CHIRANJEEVI BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY

Birth Name: Konidela Siva Shankara Vara Prasad

Chiranjeevi (Telugu: చిరంజీవి), is a popular Tollywood film personality. He has received the Padma Bhushan award, the second highest padma award bestowed by the Government of India. He is the only Tollywood actor to receive seven Filmfare Best actor awards.

Early life Vara Prasad is the son of Late Sri Venkat Rao and Srimathi Anjana Devi. He was born on 22 August 1955 in Mogallturu,a town on the Banks of River Godavari in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh in India. His father worked as a constable and got transferred on a regular basis. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grand parents.

He has two sisters and two brothers. His younger brother, Nagendra Babu is a film producer and a actor. His youngest brother, Pawan Kalyan, is also a actor. Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nidadavolu, Gurajala, Bapatla, Ponnuru, Mangalagiri and Mogalturu. After high school he studied in C.S.R.Sharma Junior College at Ongole. He then graduated from Y.N. College in Narasapur with a B.Com degree. He is an NCC cadet.Chiranjeevi had participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi as an NCC cadet in the early 70s. In 1977, after his graduation at Y.N. College in Narsapuram, Chiranjeevi moved to Chennai to seek a career in acting.

Personal life Chiranjeevi married Surekha, daughter of eminent yesteryear comedian Allu Rama Lingaiah, on February 20, 1980. He has 3 children, eldest daughter Susmitha, son Ram Charan Teja, and another daughter Sreeja

Quick Report:

DATE OF BIRTH = AUGUST 22ND ,1955

PARENTS = ANJANA DEVI ,VENKAT RAO

FULL NAME = KONIDELA SIVASHANKARA VARA PRASAD

FAMILY

SISTERS (YOUNGER) = VIJAYA DURGA, MADHAVI, RAMANA (RAMANA EXPIRED WHEN SHE WAS 2 YRS OLD WITH A MYSTERIOUS FEVER, AT THAT TIME ANNAYYA WAS 10 YRS OLD)

BROTHERS (YOUNGER) = NAGENDRA BABU, PAWAN KALYAN


CHIRU BORN IN MISSIONARY HOSPITAL, NARSAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI
BIRTH TIME IS 10.05 AM ON MONDAY 22ND AUG 1955

WIFE SUREKHA

ELDER DAUGHTER SUSMITHA

SON RAM CHARAN TEJA

YOUNGER DAUGHTER SRIJA

BROTHER IN LAW ALLU ARAVIND

FATHER IN LAW ALLU RAMALINGAIAH

MOTHER IN LAW KANAKA RATHNAM

YEAR OF MARRIAGE = 11:50 AM ON 20TH FEBRUARY 1980

SCHOOLING

IST CLASS GURAZALA

IIND, IIIRD CLASS MANGALAGIRI

IV, V, VI CLASS PONNURU

VII CLASS MOGALTHURU
VIII, IX CLASS BAPATLA

XTH CLASS MOGALTHURU

INTERMEDIATE ONGOLE CSR SHARMA COLLEGE, BI.P.C

DEGREE ( B.COM) YNR COLLEGE NARSAPURAM

ICWAI (DISCONTINUED) CHENNAI

DATE OF GRADUATION FROM INSTITUTE 30TH JUNE 1978

FIRST OPPURTUNITY IN FILMS PUNADIRALLU (WHILE STUDYING IN FILM INSTITUTE)

PLAYS IN COLLEGE DAYS

* PARADHYANAM PANTHULU
* RAJEENAMA
* LIGHT VELIGINDI

ACTED AS POTHURAJU IN 1976 REPUBLIC DAY PARADE REPRESENTING ANDHRA PRADESH AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPACITY OF NCC CADET CAPTAIN.



NAME CHANGED 2 CHIRANJEEVI= 1978


FAVORITE GOD ANJANEYA SWAMY


JOINED IN FILM INSTITUTE IN 1977


OBTAINED DIPLOMA IN ACTING ON 30TH JUNE 1978


FIRST FILM ACTED PUNADI RALLU

FIRST DIALOGUES UTTERED ON 22ND SEPTEMBER 1978

FIRST FILM ( PRANAM KHARIDU ) RELEASED ON 22 SEP 1978

1ST PHONE NUMBER = 443751


1ST CAR = FIAT CAR AAN 2087 (PRESENTED BY HIS FATHER VENKATRAO)


FAVORITE ACTRESS = SAVITRI

1ST REMUNERATION = RS. 1116/ - (FOR MANAVOORI PANDAVULU FILM)

1ST SHIELD RECEIVED = MANAVOORI PANDAVULU (FROM KRISHNAM RAJU)

1ST HEROINE = RESHMA RAI (PRANAM KHAREEDU)

1ST INTERVIEW = APPEARED IN JYOTHI CHITRA FILM MAGAZINE (INTERVIEWED BY THE JOURNALIST M KOTESWARA RAO)

1ST PLAYBACK SINGER FOR CHIRANJEEVI FILM = G ANAND (PRANAM KHAREEDU)


1ST FILM ACTED BY CHIRANJEEVI'S FATHER = MANTHRIGARI VIYYANKUDU (AS A STATE MINISTER)


1ST SCOPE FILM = RAKSHASUDU


1ST 70MM FILM = KONDAVEETI DONGA 70MM

OSCAR INVITATION

CHIRANJEEVI IS THE 1ST SOUTH INDIAN ACTOR TO BE INVITATION TO ATTEND OSCAR AWARDS PRESENTATION IN 1987


1ST DUBBED FILM IN TAMIL = AARANI MANTALU (DUBBED BY EDITOR MOHAN)

1ST DUBBED FILM IN HINDI = DUSHMANON KA DUSHMAN (YAMA KINKARUDU)


1ST STRAIGHT HINDI FILM = PRATIBANDH


DIRECTOR WITH MOST NUMBER OF FILMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI = A KODANDARAMI REDDY (23 FILMS)


MUSIC DIRECTOR WITH MOST NUMBER OF FILMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI = CHAKRAVARTHI (40 FILMS)


WRITER WITH MOST NUMBER OF FILMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI = SATYANAND


CINEMATOGRAPHER WITH MOST NUMBER OF FILMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI = LOK SINGH (31 FILMS)


HEROINE WITH MOST NUMBER OF FILMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI = VIJAYA SHANTI (19 FILMS)


PERSONAL MAKE-UP MAN = SIVA

PERSONAL COSTUMES DESIGNER = SHAZI



TITLES


NATA KISHORE (GIVEN BY CM T ANJAIAH) THROUGH VAMSI ARTS


NATA BHASKAR (GIVE BY SP BALU) THROUGH KALIDAS KALANIKETANIN 1985



DARING DASHING DYNAMIC SUPREME HERO (TILL 1987)

MEGA STAR (FROM MARANA MRUDANGAM FILM IN 1988)
CHIRU FAV


FAVORITE FILM = KHAIDI


FAVORITE HERO = SEAN CANNERY


FAVORITE HEROINE = SAVITRI


FAVORITE PRODUCER = D RAMA NAIDU

FAVORITE DIRECTOR = KV REDDY


FAVORITE COMEDIAN = CHARLIE CHAPLIN


FAVORITE SINGER = S.P.BALASUBRAHMANYAM


FAVORITE HUMAN BEINGS = MAHATMA GANDHI & MOTHER TERESA

FAVORITE POITICIAN = LAL BAHADUR SASTRI

FAVORITE HILL STATION = OOTY


FAVORITE INDIAN CITY = BANGALORE


FAVORITE CITY ABROAD = LONDON


FAVORITE SPORT = ALL EVENTS IN GYMNASTICS

FAVORITE FINE ARTS = ALL FINE ARTS SINCE THEY ARE FINE

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL = BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

S NO FILM YEAR CATEGORY PRESENTER

1 MANAVURI PANDAVULU 1978 SPECIAL JURY

2 PUNNAMI NAGU 1980 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

3 PUNNAMI NAGU 1980 BEST ACTOR FILMFANS

4 VURUKICHINA MAATA 1981 BEST ACTOR CINE HERALD

5 SUBHALEKHA 1982 BEST ACTOR FILM FARE

6 SUBHALEKHA 1982 BEST ACTOR SITARA

7 SUBHALEKHA 1982 BEST ACTOR VAMSI BERKELY

8 MAGAMAHARAJU 1983 BEST ACTOR KALASAGAR

9 INTIGUTTU 1984 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

10 SWAYAMKRUSHI 1987 BEST ACTOR NANDI

11 RUDRAVEENA 1988 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

12 RUDRAVEENA 1988 BEST ACTOR NARGIS DUT.NATIONAL AWARD

13 AAPADBANDHAVUDU 1992 BEST ACTOR NANDI

14 MUTAMESTHRI 1993 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

15 HITLER 1997 BEST ACTOR SCREEN - VIDEOCON

16 MASTER 1997 BEST ACTOR SCREEN - VIDEOCON
17 SNEHAM KOSAM 1999 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

18 INDRA 2002 BEST ACTOR NANDI

19 INDRA 2002 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

20 INDRA 2002 BEST ACTOR CINEMAA

21 INDRA 2002 BEST ACTOR SANTHARAAM MEMORIAL

22 TAGORE 2003 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

23 TAGORE 2003 BEST ACTOR SANTOSHAM

24 SHANKARDADA MBBS 2004 BEST ACTOR FILMFARE

25 SHANKARDADA MBBS 2004 BEST ACTOR SANTHOSHAM






MOVIES BASED ON NOVELS

MOVIE NAME ----------------------------- AUTHOR

NYAYAM KAVALI D------------------- KAMESWARI

CHANTABBAI---------- MALLADI VENKATA KRISHNAMURTHY

ABHILASHA----------- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

CHALLENGE---------- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

RAKSHASUDU--------- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

RAKTHA SINDHOORAM -YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

MARANA MRIDANGAM- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH


RUDRANETRA-------------- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

DONGAMOGUDU---- YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH

STUVARTPURAM POLICESTATION --YANDAMURI VEERENDRANADH






PAIRED WITH OTHER FILM PERSONALITIES

*

NTR TIRUGULENI MANISHI
*

ANR MECHANIC ALLUDU
*

KRISHNA THODU DONGALU
*

SOBHANBABU MOSAGDU
*

KRISHNAMRAJU PULI-BEBBULI
*

MOHANBABU BILLA-RANGA,KIRAYI ROWDEELU
*

RAJNIKANTH KAALI,BADIPOTU VIPALVA SIMHAM
*

KAMAL HASAN IDI KADHA KADU
*

GEMINI GANESHAN RUDRAVEENA
*

RAJENDRAPRASAD HITLER,DADDY, CHALLENGE

CHIRANJEEVNI 148 MOVIES LIST

1978

1 Pranam KareedU ```````````````````````````` 22/09/78

2 Manavoori Pandavulu ```````````````````````` 9/11/1978



1979

3 Tayaramma Bangarayya ````````````````````` 12/1/1979

4 Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba ```````````````` 1/3/1979

5 Kotta Alludu (villain) ``````````````````````` 31/05/79

6 I love You ```````````````````````````` 1/6/1979

7 Poonadi Rallu ```````````````````````````` 21/06/79

8 Idi Katha Kaadu ```````````````````````````` 29/06/79

9 Sri Rambantu ```````````````````````````` 3/7/1979

10 Kothala Raayudu ```````````````````````````` 15/09/79


1980

11 Agni Samskaram ```````````````````````````` 21/02/80

12 Kottapeta Rowdy (guest) `````````````````````` 7/3/1980

13 Chandipriya ```````````````````````````` 7/3/1980

14 Aarani Mantalu ```````````````````````````` 15/03/80

15 Jathara ```````````````````````````` 19/04/80

16 Mosagadu (villain) ``````````````````````` 22/05/80

17 Punnami Naagu ```````````````````````````` 13/06/80

18 Nakili Manishi ```````````````````````````` 1/8/1980

19 Kaali ```````````````````````````` 19/09/80

20 Thathayya Premaleelalu ```````````````` 19/09/80

21 Love In Singapore ``````````````````````` 27/09/80

22 Prema Tarangalu ```````````````````````` 24/10/80

23 Mogudu Kaavali ```````````````````````````` 15/11/80

24 Rakta Sambandham ``````````````````````` 13/12/80


1981

25 Adavaalu Meeku Joharulu ``````````````````` 15/01/81

26 Paravathi Parameshwarulu `````````````````` 6/2/1981

27 Todu Dongalu ```````````````````````````` 12/2/1981

28 Tirugu Leni Manishi ```````````````````````` 3/4/1981

29 Prema Natakam (guest) ``````````````````` 18/04/81

30 Nayam Kavali ```````````````````````````` 15/05/81

31 Ooriki Ichina Maata ```````````````````````` 24/06/81

32 Rani Kasula Rangamma ```````````````````` 1/8/1981

33 47 Rojulu ```````````````````````````` 3/9/1981

34 Srirasthu Subhamasthu ```````````````````` 26/09/81

35 Priya ```````````````````````````` 23/10/81

36 Chettaniki Kallu Levu ````````````````````` 30/10/81

37 Kirayi Rowdylu ``````````````````````````` 24/12/81


1982

38 Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya ````````` 23/04/82

39 Bandipotu Simham ```````````````````````` 21/05/82

40 Subhalekha ```````````````````````````` 11/6/1982

41 Idi Pellantara ```````````````````````````` 16/07/8

42 Sitadevi ```````````````````````````` 30/07/82

43 Radha My Darling ````````````````````````` 30/07/82

44 Tingu Rangadu ```````````````````````````` 1/10/1982

45 Patnam Vachina Prativrathalu ```````````1/1/1982

46 Billa Ranga ```````````````````````````` 15/10/82

47 Yamakinakarudu ````````````````````````` 22/10/82

48 Mondigatam ```````````````````````````` 6/11/1982

49 Manchupallaki ```````````````````````````` 19/11/82

50 Bandhalu Anubandhalu `````````````````` 26/11/82


1983

51 Prema Pichollu `````````````````````````` 14/01/83

52 Pelletoori Monagadu ``````````````````` 5/2/1983

53 Abhilasha ```````````````````````````` 11/3/1983

54 Aalyashikaram ````````````````````````` 7/5/1983

55 Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu ````````````` 9/6/1983

56 Puli Bebbuli `````````````````````````` 16/06/83

57 Gudachari No.1 ```````````````````````` 30/06/83

58 Magamaha Raju ``````````````````````` 15/07/83

59 Roshagadu ```````````````````````````` 29/07/83

60 Maa Inti Premayanam `````````````````` 11/8/1983

61 Simhapoori Simham ``````````````````` 20/10/83

62 Khaidi ```````````````````````````` 28/10/83

63 Mantri Gari Viyankudu ```````````````` 4/11/1983

64 Sangarshana ````````````````````````` 29/12/83
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1984

65 Allulu Vasthunnaru ```````````````````` 11/2/1984

66 Goonda ```````````````````````````` 23/02/84

67 Hero ```````````````````````````` 23/03/84

68 Devanthakudu ````````````````````````` 12/4/1984

69 Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu ```````````` 28/06/84

70 Challenge ```````````````````````````` 9/8/1984

71 Intiguttu ```````````````````````````` 14/09/84

72 Naagu ```````````````````````````` 11/10/1984

73 Agnigundam ````````````````````````` 23/11/84

74 Rustum ```````````````````````````` 21/12/84


1985
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75 Chattam Tho Poratam ```````````````` 11/1/1985

76 Donga ```````````````````````````` 14/03/85

77 Chiranjeevi `````````````````````````` 18/04/85

78 Jwala ```````````````````````````` 14/07/85

79 Puli ```````````````````````````` 26/07/85

80 Raktha Sindhuram ``````````````````` 24/08/85

81 Adavi Donga ````````````````````````` 19/09/85

82 Vijetha ```````````````````````````` 23/10/85


1986

83 Keerathakudu ``````````````````````` 10/1/1986

84 Kondaveeti Raja `````````````````````31/01/86

85 Magadheerudu `````````````````````` 7/3/1986

86 Veta ```````````````````````````` 28/05/86

87 Chantabbai `````````````````````````` 22/08/86

88 Rakshasudu ````````````````````````` 2/10/1986

89 Dairyavanthudu ````````````````````` 27/11/86

90 Chanakya Shapadham ``````````````` 18/12/86


1987
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91 Donga Mogudu `````````````````````` 9/1/1987

92 Aradhana `````````````````````````` 27/03/87

93 Chakravarthy ``````````````````````` 4/6/1987

94 Pasivadi Pranam ```````````````````` 23/07/87

95 Swayam Krushi ``````````````````````` 3/9/1987

96 Jebu Donga ```````````````````````````` 25/12/87


1988
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97 Manchi Donga ```````````````````````````` 14/01/88

98 Rudraveena ```````````````````````````` 4/3/1988

99 Yamudiki Mogudu ```````````````````` 29/04/88

100 Khaidi No.786 ```````````````````````` 10/6/1988

101 Marana Mrudangam ````````````````````` 4/8/1988

102 Trinetrudu ```````````````````````````` 22/09/88

103 Yudda Bhoomi ````````````````````````` 11/11/1988


1989
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104 Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu ``````14/01/89

105 State Rowdy ```````````````````````````` 23/03/89

106 Rudranetra ```````````````````````````` 16/06/89

107 Lankeshwarudu ```````````````````````` 27/10/89


1990

108 Kondaveeti Donga ``````````````````````9/3/1990

109 Jagadekaveerudu Athilokasundari ````` 9/5/1990

110 Kodama Simham ```````````````````````9/8/1990

111 Prathibandh (Hindi) ``````````````````` 28/09/90

112 Raja Vikramarka ``````````````````````` 14/11/90


1991
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113 Stoovertpuram Police Station `````````` 9/1/1991

114 Gang Leader ```````````````````````````` 9/5/1991

115 Rowdy Alludu `````````````````````````` 18/10/91



1992
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116 Gharan Mogudu ```````````````````````` 9/4/1992

117 Aaj Ka Goonda Raj (Hindi) ````````````` 10/7/1992

118 Aapathbandavudu `````````````````````9/10/1992


1993 ````````````````````````````

119 Mutamestri ```````````````````````````` 17/01/93

120 Mechanic Alludu ``````````````````````` 27/05/93
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1994

121 Mugguru Monagallu ```````````````````` 7/1/1994

122 S.P.Parshuram ````````````````````````` 16/06/94

123 The Gentleman (Hindi) ````````````````18/11/94
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1995

124 Alluda Mazaaka...! ````````````````````` 26/02/95

125 BigBoss ```````````````````````````` 15/06/95

126 Rikshavodu ```````````````````````````` 14/12/95
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1997

127 Hitler ```````````````````````````` 4/1/1997

128 Master ```````````````````````````` 3/10/1997
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1998

129 Bavagaru Bagunnara..? ```````````````` 9/4/1998

130 Choodalani Vundi `````````````````````27/09/98


1999 ````````````````````````````

131 Sneham Kosam ````````````````````````1/1/1999

132 Iddaru Mitrulu ````````````````````````30/04/99
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2000

133 Annayya ```````````````````````````` 7/1/2000


2001

134 Mrigaraju ```````````````````````````` 11/1/2001

135 Manjunatha ```````````````````````````` 22/06/01

136 Daddy ```````````````````````````` 4/10/2001



2002 ````````````````````````````

137 Indra ```````````````````````````` 24/07/02
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2003

138 Tagore ```````````````````````````` 18/09/03
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2004

139 Anji ```````````````````````````` 15/01/04
140 Shankar Dada MBBS ```````````````````15/10/04



2005
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141 Andarivadu ```````````````````````````` 4/6/2005
142 Jai CHiranjeeva ````````````````````````21/12/2005
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2006
143 Stalin ```````````````````````````` 20/09/2006



2007
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144 SDZB ```````````````````````````` 27/07/2007
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GUEST ROLES

145 SIPAYI -------------------------- KANNADA

146 MAPILLA--------------------- TAMIL

147 HANDSUP

148 STYLE

2009

149 MAGADHEERA ---- GUEST ---- 31/07/2009