Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad, 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, producer, politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. His younger brother Pawan Kalyan and son Ram Charan are also actors in Tollywood.His another younger brother Nagendra Babu and brother-in-law Allu Aravind are film producers.He was the Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.[1] Prior to politics, Chiranjeevi has attended the Madras Film Institute, and had worked primarily in Telugu cinema, in addition to Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 1978, with the film Punadhirallu. However, Pranam Khareedu was released earlier at the box office.[2]
Known for his break dancing skills, Chiranjeevi has starred in 150 feature films.[3][4][5] He starred in Swayam Krushi, which premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival.[6] In 1988, he co-produced Rudraveena, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[7] In a film career spanning thirty five years, He won four state Nandi Awards and nine Filmfare Awards South.
In 2006, Chiranjeevi was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema, and was presented with an honorary doctorate from Andhra University.[8] In 2013, he inaugurated the Incredible India Exhibition, a joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.[9][10] He also represented Incredible India at the 14th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony held in Macau.[11] In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".[12]
Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, is the first Telugu film to gross over ₹ 10 crore at the box office.[13] The film made Chiranjeevi the highest paid actor in India at the time, catapulting him to the cover pages of noted national weekly magazines in India.[14] The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan.[15] News magazine The Week hailed him as "The new money machine".[16] He was paid a remuneration of ₹1.25 crores for the 1992 film Aapad Bandhavudu.[17] In 2002, Chiranjeevi was given the Samman Award for the Highest Income Tax Payer for the assessment year 1999-2000 by the Minister of State for Finance, Government of India.[18] A poll conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006 named Chiranjeevi the most popular star of the Telugu Film Industry.[19]
Chiranjeevi founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation, established in 1998, which is involved in humanitarian activities. In 2008, he entered politics by forming the Praja Rajyam Party. In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh elections, Chiranjeevi contested from his native places, Palakollu and Tirupati. He was defeated by the Congress party candidate in Palakollu and was elected as a member of the State Assembly from the Tirupati constituency. He led the Praja Rajyam Party to emerge as the third largest party during the same election. Later, in February 2011, his Praja Rajyam Party merged into the Indian National Congress.
The following is the filmography of Chiranjeevi. Besides Telugu he has also acted in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films.
Principal filmography
Key
 |
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| S.No. |
Year |
Film |
Role |
Cast |
Notes |
| 1 |
1978 |
Pranam Khareedu |
Narsimha |
Reshma Roy, Madhavi |
|
| 2 |
1978 |
Mana Voori Pandavulu |
Parthu |
Krishnam Raju, Murali Mohan |
Remake of Kannada movie Paduvaaralli Pandavaru |
| 3 |
1979 |
Tayaramma Bangarayya |
Himself |
Madhavi |
Remade in Tamil as Sathya Sundharam |
| 4 |
1979 |
Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba |
Shekar |
Madhavi |
|
| 5 |
1979 |
Kotta Alludu |
Jagan |
Krishna, Jaya Prada |
|
| 6 |
1979 |
I Love You |
Ramesh |
Suvarna, Pallavi |
|
| 7 |
1979 |
Punadhirallu |
Himself |
Kavitha |
|
| 8 |
1979 |
Idi Katha Kaadu |
Subanakar |
Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha |
Remake of Avargal |
| 9 |
1979 |
Sri Rambantu |
Raghu Ram |
Mohan Babu |
|
| 10 |
1979 |
Kothala Raayudu |
Satyam |
Madhavi |
|
| 11 |
1980 |
Agni Sanskaram |
Himself |
Madhavi |
|
| 12 |
1980 |
Kottapeta Rowdy |
Prasanna Kumar |
Krishna, Jayaprada |
|
| 13 |
1980 |
Chandipriya |
Anil |
Jayaprada, Suvarna |
|
| 14 |
1980 |
Aarani Mantalu |
Ravi |
Kavitha |
|
| 15 |
1980 |
Jathara |
Rambabu |
Jayalakshmi |
|
| 16 |
1980 |
Mosagadu |
Seshu |
Shoban Babu, Sridevi |
|
| 17 |
1980 |
Punnami Naagu |
Naagulu |
Narasimha Raju, Rati Agnihotri |
|
| 18 |
1980 |
Nakili Manishi |
Prasad & Shyam (Dual role) |
Sangeeta, Sunitha |
|
| 19 |
1980 |
Kaali |
GK |
Rajinikanth, Seema, Jayalaxmi |
|
| 20 |
1980 |
Thathayya Premaleelalu |
Bhargav |
Gita, Deepa, Seema |
|
| 21 |
1980 |
Love In Singapore |
Suresh |
Latha |
|
| 22 |
1980 |
Prema Tarangalu |
Kumar |
Krishnam Raju, Sujatha, Jayasudha |
Remake of Muqaddar Ka Sikander |
| 23 |
1980 |
Mogudu Kaavali |
Chiranjeevi |
Gayatri |
|
| 24 |
1980 |
Rakta Bandham |
Tilak |
|
|
| 25 |
1981 |
Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu |
Himself |
Jayasudha |
|
| 26 |
1981 |
Prema Natakam |
Himself |
Murali Mohan, Sharada |
Guest appearance |
| 27 |
1981 |
Parvathi Parameshwarulu |
Mohan |
Prabha, Swapna |
|
| 28 |
1981 |
47 Natkal/47 Rojulu |
Kumar |
Jayaprada, Sarath Babu, Saritha |
Simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu |
| 29 |
1981 |
Todu Dongalu |
Kishore |
Krishan, Madhu Malini, Gita |
|
| 30 |
1981 |
Tirugu Leni Manishi |
Kishore |
NTR, Rathi |
|
| 31 |
1981 |
Nyayam Kavali |
Suresh Kumar |
Radhika |
|
| 32 |
1981 |
Ooriki Ichina Maata |
Ramudu |
Madhavi |
|
| 33 |
1981 |
Rani Kasula Rangamma |
Sukumar |
Sridevi |
|
| 34 |
1981 |
Srirasthu Subhamasthu |
Krishna |
Saritha |
|
| 35 |
1981 |
Ranuva Veeran |
Onti Kannu Viplavakarudu |
Rajinikanth, Sridevi |
Tamil film |
| 36 |
1981 |
Priya |
Vijay |
Radhika |
|
| 37 |
1981 |
Chattaniki Kallu Levu |
Vijay |
Madhavi |
Remake of Sattam Oru Iruttarai |
| 38 |
1981 |
Kirayi Rowdylu |
Raja |
Radhika |
|
| 39 |
1982 |
Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya |
Rajasekharam |
Madhavi |
|
| 40 |
1982 |
Subhalekha |
Narasimha Murthi |
Sumalatha |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor |
| 41 |
1982 |
Idi Pellantara |
Deepak |
Radhika |
|
| 42 |
1982 |
Sitadevi |
Prabhakar |
Sujatha |
|
| 43 |
1982 |
Radha My Darling |
Mohan |
Pandaribai |
|
| 44 |
1982 |
Tingu Rangadu |
Ranga |
Gita, Rani Padmini |
|
| 45 |
1982 |
Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu |
Gopi |
Radhika |
Remake of Kannada movie Pattanakke Banda Patniyaru |
| 46 |
1982 |
Billa Ranga |
Billa & Inspector Vishnu (Dual role) |
Swapna, Syamala |
|
| 47 |
1982 |
Yamakinkarudu |
Vijay |
Radhika |
|
| 48 |
1982 |
Mondi Ghatam |
Ravindra |
Radhika |
|
| 49 |
1982 |
Manchu Pallaki |
Sekhar |
Suhasini |
|
| 50 |
1982 |
Bandhalu Anubandhalu |
Inspector Chiranjeevi |
Shobhan Babu |
Remake of Kannada movie Avala Hejje |
| 51 |
1983 |
Prema Pichollu |
Ravi |
Radhika |
|
| 52 |
1983 |
Palletoori Monagadu |
Raju |
Radhika |
|
| 53 |
1983 |
Abhilasha |
Chiranjeevi |
Radhika |
|
| 54 |
1983 |
Aalaya Sikharam |
Seenu |
Sumalatha |
|
| 55 |
1983 |
Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu |
Shivudu/Vijay |
Radhika |
|
| 56 |
1983 |
Puli Bebbuli |
Gopi Krishna |
Krishnam Raju, Radhika |
|
| 57 |
1983 |
Gudachari No.1 |
Vijay |
Radhika |
|
| 58 |
1983 |
Maa Inti Premayanam |
Himself |
Chandra Mohan |
Cameo appearance |
| 59 |
1983 |
Maga Maharaju |
Raju |
Suhasini |
|
| 60 |
1983 |
Roshagadu |
Sikkindar & Srikanth (Dual role) |
Madhavi |
|
| 61 |
1983 |
Simhapuri Simham |
Raja Shekharam & Vijay (Dual role) |
Radhika, Madhavi |
|
| 62 |
1983 |
Khaidi |
Sooryam |
Madhavi |
|
| 63 |
1983 |
Manthri Gari Viyyankudu |
Babji |
Poornima Bhagyaraj |
|
| 64 |
1983 |
Sangharshana |
Dilip |
Vijayashanti, Nalini |
|
| 65 |
1984 |
Allulu Vasthunnaru |
Gopi |
Sulakshana |
|
| 66 |
1984 |
Goonda |
Kalidas/Raja/Ravi |
Radha |
|
| 67 |
1984 |
Hero |
Krishna |
Radhika |
|
| 68 |
1984 |
Devanthakudu |
Vijay Kumar |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 69 |
1984 |
Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu |
Raja |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 70 |
1984 |
Challenge |
Gandhi |
Vijayashanti, Suhasini |
|
| 71 |
1984 |
Intiguttu |
Vijay Kumar |
Suhasini, Nalini |
|
| 72 |
1984 |
Naagu |
Naagu |
Radha |
|
| 73 |
1984 |
Agni Gundam |
Vijay |
Sumalatha |
|
| 74 |
1984 |
Rustum |
Hari |
Urvashi |
|
| 75 |
1985 |
Chattamtho Poratam |
Ravishankar |
Madhavi |
|
| 76 |
1985 |
Donga |
Phani |
Radha |
|
| 77 |
1985 |
Chiranjeevi |
Chiranjeevi |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 78 |
1985 |
Jwala |
Raju & Yuvaraju (Dual role) |
Radhika |
|
| 79 |
1985 |
Puli |
Kranthi |
Radha |
|
| 80 |
1985 |
Raktha Sindhuram |
Gandragoddali & Gopi (Dual role) |
Radha |
|
| 81 |
1985 |
Adavi Donga |
Kalidas |
Radha |
|
| 82 |
1985 |
Vijetha |
Chinna Babu |
Bhanupriya |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Remake of Hindi movie Saaheb |
| 83 |
1986 |
Kirathakudu |
Charan |
Suhasini |
|
| 84 |
1986 |
Kondaveeti Raja |
Raja |
Vijayashanti, Radha |
|
| 85 |
1986 |
Magadheerudu |
Raju |
Jayasudha |
|
| 86 |
1986 |
Veta |
Ranapratap Kumar Varma |
Jayaprada |
Remake of The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film) |
| 87 |
1986 |
Chantabbai |
Panduranga Rao |
Suhasini |
|
| 88 |
1986 |
Rakshasudu |
Pursha |
Suhasini, Radha |
|
| 89 |
1986 |
Dhairyavanthudu |
Kishore |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 90 |
1986 |
Chanakya Shapadham |
Chanakya |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 91 |
1987 |
Donga Mogudu |
Ravi Teja & Nagaraju (Dual role) |
Radhika, Madhavi bhanupriya |
|
| 92 |
1987 |
Aradhana |
Puli Raju |
Suhasini |
Remake of Tamil film Kadalora Kavithaigal |
| 93 |
1987 |
Chakravarthy |
Chakravarthy / Anji |
Bhanupriya |
|
| 94 |
1987 |
Pasivadi Pranam |
Madhu |
Vijayashanti |
Remake of Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal |
| 95 |
1987 |
Swayam Krushi |
Sambaiah |
Vijayashanti |
Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 96 |
1987 |
Jebu Donga |
Chitti Babu |
Radha, bhanupriya |
|
| 97 |
1988 |
Manchi Donga |
Veerendra |
Vijayashanti, Suhasini |
|
| 98 |
1988 |
Rudraveena |
Suryanarayana Sharma |
Gemini Ganesan, Shobana |
Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 99 |
1988 |
Yamudiki Mogudu |
Kali & Balu (Dual role) |
Vijayashanti, Radha |
|
| 100 |
1988 |
Khaidi No.786 |
Gopi |
Bhanupriya |
|
| 101 |
1988 |
Marana Mrudangam |
Janardhan/Johnny |
Suhasini, Radha |
|
| 102 |
1988 |
Trinetrudu |
Abhimanyu |
Bhanupriya |
|
| 103 |
1988 |
Yudda Bhoomi |
Vijay |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 104 |
1989 |
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu |
Kalyan |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 105 |
1989 |
State Rowdy |
Kalicharan/Prithvi |
Radha, Banupriya |
|
| 106 |
1989 |
Rudranetra |
Nethra |
Vijayashanti, Radha |
|
| 107 |
1989 |
Mappillai |
Kanna |
Rajinikanth |
Tamil film
Special appearance,also producer |
| 108 |
1989 |
Lankeshwarudu |
Siva Shankar |
Radha |
|
| 109 |
1990 |
Kondaveeti Donga |
Raja |
Vijayashanti, Radha. |
|
| 110 |
1990 |
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari |
Raju |
Sridevi, Amrish Puri |
|
| 111 |
1990 |
Kodama Simham |
Bharath |
sonam, Radha, Vani Viswanath |
|
| 112 |
1990 |
Pratibandh |
Siddhanth |
Juhi Chawla |
Hindi film |
| 113 |
1990 |
Raja Vikramarka |
Raja Vikramarka |
Radhika, Amala |
Remake of Tamil film My Dear Marthandan |
| 114 |
1991 |
Stuartpuram Police Station |
Rana Pratap |
Vijayashanti, Nirosha |
Remake of the 1983 Hindi film Ardh Satya |
| 115 |
1991 |
Gang Leader |
Raja |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 116 |
1991 |
Rowdy Alludu |
Auto Johnny & Kalyan (Dual role) |
Shobana, Divya Bharti |
|
| 117 |
1992 |
Gharana Mogudu |
Raju |
Nagma |
Remake of Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu |
| 118 |
1992 |
Aaj Ka Goonda Raj |
Raja |
Meenakshi Seshadri |
Hindi film |
| 119 |
1992 |
Aapathbandavudu |
Madhava |
Meenakshi Seshadri |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 120 |
1993 |
Muta Mesthri |
Subhash Chandra Bose |
Meena Durairaj, Roja Selvamani |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor |
| 121 |
1993 |
Mechanic Alludu |
Ravi |
Vijayashanti |
|
| 122 |
1994 |
Mugguru Monagallu |
Prudhvi,Vikram & Dattatreya (Triple Role) |
Roja Selvamani, Nagma, Ramya Krishnan |
|
| 123 |
1994 |
S.P.Parshuram |
Parasuram |
Sridevi |
Remake of Tamil blockbuster Walter Vetrivel |
| 124 |
1994 |
The Gentleman |
Vijay |
Juhi Chawla |
Hindi film
Remake of Gentleman |
| 125 |
1995 |
Alluda Majaka |
Sitaramudu/Toyota |
Ramya Krishnan, Rambha |
|
| 126 |
1995 |
Big Boss |
Surendra |
Roja Selvamani |
|
| 127 |
1995 |
Rikshavodu |
Raju & Dharma Raidu(Dual role) |
Nagma, Soundarya |
|
| 128 |
1996 |
Sipayi |
Major Chandrakanth |
V. Ravichandran, Soundarya |
Kannada film |
| 129 |
1997 |
Hitler |
Madhava Rao |
Rambha |
Remake of Malayalam film Hitler |
| 130 |
1997 |
Master |
Raj Kumar |
Sakshi Sivanand, Roshini |
Also Playback Singer |
| 131 |
1998 |
Bavagaru Bagunnara? |
Raju |
Rambha |
|
| 132 |
1998 |
Choodalani Vundi |
Ramakrishna |
Soundarya, Anjala Zhaveri |
|
| 133 |
1999 |
Sneham Kosam |
Simhadri & Chinnayya (Dual role) |
Meena Durairaj |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Remake of Natpukkaga |
| 134 |
1999 |
Iddaru Mitrulu |
Vijay |
Sakshi Sivanand, Rambha, Ramya Krishnan |
|
| 135 |
2000 |
Annayya |
Rajaram |
Soundarya |
|
| 136 |
2000 |
Hands Up! |
Himself |
Jayasudha |
|
| 137 |
2001 |
Mrugaraju |
Raju |
Sanghavi, Rambha, Simran |
Also Playback Singer |
| 138 |
2001 |
Sri Manjunatha |
Manjunatha Swamy/Lord Siva |
Arjun Sarja, Meena, Soundarya |
Simultaneously shot in Telugu and Kannada |
| 139 |
2001 |
Daddy |
Rajkumar |
Ashima Bhalla, Simran |
|
| 140 |
2002 |
Indra |
Indrasena Reddy/Shankar Narayana |
Sonali Bendre, Aarthi Agarwal |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 141 |
2003 |
Tagore |
Ravindranath Tagore |
Shriya Saran, Jyothika |
Remake of Ramana |
| 142 |
2004 |
Anji |
Anji |
Namrata Shirodkar |
|
| 143 |
2004 |
Shankar Dada MBBS |
Shankar Prasad/Shankar Dada |
Sonali Bendre |
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
Remake of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. |
| 144 |
2005 |
Andarivaadu |
Govindarajulu & Siddharth (Dual role) |
Tabu, Rimi Sen, Rakshita |
dual role |
| 145 |
2005 |
Jai Chiranjeeva |
Satyanarayana Murthy |
Sameera Reddy, Bhoomika Chawla |
|
| 146 |
2006 |
Style |
Himself |
Prabhu Deva, Raghava Lawrence |
Cameo appearance |
| 147 |
2006 |
Stalin |
Stalin |
Trisha Krishnan |
|
| 148 |
2007 |
Shankar Dada Zindabad |
Shankar Prasad/Shankar Dada |
Karishma Kotak |
Remake of Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 149 |
2009 |
Magadheera |
unnamed |
Ram Charan , Kajal Aggarwal |
|
| 150 |
2015 |
Bruce Lee - The Fighter |
Himself |
Ram Charan, Rakul Preet Singh |
Cameo appearance |
| 151 |
2017 |
Khaidi No. 150 |
TBA |
Shriya Saran, Kajal Aggarwal |
|
Voice-over
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