Chiranjeevi

At 68 years old, Chiranjeevi has this physical status:

Konidela Siva Sankara Varad (born 22 August 1955), also known by his stage name Chiranjeevi, is an Indian film actor and politician.

From 27 October 2012 to May 2014, he was Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Chiranjeevi had attended the Madras Film Institute and spent mainly in Telugu cinemas prior to Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films.

He made his acting debut with Anil Varanadhirallu in 1978.

However, Pranam Khareedu was released earlier at the box office, but not before.

Chiranjeevi, who is known for his breaking skills and unique acting style, has appeared in over 150 feature films.

Early life and family

Chiranjeevi was born in Mogalthur, a village in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India, on August 22nd, 1955. His father served as a constable and was relocated on a regular basis. He spent his childhood with his grandparents in his native village.

Chiranjeevi completed his training in Nidadavolu, Gurazala, Bapatla, Ponnur, Mangalagiri, and Mogalthur. He was a New Delhi cadet and appeared in the Republic Day Parade in the early 1970s. He was keen on acting from a young age. He attended his Intermediate at C. S. R. Sarma College in Ongole.

Chiranjeevi graduated from Sri Y N College in Narsapuram with a degree in commerce, and moved to Chennai to the Madras Film Institute in 1976 to study acting.

Personal life

Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comedian Allu Ramalingah, on February 20, 1980. They have two children, 1 Elder Daughter, Sushmitha, and 1 Younger Daughter, Ram Charan, who is also a lead actor in Telugu cinema, as Sushmitha and 1 Elder Daughter Sushmitha.

Nagendra Babu, Chiranjeevi's younger brother, is a film director and actor. Pawan Kalyan, his youngest brother, is an actor-politician who founded Jana Sena, a national political party. Allu Aravind, his brother-in-law, is a film director. Chiranjeevi is the uncle of actor Allu Arjun, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej, Niharika, and Sai Dharam Tej.

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Acting career

Since his family adored Anjaneya, a Hindu deity, his mother advised him to use the word "Chiranjeevi," referring to Hanuman's belief of living forever.

Chiranjeevi began his film career with Punadhirallu. Pranam Khareedu was his first film to be released. The Telugu audience congratulated Mana Voori Pandavulu, who was commanded by Bapu. He was in a small role in Tayaramma Bangaya. In films I Love You and K. Balachander's Idi Katha Kaadu, starring Kamal Haasan, he played the anti-hero.

Chiranjeevi played the role played by Rajinikanth in the original in a remake of Tamil film Avargal. Chiranjeevi had eight major film debuts and then 14 films in the following year. In films including Mosagadu, Rani Kasula Rangamma, 47 Natkal/47 Rojulu, Nyayam Kavali, and Ranu Veeran, he was the protagonist.

Chiranjeevi started appearing in leading roles in films such as Intlo Ramaya (1982), directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, which was a smash at the box office. He appeared in Subhalekha, directed by K. Viswanath, which dealt with the dowry system's socioeconomic instability. It was his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and Viswanath's third Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. He has appeared in films including Idi Pellantara, Sitadevi, Tindagu, Bandhalu Anubandhalu, and Mondi Ghatam. He appeared in multi-star films such as Patnam Vaina Pativrathalu and Billa Ranga, and later appeared in Manchu Pallaki.

Khaidi was a box office hit, and Chiranjeevi's debut with this film made him a hit. In 1984, he began doing action films. At this moment, a string of box office hits include: Mantri Gari Viyyankudu, Sangharshana, Goonda, Challenge, Hero, Donga, Jwala, Adavi Donga, Kondahati Raja, Rakshasudu. He received his second Filmfare Award for his role in Vijetha in 1985.

Chiranjeevi's first Nandi Award for Swayamkrushi (1987), directed by K. Viswanath. Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Yamudiki Mogu (1988), and Manchi Donga (1988) all did well at the box office. Chiranjeevi co-produced and appeared in Rudraveena (1988), which received the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the Nandi Special Jury Award. Chiranjeevi then experimented with Jagadeka Sundari, a socio-fantasy directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by Ashwini Dutt. Other experimental works at this time include Kondaveeti Donga, the first Telugu film to be released on a 70mm 6-Track Stereophonic film, Kodamasimham's western genre Kodamasimham, and Gang Leader (1991), which were box-office hits and resulted in Chiranjeevi being regarded as the "boss of Telugu cinema."

In Pratibandh (1990) and Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj, Chiranjeevi's Bollywood appearances were lauded. He was given his second Nandi Award for Best Actor and third Filmfare Award for Best Actor (1992) for his role in Aapadbandhavudu (1992). Telugu is a republic in the United Kingdom. Chiranjeevi's career dropped in the late 1990s, with box office giants such as Mechanic Alludu, S. P. Parasuram, Big Boss, and Rikshavodu. There were exceptions, such as Mutha Mestri, who was awarded his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor, but Telugu, Mugguru Monagallu, and Alluda Majaka were moderately well-received. He appeared in a guest appearance in the Kannada film Sipayi in 1996. Chiranjeevi regained power with Hitler, Master, Bavagaru Bagunnara?, Choodalani Vundi and Sneham Kosam, for which he received his fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, after a brief lull. Chiranjeevi appeared in a Hollywood film directed by Dushan Garsi and produced by Ramesh Chanthi in 1999. Suresh Krissna directed the Telugu version. The film, titled The Return of the Thief of Baghdad, was postponed for unknown reasons.

Chiranjeevi's new decade began with Annaya. Chiranjeevi appeared in Indra, which debuted in 2002 and broke all his previous box office records of Tollywood, earning 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.S., for which he received his seventh and new Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu; and Stalin. South received the Filmfare Special Award in 2006 and the Filmfare Achievement Award in 2011 for his contributions to the film industry.

Shankar Dada Zindabad, 2007, did not appear in any film for about ten years, during which he began working on his political career. His appearances in films were limited to cameo roles during the first ten years. He appeared in two films starring his son Ram Charan, namely Magadheera (2009) and Bruce Lee: The Fighter (2015). Varudu (2010) and Rudhramadevi (2015) were also narrated. He appeared in Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013), where he reprised his role as Lord Manjunatha from Sri Manjunatha (2001).

He was on the lookout from 2013 to mark his comeback to cinema in what would be his 150th film as an actor. Chiranjeevi, a year after the success of his 2014 Tamil film Kaththi, wanted to remake the film in Telugu as his comeback film. Khaidi No. No. 2 is the remake. During the Sankranti holiday in 2017, V. V. Vinayak's directed, 150, which was just six months after Shankar Dada Zindabad's debut in Shankar, garnering raves. Chiranjeevi has been praised for both his appearance and appearance, particularly after a decade of absence from cinema. On the first day, the film grossed 41.75 crore and was grossed 164 crore in lifetime. He appeared in his first period film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, and Surender Reddy produced it. In 2020, the film, which is equivescent to 286 crore or US$36 million, earned more than 270 crore, or more than $36 million, and was on a budget that exceeded 270 crore. Coratala Siva directed Acharya's last film, and the forthcoming GodFather will be announced soon.

Television career

With the fourth season of Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, Chiranjeevi made his debut as a television host. On Star Maa, the first episode of the fourth season of the series was broadcast on February 13, 2017. The game version is in Telugu script from Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Political career

Chiranjeevi founded the Praja Rajyam Party, a national party in Andhra Pradesh's state. He said at the launch that social justice was the party's highest priority. The party secured 18 of the 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 general elections. He ran for office in Tirupati and Palakollu constituencies, but lost in Palakollu, in the West Godavari district.

After two weeks of talks with Sonia Gandhi, the president of the country's parliament, who feared a no-confidence motion in the state assembly following the emergence of Y. S. Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress Party and the stronghold of Telangana agitation, Chiranjeevi joined the 30-month-old Praja Rajyam Party's stronghold. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha on March 29, 2012, after more than a year of combining his party into Congress. On April 3, 2012, he was elected and took the oath as a Rajya Sabha member. He was sworn in as the Union Minister of State on October 28th, 2012 (Independence charge), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Most members of the Andhra Pradesh wing of Congress left in protest after the state of Andhra Pradesh separated with heavy debt and little funding in June 2014. Chiranjeevi, on the other hand, stayed with Congress and led a drive for it as chairman of the Election Campaign Committee for 2014 parliamentary and assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh's residuary state, although he refused to run in elections. He did not campaign a slew of supporters due to the one-sided decision to divide Andhra Pradesh. Pawan Kalyan, the former Praja Rajyam Party youth wing leader, formed Jana Sena Party, a young politician who campaigned ardently against Congress and in favour of the Telugu Desam Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. The campaign's supporters were defeated in all parliamentary and state assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, with 165 out of 175 candidates losing deposits [obtaining less than 10% of vote share] due to strong anti-Congress sentiment prevailing.

Since the 2014 elections, he has remained away from active politics, and since then he hasn't attended any meetings of the Indian National Congress. His term as a Rajya Sabha member came to an end in April 2018.Though he is no longer active in politics, he was issued with a new All India Congress Committee identity card in 2022, fueling rumors of his political return.

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