Ooriki Ichina Maata Ramudu Kavitha Amrutha Films M Balayya 24/06/1981
Nyayam Kavali Suresh Kumar 150 days Radhika Sri Kranthi Chitra Kodandarami Reddy 15/05/1981
Prema Natakam Guest Appearance Parimala Art Pictures Katta Subba Rao 18/04/1981
Tirugu Leni Manishi Jayalakshmi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 03/04/1981
Todu Dongalu Geetha TV International K Vasu 12/02/1981
Paravathi Parameshwarulu Prabha Pallavi Pictures M S Koti Reddy 06/02/1981
Adavaallu Meeku Johaarulu Suvarna Bharath Films K Balachander 15/01/1981
1980 Rakta Sambandham Suvarna Reeko Films Alluri Ravi 13/12/1980
Mogudu Kavali 175 days Gayatri Charita Chitra Katta Subbarao 15/11/1980
Prema Tarangalu Kumar Sujatha Prabhu Chitra S P Chitti Babu 24/10/1980
Love in Singapore Suresh Meslin S A S Films Baby 27/09/1980
Thathayya Premaleelalu Geetha, Seema Kaumudi Arts B V Prasad 19/09/1980
Kaali Fataafat Jayalaksmi Sujatha Films IV Shashi 19/09/1980
Nakili Manishi Prasad / Shyam Sangeetha, Sunitha Ravichitra SD Lal 01/08/1980
Punnami Naagu Naagulu Got First Film fare award.125 days Menaka VVM Productions Raj Sekhar 13/06/1980
Mosagadu Indrani Sowmya Cine Arts Shavala Satyam 19/04/1980
Jathara Indrani Sowmya Cine Arts Shavala Satyam 19/04/1980
Aarani Mantalu Kavitha T V Films K Vasu 15/03/1980
Chandipriya Suvarna Anjali Pictures V Madhusudan Rao 07/03/1980
Kottapeta Rowdy Guest Appearance Satya Chitra P Sambasva Rao 07/03/1980
Agni Samskaram Madhavi Sri Sarada International JP PrabhakarSharma 21/02/1980
1979 Kothala Raayudu Madhavi Sri Charita Chitra K Vasu 15/09/1979
Sri Rambantu 112 days Geetha Ravichitra Films Kommineni 03/07/1979
Idikatha Kaadu Jayasudha bharath films K Balachander 29/06/1979
Punaadi Rallu 102 days Dharma Vijaya Combines Raj Kumar 21/06/1979
I Love You Ramesh Suvarna Sri Gowri Combines Vayunandana Rao 01/06/1979
Kotta Alludu Satya Chitra P Sambasiva Rao 31/05/1979
Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba Madhavi Gopikrishna International Eranki Sharma 01/03/1979
Tayaramma Bangarayya Madhavi Purnodaya Art Creations Kommineni 12/01/1979
1978 Manavoori Pandavulu Parthu 150 days Jayakrishna Movies Bapu 09/11/1978
Pranam Khareedu Narasimha 111 days Reshma Roy Annapurna Cine Enterprise K vasu 22/09/1978
Personal Life
Chiranjeevi's family had six members from the Telugu film fraternity. He has two sisters and two brothers. His first brother, Nagendra Babu is a film producer and a film actor. His second brother, Pawan Kalyan is a popular Telugu film actor. His son, Ram Charan Teja recently forayed into mainstream cinema as an actor. One of his brother-in-laws, Venkateswara Rao is a famous eye specialist.
Chiranjeevi's father-in-law, Allu Ramalingaiah is a veteran actor in the Telugu film industry. His first daughter, Sushmita married Chennai based businessman, Vishnu Prasad [7] while his second daughter, Srija's marriage with Sirish Bharadwaj was mired in a controversy [8]. Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Aravind is a film producer in the Telugu film industry while his nephew, Allu Arjun is one of the popular actors in Telugu film industry.
Trivia
Chiranjeevi changed his name from Shiv Shankar Vara Prasad to Chiranjeevi as screen name because he is a devotee of Anjaneya Swami.
Chiranjeevi likes reading books about personality development and human behaviour.
Chiranjeevi is a NCC cadet.
Chiranjeevi likes Pappu Charu and Uppu Chepa (a typical coastal food) very much.
Chiranjeevi's cars consist of a unique numbering, that is, the number 1 successively four times - 1111
Chiranjeevi and Senior N.T.R acted together in the movie Tiruguleni Manishi.
Chiranjeevi and ANR acted together in mechanic alludu
See also
Andhra Pradesh
Padma Bhushan
Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust
Tollywood
Pawan Kalyan
Allu Arjun
Ram Charan Teja
References
^ idlebrain.com. Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust. Retrieved on 3 December, 2006.
^ "When life imitated art", The Hindu, Jun 11, 2006.
^ http://www.naandi.org
^ andhravilas.com. Chiranjeevi receives Padma Bhushan. Retrieved on 3 November, 2006.
^ in.yahoo.com. Chiranjeevi receives Doctorate. Retrieved on 2 November, 2006.
^ andhravilas.com. Chiranjeevi received Legend Award. Retrieved on 3 November, 2006.
^ Indiaglitz.com. Sushmita marries a Chennai based businessman.
^ Hindustan Times. Star daughter elopes, weds her boyfriend.
External links
Chiranjeevi at the Internet Movie Database
Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation
Childhood
Chiranjeevi, was born in a missionary hospital at Narsapuram, a village in the West Godavari district on 22nd August 1955. He was born to Venkat Rao and Anjani Devi. Chiranjeevi grew up in his native village, Mogalthur, under the care of his grandparents, while his family was elsewhere because of his father being a police officer. The sense of discipline and hard working, which he still embraces, were introduced at a very young age in his life. The tough childhood he had, being the eldest in his family, has helped him to handle many such events of higher proportion with great poise in the later stages of his life. The NCC training during his college days also helped him to imbibe the hard work and dedication in his life.
Education
Chiranjeevi's education was nomadic, owing to his father Venkat Rao's frequent transfers to Ongole, Ponnur, Bapatla, Mangalagiri, Gurajala, Chirala, Nellore, etc. His father had constantly encouraged him after having discovered the undaunted liking of his son towards cultural activities.
Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nidadavolu, Gurazala, Ponnur, Bapatla, Mangalagiri and Mogalthur. He also won the first prize for his first performance as Parandhamayya Panthulu. After high school, Chiranjeevi continued his studies with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as his main coursework in S R Sharma Junior College, Ongole. Following that, he graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Commerce (B. Com.) from Sri Y N College, Narasapur.
After graduation, Chiranjeevi came to Madras to pursue a degree and career in cost accountancy and enrolled himself in a film institute in Chennai and graduated with a diploma in it.
Career
Chiranjeevi entered the Telugu film industry with the film Manavoori Pandavulu (1977). In Punnami Nagu (1981) he played a snake charmer which gave him a good reputation as an actor. Meanwhile, (between 1977-81) he played a lot of minor roles and characters with a negative shade in movies such as Mosagadu, 47 Rojulu, etc. The first real break for him came with the movie Khaidi (1983). This movie established Chiranjeevi as an action hero.
With films like Abhilasha (1983), Challenge (1984), Adavi Donga (1985), Raakshasudu (1986), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Yamudiki Mogudu (1988), Atthaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989), etc. he succeeded in establishing a name of his own in the Telugu film industry.
He won a Nandi Award for the movie Swayamkrushi (1987), which was directed by K. Viswanath. His movie Rudraveena (1988), directed by K. Balachander, won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration in 1989.
Chiranjeevi is adored by his audiences and his fans, in particular, for his dancing abilities. He successfully imbibed the technique of breakdance from the Occidental world and created a trend in the Telugu movie industry. Even now, at an age of 52, he continues to dance with the same ease, which partly explains the mass fan following he commands.
His winning streak continued into the 1990's with films like Kondaveeti Donga (1990), Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), Kodama Simham (1990), Gang Leader (1991), Rowdy Alludu (1991), and Gharana Mogudu (1992). All of these movies worked magic at the box office and then followed a series of movie disasters with Mechanic Alludu (1993), S. P. Parshuram (1994), Big Boss (1995), Rikshavodu (1995) sinking at the box office. He bounced back with Hitler (1997) and Master (1997) and continued with Choodalani Vundi (1998) and Bavagaru Bagunnara (1998).
Later in 2002, Chiranjeevi had one more movie release in the form of Indra. This film turned out to be a huge success and became one of the highest grossing film of that year. He won both the Nandi Award and Filmfare Best Actor Award for the film Indra. He met with success with another block buster "Tagore" (2003), an excellent message-oriented movie based on the Tamil runaway hit, Ramana, starring Vijayakanth. This movie again proved out to be a top grosser. Anji (2004) failed to record the success despite the high expectations, because of the long time taken for the completion of the movie. But, with the film Shankardada MBBS (Remake of Munnabhai MBBS), another social message-oriented movie, he met with success.
After these films, his success story was again dented. Movies like Andarivadu and Jai Chiranjeeva were average grossers. He appeared in a brief role in the film Style directed by Lawrence. However, the film Stalin (2006), another social movie, did not meet the huge expectations. In 2007, he acted in Shankardada Zindabad, a sequel of Shankardada MBBS (2007), a remake of the hugely successful Lage Raho Munnabhai. The movie turned out to be an average grosser.
The fan following that he has is tremendous. He is fondly referred to as Annayya (meaning elder brother in Telugu) by many of his admirers.
Charity and Services
On October 2, 1998, he founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT), which includes Chiranjeevi Blood and Eye Banks. It is Andhra Pradesh's largest recipient of Blood and Eye Donations. The Blood Bank of the CCT helped over 96,000 people and the Eye Bank has helped about 1000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh since its inception [1].
Around 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CCT so far, thereby giving 1600 people eye sight through CCT. CCT has also won the Best Voluntary Blood Bank Award by the AP State Government for the past 4 years. It helped the hospitals by supplying blood for the victims of the bomb blasts that happened in Hyderabad on August 25, 2007.
On June 10, 2006, The President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CCF) at the Jubilee Hills Check post in Hyderabad [2]. Recently, Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust had reached yet another landmark by crossing a milestone by collecting 100,000 units of blood.
Chiranjeevi is the board member of Naandi Foundation, one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Andhra Pradesh, with its presence in 8 other states of India [3].
Awards
In January 2006, Chiranjeevi was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India for his contributions to the Telugu Film Industry and his social work [4].
In November 2006, Chiranjeevi was awarded with a honorary doctorate by the Andhra University for his services to the Telugu film industry and for his social work [5].
In July 2007, Chiranjeevi was honored with the Legend Award [6].
He won 7 Filmfare awards as Best Actor and also Filmfare Legendary Award in the year 2007.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Heroine Banner Director Release Date
2007 Shankardada Zindabad Shankar Prasad Remake of Lage Raho Munnabhai Karishma Kotak Gemini Film circuit Prabhudeva 27/07/2007
2006 Stalin Stalin Trisha Anjana Productions Murugadas 20/09/2006
Style Himself,Special Appearance 160 days Larsco Entertainment Raghava Lawrence 12/01/2006
2005 Jai Chiranjeeva Satyanarayana Murthy Bhumika, Sameera Vyjayathi movies Vijaya Bhaskar 21/12/2005
Andarivadu Govindarajulu/Siddharth Tabu, Reema Sen Geetha arts Seenu Vytla 04/06/2005
2004 Shankar Dada MBBS Shankar Prasad 180 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner: Santosham Best Actor Award Sonali Bendre gemini Film Circuit Jayanth C Paranji 15/10/2004
Anji Anji Namratha Sirodkar M S Arts Kodi Ramakrishna 15/01/2004
2003 Tagore Tagore 159 days Santosham Best Actor Award Jyothika, Shriya Leo Projects VV Vinayak 18/09/2003
2002 Indra Indra Sena Reddy 225 days Nandi Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sonali Bendre, Aarthi Vyjayanthi movies B Gopal 24/07/2002
2001 Daddy Raj Kumar 106 days Simran, Amisha Bhalla geetha arts Suresh Krishna 04/10/2001
Manjunatha Manjunatha Swamy/Lord Siva 102 days Meena Chinni Films Raghavendra Rao 22/06/2001
Mrigaraju Raju Also playback singer Simran, Sanghavi Devi Film Productions Gunasekhar 11/01/2001
2000 Annayya Rajaram 189 days Soundarya Simran Sairam Arts Mutyala Subbaiah 07/01/2000
Hands Up Cameo
1999 Iddaru Mitrulu Vijay 104 days Rambha, ramyakrishna R K Film Associates K Raghavendra Rao 30/04/1999
Sneham Kosam Simhadri/Chinnayya 106 days'Winner': Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Meena Sri Surya movies K S Ravikumar 01/01/1999
1998 Choodalani Vundi Ramakrishna 169 days Anjala Jhaveri, Soundarya Vyjayanthi Movies Guna Sekhar 27/09/1998
Bavagaru Bagunnara Raju 156 days Rambha Anjana Productions Jayanth C paranji 09/04/1998
1997 Master Raj Kumar 182 days Playback singer for the first time Roshini, Sakshi Sivanand Geeta Arts Suresh Krishna 03/10/1997
Hitler Madhava Rao 158 days Rambha ML Art Movies Mutyala Subbaiah 04/01/1997
1995 Rikshavodu Raju Nagma, Soundarya Sri Kranthi Chitra Kodi Ramakrishna 14/12/1995
Big Boss Surendra Roja Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya bapinedu 15/06/1995
Alluda Majaka Sitaramudu/Mr.Toyota 160 days Rambha, Ramyakrishna Devi Film Productions EVV Satyanarayana 26/02/1995
1994 The Gentleman Vijay Hindi Juhi Chawla Geetha arts Mahesh Batt 18/11/1994
S.P.Parasuram Parshuram Sridevi Sai Charan Combines Raviraja Pinisetty 16/06/1994
Mugguru Monagallu Prudhvi/Vikram/Dattatreya 122 days Triple Role film Roja, nagma, ramyakrishna Anjana Productions K Raghavendra Rao 07/01/1994
1993 Mechanic Alludu Ravi Vijayasanthi geetha Arts B Gopal 27/05/1993
Muta Mesthri Subhash Chandra Bose 225 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Meena Roja Devi Kamal Combines kodandarami Reddy 17/01/1993
1992 Aapathbandhavudu Madhava 100 Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor Meenakshi Seshadri Poornodaya movies K Viswanadh 09/10/1992
Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Raja 175 Days Meenakshi Seshadri geetha arts Raviraja Pinisetty 10/07/1992
Gharana Mogudu Raju 256 days Nagma, Vaniviswanadh Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 09/04/1992
1991 Rowdy Alludu janardhan(Johnny)/Kalyan 141 days Sobhana, Divya Bharathi Sri Sairam Arts K Raghavendra Rao 18/10/1991
Gang Leader Rajaram 189 days Vijayasanthi Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 09/05/1991
Stuartpuram Police Station Rana Prathap Vijaya santhi, Nirosha Creative Commercials Yandamuri Veerendranath 09/01/1991
1990 Raja Vikramarka Raja Vikramarka 102 days Amala, radhika Skanda Arts Raviraja Pinisety 14/11/1990
Prathibandh Siddhanth 165 Days Juhi Chawla Geetha Arts Raviraja Pinisetty 29/09/1990
Kodama Simham Bharath 142 days Radha, Sonam, vaniviswanath Rama Films K MuraliMohana Rao 09/08/1990
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Raju 365 days Sridevi Vyjayanthi Movies K Raghavendra Rao 09/05/1990
Kondaveeti Donga Raja 129 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Sri Vijaya Lakshmi Arts Kodandarami Reddy 09/03/1990
1989 Lankeshwarudu Shankar Radha Vijayamadhavi Combines DasariNarayana Rao 27/10/1989
Rudranetra Nethra 101 days Vijayasanthi, Radha Sri Kalyana Venkateswara K Raghavendra Rao 16/06/1989
State Rowdy Kaali Charan/Prudhvi 121 days Radha, Bhanu Priya maheswari parameswari film B Gopal 23/03/1989
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Kalyan 152 days Vijayasanthi Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 14/01/1989
1988 Yudda Bhoomi Vijayasanthi R K Associates K Raghavendra Rao 11/11/1988
Trinetrudu Abhimanyu 125 Days, Chiru's 100th movie. Bhanupriya Anjana Productions Kodandarami reddy 22/09/1988
Marana Mrudangam Janrdhan/Johnny radha, Suhasini Creative Commercials Kodandarami Reddy 04/08/1988
Khaidi No.786 Gopi 101 Days Bhanu Priya Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya baapineedu 10/06/1988
Yamudiki Mogudu Kali/Balu 162 days Vijayasanthi Radha Dynamic Movie Makers Ravi Raja Pinisetty 29/04/1988
Rudraveena Suryanarayana Sharma Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sobhana Anjana Productions K Balachander 04/03/1988
Manchi Donga Veerendra 119 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 14/01/1988
1987 Jebu Donga Chitti Babu radha, Bhanu Priya Roja Movies Kodandarami reddy 25/12/1987
Swayamkrushi Sambaiah 111 days Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor Vijayasanthi Purnodaya Producions K Viswanadh 03/09/1987
Pasivadi Pranam Madhu 176 days Vijayasanthi Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 23/07/1987
Chakravarthy Chakravarthy Bhanu Priya vasantha Art Productions Ravi raja Pinisetty 04/06/1987
Aradhana Puli Raju Suhasini Geetha Arts Bharathi Raja 27/03/1987
Donga Mogudu Ravi Teja/Nagaraju 142 days Radhika, Madhavi, Bhanu Maheswari Films Kodanda Rami reddy 09/01/1987
1986 Chanakya Shapadham Chanakya Vijayasanthi D V N productions K Raghavendra Rao 18/12/1986
Dairyavanthudu Vijayasanthi Deepak raj Pictures Lakshmi Deepak 27/11/1986
Rakshasudu 126 days Suhasini Radha Creative Commercials kodandarami Reddy 02/10/1986
Chantabbai Pandu Ranga Rao 112 days Suhasini Jyothy Art pictures Jandhyala 22/08/1986
Veta Raanaa Pratap Kumar Verma 100 days Jaya Prada Samyuktha Films Kodandarami Reddy 28/05/1986
Magadheerudu 100 days Jaya Sudha Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Baapineedu 07/03/1986
Kondaveeti Raja Raja 119 days Radha, Vijayasanthi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 31/10/1986
Kirathakudu Charan Suhasini Lakshmi Films Division Kodandarami Reddy 10/01/1986
1985 Vijetha Chinnababu 109 days Bhanu Priya Geetha Arts Kodandarami Reddy 23/10/1985
Adavi Donga Kalidas 156 days radha Gopi Art Pictures K Raghavendra Rao 19/09/1985
Raktha Sindhuram Gandra Goddali & Inspector Gopi Radha Gopi Movies Kodanda Rami reddy 24/08/1985
Puli Kranthi Radha Sri venkata Sai Films Raj Bharath 26/07/1985
Jwala Raju Bhanupriya P N R pictures Raviraja Pinisetty 14/07/1985
Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi Vijayasanthi Ajaya Creations C A Rajendran 18/04/1985
Donga Phani 106 days Contains "Goli Maar" dance scene, similar to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, and made famous on YouTube as "Indian Thriller", among other titles. See Goli Maar here Radha Vijayalakshmi Art Pictures Kodandarami Reddy 14/03/1985
Chattam Tho Poratam Ravi Shankar 142 days Madhavi Devi Film Productions K Bapaiah 11/01/1985
1984 Rustum Gopi Urvasi Maheswari Films Kodandarami Reddy 21/12/1984
Agnigundam Vijay Sumalatha Sri Kranthi Chitra Kranthi kumar 23/11/1984
Naagu Naagu Radha A V M Productions Thathineni Prasad 11/10/1984
Intiguttu Vijay Kumar 125 days'Winner': Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Nalini varma Productions K Bapaiah 14/09/1984
Challenge Gandhi 113 days Vijayasanthi, Suhasini Creative Commercials Kodandarami Reddy 09/08/1984
Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu Vijayasanthi Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 28/06/1984
Devanthakudu 109 days Vijayasanthi Damayanthi Pictures S A Chandrasekhar 12/04/1984
Hero Krishna Radhika Geetha Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 23/03/1984
Goonda Kalidas/Raja 119 days Radha Rajalakshmi Productions Kodandarami Reddy 23/02/1984
Allulu Vasthunnaru Geetha B R productions K Vasu 11/02/1984
1983 Sangarshana Dilip 100 dyas Nalini Suresh Productions K Murali Mohan Rao 29/12/1983
Manthri gari Viyyankudu Babji 106 days Poornima Jayaram Muddu Arts Bapu 04/11/1983
Khaidi Suryam 150 days Madhavi, Sumalatha Samyuktha Movies A Kodanrami Reddy 28/10/1983
Simhapoori Simham Vijay Radhika Madhavi Vijaysai Films Kodi Ramakrishna 20/10/1983
Maa Inti Premayanam Madhavi Chandramani Productions Alluri Ravi 11/08/1983
Roshagadu Sikander Madhavi P N R Pictures K S R Das 29/07/1983
Maga Maharaju Raju 125 days Suhasini Shyam Prasad Arts Vijaya Bapineedu 15/07/1983
Gudachari No.1 Vijay Radhika Viyajalakshmi Art Pictures Kodi Ramakrishna 30/06/1983
Puli Bebbuli Radhika Kamala Cine Arts K S R Das 16/06/1983
Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu Radhika Sri Kanthi Chitra Kodandarami Reddy 09/06/1983
Aalyashikaram Sumalatha Srilatha Movies Kodi Ramakrishna 07/05/1983
Abhilasha Chiranjeevi 145 days Radhika Creative Commercial Kodandarami Reddy 11/03/1983
Palletoori Monagadu Radhika Rajalakshmi Art Movies S A Chandrasekhar 05/02/1983
Prema Pichollu Ravi Radhika Satyadevi Combines Kodanda Rami reddy 14/01/1983
1982 Bandhalu Anubandhalu Suhasini Gunachitra Bhargav 26/11/1982
Manchu Pallaki 100 days Suhasini Godavari Chitra Vamsee 19/11/1982
Mondi Ghatam Ravindra Radhika Ananthalakxi international Raja Chandra 06/11/1982
Yamakinkarudu Vijay Radhika Geetha creative arts Raj Bharath 22/10/1982
Billa Ranga Billa Syamala Gowri P L R Pictures K S R Das 15/10/1982
Patnam Vachina Prativrathalu Gopi 105 days radhika Srinivasa Productions Mouli 01/10/1982
Tingu Rangadu Rangadu Geetika Anil Prodctions Thatineni Prasad 01/10/1982
Radha My Darling Vijaya Kala Vijayakala Mandir Vijay Bhaskar 30/07/1982
Sitadevi Rajani Bhumichitra Eranki Sharma 30/07/1982
Idi Pellantara Radhikaa Sri Kranthi Chitra Vijay Bhaskar 16/07/1982
Subhalekha Narasimha Murthy 122 days Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Sumalatha Prasanthi Chitra K Viswanadh 11/06/1982
Bandipotu Simham Sumangali Satya Venu Movies S P Muthu Raman 21/05/1982
Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya Rajasekharam 520 days Madhavi Pratap Art Productions Kodi Ramakrishna 23/04/1982
1981 Kirayi Rowdylu Radhika Sri Kranthi Chitra KodandaRamiReddy 24/12/1981
Chattaniki Kallu Levu Vijay 156 days Madhavi Srikar Productions S A Chandrasekhar 30/10/1981
Priya Radhika Prabhu Chitra S P Chitti Babu 23/10/1981
Srirasthu Subhamasthu Swapna Sri Alayammas creations Katta Subbarao 26/09/1981
47 Rojulu Jaya Prada Premalaya K Balachender 03/09/1981
Rani Kasula Rangamma Sridevi Anil Productions Thatineni Prasad 01/08/1981
Ooriki Ichina Maata Ramudu Kavitha Amrutha Films M Balayya 24/06/1981
Nyayam Kavali Suresh Kumar 150 days Radhika Sri Kranthi Chitra Kodandarami Reddy 15/05/1981
Prema Natakam Guest Appearance Parimala Art Pictures Katta Subba Rao 18/04/1981
Tirugu Leni Manishi Jayalakshmi Devi Film Productions K Raghavendra Rao 03/04/1981
Todu Dongalu Geetha TV International K Vasu 12/02/1981
Paravathi Parameshwarulu Prabha Pallavi Pictures M S Koti Reddy 06/02/1981
Adavaallu Meeku Johaarulu Suvarna Bharath Films K Balachander 15/01/1981
1980 Rakta Sambandham Suvarna Reeko Films Alluri Ravi 13/12/1980
Mogudu Kavali 175 days Gayatri Charita Chitra Katta Subbarao 15/11/1980
Prema Tarangalu Kumar Sujatha Prabhu Chitra S P Chitti Babu 24/10/1980
Love in Singapore Suresh Meslin S A S Films Baby 27/09/1980
Thathayya Premaleelalu Geetha, Seema Kaumudi Arts B V Prasad 19/09/1980
Kaali Fataafat Jayalaksmi Sujatha Films IV Shashi 19/09/1980
Nakili Manishi Prasad / Shyam Sangeetha, Sunitha Ravichitra SD Lal 01/08/1980
Punnami Naagu Naagulu Got First Film fare award.125 days Menaka VVM Productions Raj Sekhar 13/06/1980
Mosagadu Indrani Sowmya Cine Arts Shavala Satyam 19/04/1980
Jathara Indrani Sowmya Cine Arts Shavala Satyam 19/04/1980
Aarani Mantalu Kavitha T V Films K Vasu 15/03/1980
Chandipriya Suvarna Anjali Pictures V Madhusudan Rao 07/03/1980
Kottapeta Rowdy Guest Appearance Satya Chitra P Sambasva Rao 07/03/1980
Agni Samskaram Madhavi Sri Sarada International JP PrabhakarSharma 21/02/1980
1979 Kothala Raayudu Madhavi Sri Charita Chitra K Vasu 15/09/1979
Sri Rambantu 112 days Geetha Ravichitra Films Kommineni 03/07/1979
Idikatha Kaadu Jayasudha bharath films K Balachander 29/06/1979
Punaadi Rallu 102 days Dharma Vijaya Combines Raj Kumar 21/06/1979
I Love You Ramesh Suvarna Sri Gowri Combines Vayunandana Rao 01/06/1979
Kotta Alludu Satya Chitra P Sambasiva Rao 31/05/1979
Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba Madhavi Gopikrishna International Eranki Sharma 01/03/1979
Tayaramma Bangarayya Madhavi Purnodaya Art Creations Kommineni 12/01/1979
1978 Manavoori Pandavulu Parthu 150 days Jayakrishna Movies Bapu 09/11/1978
Pranam Khareedu Narasimha 111 days Reshma Roy Annapurna Cine Enterprise K vasu 22/09/1978
Personal Life
Chiranjeevi's family had six members from the Telugu film fraternity. He has two sisters and two brothers. His first brother, Nagendra Babu is a film producer and a film actor. His second brother, Pawan Kalyan is a popular Telugu film actor. His son, Ram Charan Teja recently forayed into mainstream cinema as an actor. One of his brother-in-laws, Venkateswara Rao is a famous eye specialist.
Chiranjeevi's father-in-law, Allu Ramalingaiah is a veteran actor in the Telugu film industry. His first daughter, Sushmita married Chennai based businessman, Vishnu Prasad [7] while his second daughter, Srija's marriage with Sirish Bharadwaj was mired in a controversy [8]. Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Aravind is a film producer in the Telugu film industry while his nephew, Allu Arjun is one of the popular actors in Telugu film industry.
Trivia
Chiranjeevi changed his name from Shiv Shankar Vara Prasad to Chiranjeevi as screen name because he is a devotee of Anjaneya Swami.
Chiranjeevi likes reading books about personality development and human behaviour.
Chiranjeevi is a NCC cadet.
Chiranjeevi likes Pappu Charu and Uppu Chepa (a typical coastal food) very much.
Chiranjeevi's cars consist of a unique numbering, that is, the number 1 successively four times - 1111
Chiranjeevi and Senior N.T.R acted together in the movie Tiruguleni Manishi.
Chiranjeevi and ANR acted together in mechanic alludu
See also
Andhra Pradesh
Padma Bhushan
Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust
Tollywood
Pawan Kalyan
Allu Arjun
Ram Charan Teja
References
^ idlebrain.com. Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust. Retrieved on 3 December, 2006.
^ "When life imitated art", The Hindu, Jun 11, 2006.
^ http://www.naandi.org
^ andhravilas.com. Chiranjeevi receives Padma Bhushan. Retrieved on 3 November, 2006.
^ in.yahoo.com. Chiranjeevi receives Doctorate. Retrieved on 2 November, 2006.
^ andhravilas.com. Chiranjeevi received Legend Award. Retrieved on 3 November, 2006.
^ Indiaglitz.com. Sushmita marries a Chennai based businessman.
^ Hindustan Times. Star daughter elopes, weds her boyfriend.
External links
Chiranjeevi at the Internet Movie Database
Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation
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