Hyderabad: Chiranjeevi, one of the South film industry’s finest actors, turns a year older today.
The real name of Chiranjeevi is Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad. After appearing in films, he named himself Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi has tried his hand in South Indian films as well as in Hindi film industry.
The actor has fans all around the world.
On the special occasion of Chiranjeevi’s birthday, let us know some interesting things related to his life.
Chiranjeevi’s first film was Punadhirallu, but his film Pranam Khareedu was released earlier.
He became India’s most expensive actor with the 1992 film Gharana Mogudu. Once, he also left behind Amitabh Bachchan in earnings from films. Chiranjeevi has been awarded the South Indian Filmfare Award seven times and the Nandi Award four times.
Chiranjeevi lives a very luxurious lifestyle. His son Ram Charan is also a well-known actor.
Chiranjeevi’s 14 major films were released one after the other in the year 1980 and all these films received a lot of love from the audience. Chiranjeevi has proved his mettle from acting to politics.
Chiranjeevi was married in the year 1980 to Surekha, the daughter of famous Telugu comedian Allu Allu Ramalingaiah.
Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films. In 2008, he founded the Praja Rajyam Party. However, later this party merged with the Indian National Congress. Chiranjeevi was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award in 2006.