Chiranjeevi filmography

Chiranjeevi in 2013

Chiranjeevi is an Indian actor, politician, philanthropist and television host who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[1] He has also appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. Chiranjeevi 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 more than 150 feature films.[3][4] He rose to stardom after playing the lead in the action film Khaidi (1983).[5] His 1987 film Swayamkrushi premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival.[6] He co-produced Rudraveena (1988), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[7] In a film career spanning forty-five years, he has 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 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 Aapadbandhavudu, the highest for any Indian actor then.[5] 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.[17] A poll conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006 named Chiranjeevi the most popular star of the Telugu Film Industry.[18]

  1. ^ "Chiranjeevi's dramatic comeback". Business Standard. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Chiranjeevi's debut". Rediff.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ "4 Reasons Why You Should Watch Chiranjeevi's Desi Thriller Again. And Again. And Again". NDTV.com.
  4. ^ Chiranjeevi and Shahid are best dancers: Prabhu Dheva - The Times of India
  5. ^ a b "Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor". 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. ^ Chiranjeevi felicitation on Padma Bhushan honor - Telugu Cinema actor
  7. ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : From reel to real life". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  8. ^ "AU confers honorary degrees on Chiru, others". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Chiranjeevi to inaugurate Incredible India exhibition at Cannes". The Times of India. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
  10. ^ Chiranjeevi offers wide opportunities to foreign film producers in India | Business Standard
  11. ^ Press Information Bureau English Releases
  12. ^ 100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films|Movies News Photos-IBNLive
  13. ^ "First Telugu film to gross 100 million". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
  14. ^ "First Telugu film to gross Rs. 1 million". The Times of India. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
  15. ^ Babu, Venkatesha (23 April 2009). "The 'megastar' hopes to score a smash hit on debut". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  16. ^ Deshpande, Rajeev (18 April 2009). "Chiru charisma shines on, may end up hurting Cong". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  17. ^ Chiranjeevi dismisses reports linking him with tax raids - Indian Express
  18. ^ "Dr. Vishnu the most popular star - Oneindia Entertainment". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.