Chiranjeevi

One & only star in Telugu Industry is Megastar Chiranjeevi, started career with small character artist , then villain, solo hero, supreme hero then Mega star too.

His earlier movies punadi rallu, pranam khareedu, manavuri pandavlu are his normal movies, Punnaminaagu, abhilasha, kothala rayudu, 48 gantalu symbol for his rising, Till Khaidi is nrmal hero, From khaidi, he rised like anything, As a supreme hero he smashed Telugu FI with his BB Khaidi, Abhilasha, donga, goonda, mantrigari viyankudu, jebudonga etc, then with Pasivadi pranam in 1987 he become Megastar, Yamudi ki mogudu, attaki yemudu ammayiki mogudi, rudraveena, aaradhana, jagadeka veerudu atiloka sundari etc,

Then Gang leader, Kondaveeti donga, Kodasimham, rowdi alludu, gharana mogudu, till 1993 he is king called as bigger than bachan by taking highest remuneration in india( around 2 crores in 1993, then his bad time started,

Mechanic alludu, muthamestri, mugguru monagallu, sp parasuram, alluda mazaka, rikshavodu, bigboss etc all are disastrous at BO.He turned back with Hitler, Bavagaru bagunnara, Choodalani vundi, Master, Indra Tagore to Shanker dada series, I 2007 he quits Cinemaa7 entered into politics (in 2008.He was utter flop in politics loosing all his following, Better to mix his party into congress & come back to cinema thats best, we all are waiting for his Re entry

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New Delhi: Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi launched his political party, Prajarajyam, on Tuesday following in the footsteps of the likes of MGR and NTR.

Chiranjeevi promise of people's power capitalises on the disillusionment with mainstream political parties in Andhra Pradesh.

“I understand the problems of people, you people needed my help, ” Chiranjeevi said.

Chiranjeevi's transition is part of a long tradition of actors courting politics in south India, like MGR's AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and NTR's Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh

“It is the disillusionment of the people that will give a spur to this movement. It is easier for stars to cash on such situation as they have a mass appeal, ” says Editor, Tuglaq, Cho Ramaswamy.

But will Chiranjeevi's blockbuster political debut make Tamil superstar Rajinikanth take that much-anticipated plunge into politics?

The actor who has been wooed by many a political party has been maintaining a deliberate silence.

Yet, he has made news for his comments on political issues and sometimes the lack of them. The actor most recent run-in with politics was when pro-Kannada groups threatened to stall the release of his film Kuselan because of comments he made on the Hoggenakkal issue.

In 2002, Rajini became the target of attack after he refused to participate in the Tamil film industry's rally on the Cauvery issue.

The actor then went on a much-publicised fast asking for a peaceful settlement and interlinking rivers.

The superstar is also said to have disguised himself to attend a political rally on the Ram Setu issue.

For now, he sticks to what he does best: mind it.

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• A Performer with a social conscience.

• An actor and a crusader of social health and well-being.

Professional Excellence:

Beginning his career with Punadirallu (Foundation Stones) and Pranam Khareedu (The Price of Life) in 1977, (the latter released first) Chiranjeevi went on to act in 142 films in Telugu, 3 in Hindi, 3 in Tamil and 2 in Kannada and is going strong with about 2 blockbusters every year.

Chiranjeevi gained recognition as a complete star package with heroic looks, excellent command over dance, perfect comedy timing and above all a dedication towards his work.

Chiranjeevi is mostly remembered for the varied roles he played under directors belonging to different schools of filmmaking. On one hand he was proving his acting prowess to the class audience with socially conscious scripts like Subha Lekha, Swayam Krushi, Rudra Veena, Apathbandhavudu, Tagore and on the other he appealed to the masses with Chantabbai, Khaidi, Jagadeka veerudu Athiloka Sundari, GangLeader, Gharanamogudu, Mutha Mesthri, Hitler, Master, Indra, Sankaradada, Andarivadu and many more ….the recent being the comic fare Jai Chiranjeeva.

Chiranjeevi has emerged as a youth icon whom the younger generation looks upto and takes as an inspiration. The people of Andhra Pradesh, with all their love and affection, call him Megastar.

MEDIA Reviews :

In a career span of 28 years, Chiranjeevi has received rave reviews for his acting performances. Here are the most recent reviews from national newspapers and periodicals.

• The erudite newspaper, The Hindu covered a special story on Chiranjeevi titled 'Man of the Masses' (dt. April 5, 2004) which said 'Reams have been written on this man yet his feet are firmly on terra firma."

• In India Today's special issue dated 2nd March 2004, Chiranjeevi is listed among the Top 50 Power People of India. The magazine supported its feature with a description, which said he is one of the most powerful "because he is the highest paid film star in South, because everyone wants him to be MGR and NTR, because his films rarely flop."

• In September 1992, The Week magazine ran a cover story on Chiranjeevi titled - Bigger than Bacchan. Chiranjeevi was analyzed as the star drawing unparalleled fanaticism among masses and the consolidated number of eyeballs he attracts is supposed to be higher than what Tamil Super star Rajnikanth and Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bacchan do.

• World Space's website says of Chiranjeevi "The frenzy that Megastar generates amongst the masses makes him a force to reckon with. The phenomenal fan following places him on par with NTR, MGR and Rajnikanth. Chiranjeevi chose to channelise the collective energy of his fan following towards social causes - the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust's good work in the area of eye donations and blood donation is noteworthy. Right now he's also involved in the campaigns against Child Labour."

Awards:

• Won the Andhra Pradesh State incorporated Nandi Award for Best Actor for Swayam Krushi (1987). He received this award from the then chief minister, Late N T Ramarao. He excelled in Swayamkrushi, which was directed by Padmasri K.Viswanath. Five years later he again got Nandi Award for his performance in the film Apathbandhavudu (1992) again directed by Padmasri K.Viswanath. This award and his third Nandi Award for his performance in the film Indra (2002) were given to him during the tenure of Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu.

• Received Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration for his film Rudra Veena (which was his home production) in the year 1988.

• Won Seven BEST ACTOR Filmfare Awards for seven times - the highest number of awards won by any Telugu actor under a single category. • Punnami Nagu - 1980

• Subhalekha - 1982

• Rudraveena - 1988

• Mutha Mesthri - 1993

• Sneham Kosam - 1999

• Indra - 2002

The seventh Filmfare award was for his hilarious performance in the film Sankardada MBBS. This is for the year 2004 and he received it from the Hindi heroine Ms. Rekha

• Apart from these he received countless awards and titles from innumerable cultural organizations such as Vamsi-Berkeley, Kalasagar Chennai, Santosham Film Magazine, Sitara Film Magazine, Screen Videocon Awards, Rotary club, Academy of Fine Arts Tirupati. He also received the NTR Life Time Acheivement Award from Vamsi Art Academy.

Achievements in the area of social work

28 years of excellence in Telugu cinema has fetched Chiranjeevi a huge fan following and transformed him into one of the strongest opinion leaders in Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi chose to streamline this fanaticism as a force for the social good thereby defying the tradition of super stars harboring political ambitions.

Chiranjeevi incorporated Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust on October 2nd, 1998. The Trust was set up with Blood and Eye Donation wings. Chiranjeevi's devoted fans took this movement to great heights and are still working towards spreading awareness in the fields of Blood and Eye Donation.

For the last seven years Chiranjeevi Blood Bank contributed 57, 000 units on its own particularly to the people Below Poverty Line. The Blood Donation Wing has saved upto 3, 500 lives across Andhra Pradesh by providing the required groups of blood within 30 minutes of receiving information.

While the state requires 5, 00, 000 units of blood per year, the awareness created by Chiranjeevi Blood Bank, pushed the availability to around 3, 50, 000 units which is a rare feat in itself.

Chiranjeevi Eye Bank has been behind 1460 successful eye implants. It also works towards educating the masses on the importance and need of eye donation.

An appeal for eye donation and blood donation is part of every print of a Chiranjeevi film. Chiranjeevi also ensured an unprecedented amount of space in the news and electronic media for these causes.

Today Chiranjeevi takes more pride in the knowledge that his Blood Bank saved someone's life than the fact that his film has gone for a Silver Jubilee.

Not limiting himself to the fantasy filled world of films, Chiranjeevi has involved himself in various public welfare activities and acted as a socially responsible citizen…this apart from his own Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust activities. Once convinced about the authenticity and motive of a campaign, Chiranjeevi has always associated with it.

In 2002, he was selected as the Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh to the International Labour Organization. He featured in short films as part of the 'International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour'. He took an oath, on the occasion, that he would not advocate or allow directly or indirectly the employment of child labour in his films and stuck to it so far.

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Chiranjeevi, the Megastar of telugu film industry was born in Mogaltur, a village in the Prakasam district on 22nd August. He was born to Shri.Venkat Rao and Smt.Anjan Devi. Chiranjeevi grew up in his native village with his grand parents, while his family was elsewhere because of his father's occupation. The sense of discipline and hard working, which he still embrace were introduced at a very young age in his life, moreover the tough childhood he had being the eldest in his family have helped him to handle many such events of higher proportion with great expertise in the later stages of his life.

After graduating with a degree, Chiranjeevi moved to Madras to make a career in his chosen field of acting in Film industry. To prepare him self for the task he joined an acting school in Madras. After struggling for some time, Chiranjeevi landed in an acting roles in films like ''Pranam Khareedu'' and ?Punadhi Rallu?. Since that modest beginning, to this date he has acted in more than 110 films. Through out his career he has been through a lot of high and low notes. But, every time he came back with double vengeance and won his way through peoples hearts with his wonderful performances in his films.

Chiranjeevi married the Surekha, the daughter of veteran actor Shri. Allu Ramalingayya. Chiru has always been a family man, he is blessed with two daughters Sushmita & Srija and a son Ramcharan Tej. His younger brother ?Pawan Kalyan'' has moulded himself into one of the reckoning actors on the telugu film marquee.

To this date he is still modest for all those innumerable achievements and honours he had received. He recently completed the 20th anniversary of his entry into films. After such a long career he is still going strong with renewed energy and a string of super hits. Wish his success story goes on and on and provide with some great films to look forward.

Despite tasting such tremendous success through out his career, it hasn't got on to Chiru's head. He is still the same caring, loving & cultured man both for his family and fans. Recently on his last birthday he started a charitable trust to give back something to the people who made him.

It?s common in the Telugu Cinema industry that people who are successful in their movies, plan to make movies and slowly build a studio of their own when they get enough profits. In the recent times, Chiranjeevi is one hero who wanted to spend for deeds of charity than for his own glorification in the industry, as he feels the responsibility towards his fans and, more important, towards the society. It?s not untrue to say that his deeds motivated many of his fans towards charity and social service/welfare. He should be commended for the same.

For some of fans he is a brother, for some his is an uncle, and for some others he is a son. He was just a guy when he entered the filmdom, and now, he?s the top star, and has been so since long. It?s approximately 20 years now, since he acquired stardom, and he still has a majority of current cinegoers as his fans. He has almost always been choosing roles that suit him, or roles that he can excel in and prove that he suits the role. He experimented with different characterizations and characters at various times, though his star image restricted him from doing certain roles or making those roles a success. Well, whatever we say about the well-known star would be reiteration of what lakhs of people said and felt.

Normally, people become fans of a hero after watching his movies, but Chiranjeevi is unique in having fans who are blind by birth ? one Mr. Vasudeva Rao of Gudivada. Sree Vasudeva Rao used to see (actually hear) all Chiranjeevi movies from his childhood. Ever since his childhood, he wished to visit and ?feel? Chiranjeevi. So he saved every penny he could and reached Hyderabad. He visited Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust in Panjagutta and informed his wish. Chiranjeevi came to know about this and spent some time with him.Vasu's wish to touch and feel Chiranjeevi is thus fulfilled. This is just an example of admiration of Chiranjeevi's fans and Chiranjeevi?s dedication towards his fans.

Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT) was established four years back. A part of his earnings have been going to its fund since then, along with the money he earns through advertisements that he appears. The blood bank of the CCT served over 20000 people in last few years, which itself a record, by operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The eye bank served 540 people so far, in the short time after its inception. Recently he started focusing on child relief too. What Chiranjeevi does through CCT is a noble cause that should be appreciated, and every hit movie of Chiranjeevi implies more funds to the CCT.

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