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Chiranjeevi | |
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.jpg) Chiranjeevi in 2011 | |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, YSRCP |
| Minister of Tourism (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 27 October 2012 – 15 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Subodh Kant Sahay |
| Succeeded by | Shripad Yasso Naik |
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Tirupati | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Preceded by | M. Venkataramana [1] |
| Succeeded by | M. Venkataramana [2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1955[3] Mogalthur, Andhra State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2011—present) |
| Other political affiliations | Praja Rajyam (2008–2011) Founder |
| Spouse |
Surekha Konidela (m. 1980) |
| Children | Ram Charan Srija Susmitha |
| Relatives | See Chiranjeevi family |
| Residence(s) | Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Permanent) New Delhi, Delhi, India (Official) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Film Actor, Politician, Television Host |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2006) |
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Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad (born 22 August 1955), better known by his stage name Chiranjeevi,[4] is an Indian film actor and politician. He was the Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.[5] 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.[6] However, Pranam Khareedu was released earlier at the box office.[7] Known for his break dancing skills, Chiranjeevi starred in 150 feature films in a variety of roles. In 1987, he was starred in Swayam Krushi, which was dubbed into Russian, and was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival.[8] Chiranjeevi won the 1988 Cinema Express Best Actor Award and the state Nandi Award for Best Actor awards for his performance in the film.[9][10][11] In the same year, Chiranjeevi was one of the Indian delegates at the 59th Academy Awards.[12][13] In 1988, he co-produced Rudraveena, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[14]
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, the film was screened at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[15] [16] 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.[17] The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan.[18] News magazine The Week hailed him as "The new money machine".[19] He was paid a remuneration of ₹1.25 crores for the 1992 film Aapadbandhavudu.[20] 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.[21] A poll conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006 named Chiranjeevi the most popular star of the Telugu film industry.[22]
In a film career spanning thirty nine years, he won four state Nandi Awards, including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and ten Filmfare Awards South including the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South. In 2006, Chiranjeevi was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema,[23] and was presented with an honorary doctorate from Andhra University.[24] 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.[25][26]
He also represented Incredible India at the 14th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony held in Macau.[27] In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".[28] Chiranjeevi's 150th film was announced in May 2015.[29]
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.[citation needed]
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. He is a co-owner of Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters.[citation needed]
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf
- ^ "Chiranjeevi Biography, Chiranjeevi Profile". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi on Telugu Filmnagar".
- ^ Business Standard. "Chiranjeevi's dramatic comeback". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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- ^ Express News Service (11 March 1989), "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram", The Indian Express, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2016
- ^ "1988 Award Winners". Cinema Express-Indian Express Group (in Tamil). 1 May 1989.
- ^ സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (10 March 1989). "മമ്മൂട്ടിക്കും ഗീതയ്ക്കും അവാർഡ്". Mathrubhumi.
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- ^ http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm24IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=24IIFA.pdf
- ^ "First Telugu film to gross 100 million – Times Of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "First Telugu film to gross Rs. 1 million". The Times Of India. 17 August 2012.
- ^ Babu, Venkatesha (23 April 2009). "The 'megastar' hopes to score a smash hit on debut". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Rajeev Deshpande, TNN, 18 April 2009, 03.15am IST (18 April 2009). "Chiru charisma shines on, may end up hurting Cong". Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor". 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi dismisses reports linking him with tax raids". indianexpress.com.
- ^ "Dr.Vishnu the most popular star". www.filmibeat.com.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "AU confers honorary degrees on Chiru, others". Chennai, India: Hindu.com. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi to inaugurate Incredible India exhibition at Cannes". The Times Of India. 20 May 2013.
- ^ ANI (21 May 2013). "Chiranjeevi offers wide opportunities to foreign film producers in India". business-standard.com.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in.
- ^ "100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films". IBNLive.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi's 150th film to begin in August". The Times of India.