
Acting
Aug 21, 1955
Mogalthur, West Godavari, AP, India
Chiranjeevi
Acting
Biography
Konidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer, and former politician who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada films. He trained in acting at the Madras Film Institute. He made his acting debut in 1978 with *Pranam Khareedu* and appeared in the action drama *Khaidi* (1983). His filmography includes *Subhalekha* (1982), *Vijetha* (1985), *Swayamkrushi* (1987), *Rudraveena* (1988), *Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari* (1990), *Gang Leader* (1991), *Gharana Mogudu* (1992), *Aapadbandhavudu* (1992), *Mutha Mestri* (1993), *Hitler* (1997), *Choodalani Vundi* (1998), *Sneham Kosam* (1999), *Indra* (2002), *Tagore* (2003), *Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.* (2004), *Khaidi No. 150* (2017), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *Waltair Veerayya* (2023). He has received the Padma Vibhushan (2024), the Padma Bhushan (2006), the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, the IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award (2022), four Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. He founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust in 1998 and served as the Union Minister of State for Tourism from 2012 to 2014.
Feature Films (155)

A street-bike racer chances upon a woman and is struck by visions of a past life where they were both star-crossed lovers in a war-ridden kingdom 400 years ago, while the reincarnation of his romantic rival emerges with murderous intent.
Magadheera

A man embarks on a quest to make peace between two families fighting over the water problem in their district. In a bid to solve this crisis, he agrees to marry a girl from the rival family.
Indra

A goon falls for a girl who manages an old-age home, and she mistakes the goon for a professor. She seeks his help not knowing that the man who wants the old-age home demolished is his boss.
Shankar Dada Zindabad

Stuartupuram Police Station is action oriented movie in which, Inspector Rana Pratap (Chiranjeevi) comes to Stuartpuram, a place well known for theives of all varieties. He starts reforming each of them, by showing them a better way to live.His real intention is to cleanup the entire town, The village of Stoovertpuram has always lived in fear of the police. The police are oppressive, and puppets of the rich, wealthy and influential.
Stuartpuram Police Station

In New Zealand, Raju meets and falls in love with Swapna. On a trip to India, he pretends to be the husband of a pregnant girl to help her face her family, unaware that the girl is Swapna's sister.
Bavagaru Bagunnara

Bharathi's parents refuse to accept her after discovering that she is pregnant with Suresh's child, the man who cheated her.
Nyayam Kavali

Vijay, an orphan living alone in the city, saves a man named Kumar from thugs and becomes his best friend. However, he soon has to give up everything he holds dear for Kumar's happiness.
Prema Tarangalu

A young man begins to indulge in petty thefts to save money for his handicapped sister's wedding. But when his crimes come out, the groom refuses to marry his sister.
Sitadevi

Sitaram, the son of a rich man, is robbed of his wealth by his enemies. Later, he is wrongly arrested for murder but manages to get out of jail and avenges the injustice done to him and his family.
Alludaa Majakaa

A man finds a ring that gives the bearer great power, but the goddess to whom the ring belongs wants it back to return to her world.
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

Rajaram, youngest of three brothers, owns up to another's crime in order to fund his middle brother's education. He is shattered when he learns about the culprits behind his eldest brother's murder.
Gang Leader

Tagore (Chiranjeevi) creates his own vigilante military network called the Anti-Corruption Force (ACF) that eliminates the most corrupt individuals, from all walks of life, in a systematic manner. As pressure builds on Police and Government to track down the Man who masterminds these killings, Balbir Singh (Puneet Issar), is specially summoned to head the task. He is aided by Suryam (Prakash Raj) who, though being just a constable in the mammoth Police force, is compelled by his instincts to see through the underlying design. Together they unravel the mystery and unveil the phenomenon called Tagore, but not before Badrinaryana (Sayaji Shinde), the human face of evil, finds out that his revelry in the belief of Tagore’s death was a mistake he can never make amends for.
Tagore
Television & Series (4)

Sam Jam is a happy and fun-filled talk show hosted by our favorite actress Samantha in her style. This show features celebrity interviews, fun games, spotlights some inspiring real-life stories and talent, and indulges in philanthropy activities.
Sam Jam

Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, (Telugu: మీలో ఎవరు కోటీశ్వరుడు) (English: Who among you is a Millionaire?), popularly known by its abbreviation MEK or simply Koteeswarudu, is an Indian regional television game show presented in Telugu produced by BIG Synergy which is the official adaptation of the internationally acclaimed Hindi game show Kaun Banega Crorepati which itself was an adaptation of the UK game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu

The Telugu Chalana Chitra Vajrotsavam was a star-studded three-day diamond jubilee celebration held from January 26 to 28, 2007, at Hitex and the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Madhapur, Hyderabad to mark 75 years of Telugu cinema. It was organised by the Telugu film industry under a festival committee chaired by D. Ramanaidu, with Dasari Narayana Rao as chief advisor. Key Event Highlights • Day 1 (January 26): Featured lamp lighting, musical eras orchestras (1931–2000), dance performances, and felicitations for industry legends hosted by SP Balasubrahmanyam. • Day 2 (January 27): Included an NTR costume exhibition, star-studded skits, a book launch on Telugu producers, and performances hosted by Suhasini. • Day 3 (January 28): Presided over by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, featuring aerial acts, dance medleys by Prabhu Deva and Lawrence, and a final theme song directed by Krishna Vamsi

