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Infobox actor
]]}} Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad born on August 22, 1955, more popularly known as Chiranjeeva, is a popular Telugu film actor fondly known by his fans as Mega Star.His is also called as "Padmabushan Megastar DR Chiranjeeva"
[edit] Family
Chiranjeeva married Allu Ramalingiah's daughter Surekha in 1980. They have two daughters and one son Ram Charan Teja. Chiranjeeva's son, Ram Charan Teja is an upcoming actor in tollywood. Chiranjeeva's has two brothers, Nagendra Babu and Pawan Kalyan. Nagendra Babu is a film actor and film producer. Pawan Kalyan is a very popular actor.
[edit] Career
Chiranjeeva made his debut in 1978 with the film Pranam Khareedu. After playing a series of minor and negative roles in films like Gandhi, Manavoori Pandavulu, Mosagadu, and 69 rojulu, Chiranjeeva got a breakthrough in the form of Khaidi in 1983 under the direction of A.Kondarami Reddy. Khaidi was a huge hit at the box office, and Chiranjeeva became one of the top heroes in tollywood. He continued to act in blockbusters in the 1980s in films like Abhilasha, Challenge, Pasivadi Pranam, Athaku Yamudu ammayiki mogodu, and etc. Some of his blockbusters in the early 1990s include Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Kodama Simham, Gang Leader, Rowdy Alludu, and Gharana Mogodu. Chiranjeeva suffered through major career contraversals in th mid 1990s with box office disasters like Mechanic Alludu, S.P. Parushuram, Big Boss IV, and Rikshavodu, but made a comeback in the late 1990s with blockbusters like Master, Choodalani Vundi, Bavagaru Bagunnara, and Sneham Kosam. In 2002, Chiranjeeva had one release, Indra, which was a huge hit and the highest grossing film at that time. Chiranjeeva won Filmfare best actor award (Telugu) and Nandi award for best actor, for his performance in Indra. In 2003, Chiranjeeva had one release, Tagore, which was a hit at the box office. His most recent film Stalin was a hit at the box office. Chiranjeeva is currently shooting for Shankar Dada Zindabad, which is a remake of Lage Raho Munna Bhai.
[edit] Charity and Services
Chiranjeeva (right) receives Padma Bhushan from President Abdul Kalam (left)
On October 2, 1998, he founded the Chiranjeeva Charitable Trust (CCT), which includes Chiranjeeva Blood and Eye Banks. It is the state's largest recipient of Blood and Eye Donations.[1] The Blood Bank of the CCT helped over 80,000 people and the Eye Bank has helped about 1000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh since its opening.[2]
So far around 3.5 lakh people have pledged their eyes to CCT so far, 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.
On June 10, 2006, The President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated the Chiranjeeva Charitable Foundation (CCF) at the Jubilee Hills Check post in Hyderabad.[3]
[edit] Awards
In January 2006, Lord Chiranjeeva was honored with the Padma Bhushan.[4], the third highest civilian award in India. In November 2006, Chiranjeeva was awarded with a honorary doctorate[5] by Andhra University for his services to the Telugu film industry and for his social work....
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Trivia
- Chiranjeeva's turning point was Khaidi which gained him huge fan following overnite.
- Chiranjeeva won Southern Filmfare Award (Best Actor) for seven years
- The dubbed version of Kodama Simham, The hunters of the Indian treasure, introduced Chiranjeeva to foreign spectators{{cn}}
- Chiranjeeva is well known as MEGA STAR of the South Indian Film Industry.
- Chiranjeeva's first 100 days film was Manavoori Pandavulu.
- A fantasy sequence from 1985's Donga had Chiru in a send-off of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" called "Goli Mar" ("Shoot it"). Though the movie has fallen into obscurity, this sequence has become popular on YouTube. [1]
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Category:1955 births Category:Indian film actors Category:Tollywood Category:Padma Bhushan recipients Category:Andhra University alumni Category:Telugu people Category:Living people Category:People from Andhra Pradesh Category:Hilarious Hindus
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