Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad with a screen name as Chiranjeevi (Telugu:...(More)

Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad with a screen name as Chiranjeevi (Telugu: ), is a prominent Indian film actor acting mainly in Telugu film Industry born on August 22, 1955. In January 2006, he was honored with Pam Bushing, the third highest civilian award in India for his contortions to Arts and Social Service. Chiranjeevi, was born in a missionary hospital at Newsroom, a village in the West Godiva's district on 22MD August 1955. He was born to Venerate Rap and Anacin Devils. Chiranjeevi grew up in his native village, Megalith, 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 NYC 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 Venerate Ray's frequent transfers to Angola, Pony, Spatula, Mongolic, Granola, Chorals, Nellie, etc. His father had constantly encouraged him after having discovered the undaunted liking of his son towards cultural activities. Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nightfall, Grizzle, Pony, Capital, Monoculture and Megaliths. He also won the first prize for his first performance as Pa ran Dahomey Panthers. After high school, Chiranjeevi continued his studies with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as his main coursework in S R Sham Junior College, Angola. Following that, he graduated with his Bachelor's degree in Commerce (B. Com.) from Sir NY College, Raspy. 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. [credit] Chiranjeevi entered the Telugu film industry with the film Manchuria Handful (1977). In Panama Nags (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 Massaged, 47 July, etc. The first real break for him came with the movie Khaki (1983). This movie established Chiranjeevi as an action hero. With films like Abolish (1983), Challenge (1984), Advil Dongs (1985), Rickshaws (1986), Passive Pram (1987), Yarmulke Mogul (1988), Attack Yams Amigo Mobutu (1989), etc. he succeeded in establishing a name of his own in the Telugu film industry. He won a Candi Award for the movie Sway Ambrosio (1987), which was directed by Kiss bath. His movie Retrieving (1988), directed by K. Blender, won the Narcs Butt 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 breakdowns 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 Confetti Dongs (1990), Jagged Veering Anthology Sundae (1990), Kodak Smegma (1990), Gang Leader (1991), Rowdy Aloud (1991), and Gran Mouldy (1992). All of these movies worked magic at the box office and then followed a series of movie disasters with Mechanic Aloud (1993), S. P. Washroom (1994), Big Boss (1995), Ricocheted (1995) sinking at the box office. He bounced back with Hitler (1997) and Master (1997) and continued with Chaplain Wendi (1998) and Beggary Beginner (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 Candi Award and Gallimaufry 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, Roman, starring Veejays Kath. This movie again proved out to be a top grosser. Anti (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 Chinked MOBS (Remake of Moneybag MOBS), another social message-oriented movie, he met with success. After these films, his success story was again dented. Movies like Andromeda and Jain Chiranjeeva were average greasers. 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 Chanted Soundboard, a sequel of Chanted MOBS (2007), a remake of the hugely successful Lager Rah Minibar. The movie turned out to be an average grosser. The fan following that he has is tremendous. He is fondly referred to as Anny (meaning elder brother in Telugu) by many of his admirers. [Charity vice and University] On October 2, 1998, he founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (COT), which includes Chiranjeevi Blood and Eye Banks. It is Andrea Parade's largest recipient of Blood and Eye Donations. The Blood Bank of the CAT helped over 96,000 people and the Eye Bank has helped about 1000 people in the state of Andria Radish since its inception [1]. Around 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CAT 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 Clam, inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CFC) 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 Mandi Foundation, one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Andrea Radish, with its presence in 8 other states of India [3]. 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. Mammography 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 [edPersonal Lifeit] 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. [edit] 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 [edit] See also * Andhra Pradesh * Padma Bhushan * Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust * Tollywood * Pawan Kalyan * Allu Arjun * Ram Charan Teja [edit] References 1. ^ idlebrain.com. Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust. Retrieved on 3 December 2006. 2. ^ When life imitated art Staff Reporter HYDERABAD: When President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited Chiranjeevi Eye & Blood Bank (CEBB) here on Saturday, it was a case of a "reel life" situation turning real. Megastar Chiranjeevi recalled that years ago, the climax of his movie `Rudraveena' had the hero being felicitated by the Prime Minister. He had then dismissed it as a situation that would be found only in films. "But now, hearing such good words from none other than the President, I am at a loss for words. I consider myself fortunate and I attribute the service to my fans and the dedicated team of wonderful people," he said. President Kalam said any service that strived to remove man's pain was part of "God's mission". 3. ^ http://www.naandi.org 4. ^ andhravilas.com. Chiranjeevi receives Padma Bhushan. Retrieved on 3 November 2006. 5. ^ in.yahoo.com. Chiranjeevi receives Doctorate. Retrieved on 2 November 2006. 6. ^ The much awaited Padma award finally fell into Chiranjeevi s neck. A scroll of paper on which the name and purpose of the award transferred from the hands on the President of india into the hands of Chiranjeevi. From now on Chiranjeevi is Padmabhushan of Telugu cinema. This was a momentous occasion for Chiranjeevi. After Akkineni Nageswara Rao, the legendary actor of golden era of Telugu cinema, was bestowed with this honor, this was the turn of Chiranjeevi to receive it, as representative of the second generation of actors. Inspired by Delhi Andhra Association s warm felicitation, Chiranjeevi said that he wanted such abhimanulu to keep him going well. They are his strength he added. Aswani Dutt who made a number of films with Chiranjeevi hoped that the actor would sure take up more films with social message, like Indra and Tagore. He said that Chiranjeevi s social responsibility grew as Padmabhushan . He should entertain his audience, with greater sense of responsibility. The young and old should be inspired by his themes, he added. Dasari felt that Chiranjeevi has yet to play a role that really matches his talent and personality. He hoped a time would come when Chiranjeevi s films celebrate platinum and diamond Jubilees. Chiranjeevi is a great believer of God, especially Hanuman. That is how this Siva Sankara Vara Prasad became Chiranjeevi. He worked with grate devotion to achieve this ambition, to become soon the Mega Star of Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi opened his innings with Punaadi Raallu . Pranam Khareedu established him. He got an award for the role he played in Manavoori Pandavulu . It is said that he received Rs.1116/- as remuneration for that film and today he is the highest paid artiste in Telugu cinema. Kothala Rayudu', 'Punnaminagu' 'Intlo Ramayya-Veedhilo Krishnayya' were some of the films that earned name for his performances. But the release of Khaidi changed his fate and status instantly. He became a dynamic action star overnight. He began playing some scenes for children. Imitation of Charlie Chaplin in a song is one example. Mestri and Apadbhandavudu are some more great films. Blood Bank and Eye Bank. Apadbhandavudu won him best actor award. In 25 years of film career, he stood out as talented actor for 22 years. He got two more Nandi awards and seven Filmfare awards. He bagged national award for his Rudraveena that produced and acted. -Pallavi 7. ^ Indiaglitz.com. Sushmita marries a Chennai based businessman. 8. ^ Hindustan Times. Star daughter elopes, weds her boyfriend. (Less)