Chiranjeevi

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{{short description|Indian actor and former politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chiranjeevi
| image = The Senior Vice-Minister of Tourism, Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama calls on the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, in New Delhi on February 12, 2013 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Chiranjeevi in 2013
| birth_name = Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelugufilmnagar.com/celebs/chiranjeevi/|title=Chiranjeevi (Shiva Shankara Varaprasad)|website=Telugu Filmnagar|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224849/https://www.thetelugufilmnagar.com/celebs/chiranjeevi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|8|22}}<ref name="states">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/chiranjeevi/biography.html |title=Chiranjeevi Biography, Chiranjeevi Profile |website=entertainment.oneindia.in |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222071538/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/chiranjeevi/biography.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mogalthur]], [[Andhra State]], India
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list |[[Sri Y N College]]| [[Madras Film Institute]]}}
| residence = [[Jubilee Hills]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India (Permanent)<br />[[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India (Official)
| occupation = {{hlist|Film actor|dancer|politician|television host}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Surekha|1980}}
| children = 3, including [[Ram Charan]]
| relatives = See [[Allu–Konidela family]]
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2006) [[#Civilian honours|Full list]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 3 April 2012
| term_end1 = 2 April 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Raashid Alvi]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| successor1 = [[Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy]], [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] ({{small|from 2011}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Will Megastar Chiranjeevi Attend Congress President Elections? |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/congress-president-elections-megastar-chiranjeevi-aicc-delegate-161475 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref>
| otherparty = [[Praja Rajyam Party|Praja Rajyam]] ({{small|2008–2011}})
| parliament1 = English
| office2 = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Culture & Tourism (Independent Charge)]]
| term_start2 = 27 October 2012
| term_end2 = 26 May 2014
| primeminister2 = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| predecessor2 = [[Subodh Kant Sahay]]
| successor2 = [[Shripad Yasso Naik]]
| office3 = Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] for [[Tirupati (Assembly constituency)|Tirupati]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2012
| predecessor3 = M. Venkataramana<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 2004 To The Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh |date=2004 |website=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 July 2015 |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111120540/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| successor3 = Bhumana Karunakar Reddy<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 2009 To The Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh |date=2009 |website=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 July 2015 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804205034/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| website =
| nickname = Megastar,<ref name="Times of India Nickname">{{cite news|title=Megastar puts on an accent|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/chiranjeevi-birthday-special-amazing-unknown-facts/supreme-hero-to-megastar/photostory/53807538.cms|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109192606/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/chiranjeevi-birthday-special-amazing-unknown-facts/supreme-hero-to-megastar/photostory/53807538.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> supreme hero <ref name="Times of India Nickname" />
}}
'''Chiranjeevi''' (born '''Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad'''; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], as well as some films in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]]. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors of Indian cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/chiranjeevi-take-a-look-at-the-actors-imprint-in-the-showbiz-world/photostory/65490423.cms|title=Chiranjeevi: Take a look at the actor's imprint in the showbiz world|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/chiranjeevi-the-megastar-who-beat-big-b-as-the-highest-paid-actor/story-rIDYGZUtUgkNHYfnH2VDcM.html|title=Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor|date=29 April 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In a film career spanning over four decades, he won the [[Andhra Pradesh]] state's highest film award, the [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]], three [[Nandi Awards]], and nine [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards, Telugu]]. In 2006, he was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref name="doctorate">{{cite news|date=7 November 2006|title=AU confers honorary degrees on Chiru, others|location=Chennai, India|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/07/stories/2006110708900100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205140414/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/07/stories/2006110708900100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2008|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref>

Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with ''[[Punadhirallu]]''.<ref name="bhushan" /> However, ''[[Pranam Khareedu]]'' was released earlier at the [[box office]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/tags/punadi-rallu |title=Chiranjeevi's debut |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-date=16 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516071029/http://www.rediff.com/tags/punadi-rallu |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1987, he starred in ''[[Swayamkrushi]]'' which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the [[Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/chiranjeevi-felicitation.html |title=Chiranjeevi felicitation on Padma Bhushan honor – Telugu Cinema actor |work=idlebrain.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124115444/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/chiranjeevi-felicitation.html |archive-date=24 November 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chiranjeevi won the 1988 [[9th Cinema Express Awards|Indian Express Best Actor]] Award and the state [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] awards for his performance in the film.<ref name="newspaper">{{Citation |author=Express News Service |title=Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=1989-03-11 |access-date=2016-10-03 |page=4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011170042/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite journal |title=1988 Award Winners |date=1 May 1989 |language=ta |journal=Cinema Express-Indian Express Group}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite journal |title=മമ്മൂട്ടിക്കും ഗീതയ്ക്കും അവാർഡ് |author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ |journal=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=1989-03-10}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India" /> In 1988, he co-produced ''[[Rudraveena (film)|Rudraveena]]'' which won the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]].<ref name="rve">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/18/stories/2008081859490400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916222222/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/18/stories/2008081859490400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 September 2008 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : From reel to real life |date=18 August 2008 |access-date=10 June 2011 |website=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=బాలయ్య-చిరంజీవి నిజమైన సంక్రాంతి హీరో ఎవరు? 11 సార్లు బరిలో దిగితే పందెం గెలిచింది ఎవరు? |url=https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chiranjeevi-vs-balakrishna-which-hero-got-more-successes-in-sankranti-season-121673589188275.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |publisher=Hindustan Times Telugu}}</ref>

Chiranjeevi's 1992 film ''[[Gharana Mogudu]]'', is the first south Indian film to collect over {{Indian Rupee}}10 [[crore]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-10|title=First Telugu film that crossed the record of Rs 10 crore|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer/photostory/75079293.cms|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028104425/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer/photostory/75079293.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Telugu film to gross 100 million|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/first-telugu-film-to-gross-rs-100-million/articleshow/15529887.cms|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404140102/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/first-telugu-film-to-gross-rs-100-million/articleshow/15529887.cms|archive-date=4 April 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The film was screened at the 1993 [[International Film Festival of India]] in the mainstream section.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm24IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=24IIFA.pdf |title=International Film Festival of India 1993 |date=10–20 January 1993 |publisher=The Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |access-date=5 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134803/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm24IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=24IIFA.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of national weekly magazines in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/first-telugu-film-to-gross-rs-100-million/articleshow/15529887.cms |work=The Times of India |title=First Telugu film to gross Rs. 1 million |date=17 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404140102/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/first-telugu-film-to-gross-rs-100-million/articleshow/15529887.cms |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The entertainment magazines ''[[Filmfare]]'' and ''[[India Today]]'' named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood's [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref name="bachchan">{{cite news |last=Babu |first=Venkatesha |title=The 'megastar' hopes to score a smash hit on debut |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/9ZI1DVnuq6eObW7qB1MnQN/Chiranjeevi--The-8216megastar8217-hopes-to-score-a-sm.html |access-date=7 October 2013 |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Livemint]] |date=23 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001170403/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/9ZI1DVnuq6eObW7qB1MnQN/Chiranjeevi--The-8216megastar8217-hopes-to-score-a-sm.html |archive-date=1 October 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> News magazine ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' hailed him as "the new money machine".<ref>{{cite news |author=Rajeev Deshpande |agency=TNN |date=18 April 2009 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-18/india/28043382_1_chiru-chiranjeevi-praja-rajyam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105202919/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-18/india/28043382_1_chiru-chiranjeevi-praja-rajyam |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |website=[[The Times of India]] |title=Chiru charisma shines on, may end up hurting Cong |access-date=15 May 2010}}</ref> He was paid {{Indian Rupee}}1.25 crore, the highest fee for any Indian actor, for the 1992 film ''[[Aapadbandhavudu]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=29 April 2016|title=Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/chiranjeevi-the-megastar-who-beat-big-b-as-the-highest-paid-actor/story-rIDYGZUtUgkNHYfnH2VDcM.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|website=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203161513/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/chiranjeevi-the-megastar-who-beat-big-b-as-the-highest-paid-actor/story-rIDYGZUtUgkNHYfnH2VDcM.html|archive-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> In 2002, Chiranjeevi was given the ''Samman Award'' for being the highest Income Tax payer for the 1999–2000 assessment year by the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of State for Finance]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/chiranjeevi-dismisses-reports-linking-him-with-tax-raids/ |title=Chiranjeevi dismisses reports linking him with tax raids |work=The Indian Express|date=14 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404173430/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/chiranjeevi-dismisses-reports-linking-him-with-tax-raids/ |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, Chiranjeevi founded the [[Praja Rajyam Party]] and contested in the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Andhra Pradesh election]]. The party won 18 out of 294 seats and was later merged into the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2011. Chiranjeevi was appointed as the Minister of State with [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State (Independent Charge)|independent charge]] for the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]] on 27 October 2012 and served until 15 May 2014. In 2013, he inaugurated the [[Incredible India]] ''Exhibition'', a joint participation of the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival|66th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/chiranjeevi-to-inaugurate-incredible-india-exhibition-at-cannes/articleshow/20151103.cms|work=The Times of India|title=Chiranjeevi to inaugurate Incredible India exhibition at Cannes|date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914135150/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevi-to-inaugurate-Incredible-India-exhibition-at-Cannes/articleshow/20151103.cms|archive-date=14 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chiranjeevi-offers-wide-opportunities-to-foreign-film-producers-in-india-113052100253_1.html|title=Chiranjeevi offers wide opportunities to foreign film producers in India|author=ANI|date=21 May 2013|work=Business Standard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205110009/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chiranjeevi-offers-wide-opportunities-to-foreign-film-producers-in-india-113052100253_1.html|archive-date=5 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Chiranjeevi represented Incredible India at the [[14th IIFA Awards|14th International Indian Film Academy Awards]] ceremony held in [[Macau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=97064|title=Press Information Bureau|work=pib.nic.in|access-date=11 August 2013|archive-date=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101024134/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=97064|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html|title=100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films|work=IBN Live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217023206/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html|archive-date=17 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevis-150th-film-to-begin-in-August/articleshow/47331143.cms|title=Chiranjeevi's 150th film to begin in August|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409234032/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevis-150th-film-to-begin-in-August/articleshow/47331143.cms|archive-date=9 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022 he was awarded the [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]] at the [[53rd International Film Festival of India|53rd IFFI]].<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/chiranjeevi-chosen-indian-film-personality-of-2022/article66161459.ece|title=Chiranjeevi chosen 'Indian Film Personality of 2022'|first=The Hindu|last=Bureau|date=20 November 2022|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Chiranjeevi was born as Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad Rao on 22 August 1955 in [[Mogalthur]], a village in [[West Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/26/stories/2009032660200400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330000240/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/26/stories/2009032660200400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2009|title=Selam/: PR faces 'mega' dilemma!|date=26 March 2009|access-date=10 June 2011|website=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> His father Konidela Venkata Rao worked as a constable and was transferred on a regular basis. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grandparents.

Chiranjeevi did his schooling in [[Nidadavolu]], [[Gurazala]], [[Bapatla]], [[Ponnur]], [[Mangalagiri]] and Mogalthur. He was an [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] cadet and had participated in the [[Republic Day]] [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Parade]] in New Delhi in the early '70s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/chiranjeevi/biography.html|title=Chiranjeevi|work=Oneindia Entertainment|access-date=28 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222071538/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/chiranjeevi/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was interested in acting from a young age. He did his Intermediate at C. S. R. Sarma College in [[Ongole]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/11/stories/2009011153180400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126172915/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/11/stories/2009011153180400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2012|title=Nostalgic moments for Chiru|date=11 January 2009|access-date=10 June 2011|website=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

After graduating with a degree in commerce from [[Sri Y N College]] at [[Narasapuram|Narsapuram]], Chiranjeevi moved to [[Chennai]] and joined the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Madras Film Institute]] in 1976 to pursue a career in acting.<ref name="birthday">{{cite web|last=D.|first=Murali Krishna|title=Many Happy Returns to Mega Star|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/33156.html|work=Indiaglitz.com|access-date=19 September 2010|archive-date=5 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305103628/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/33156.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 20 February 1980, Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comic actor [[Allu Ramalingaiah]].<ref name="Marriage1980">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/chiranjeevi-surekha-celebrate-35th-wedding-anniversary-rare-unseen-pics-couple-photos-624022|title=Chiranjeevi-Surekha Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary; Rare and Unseen Pics of the Couple [PHOTOS]|first=Anu|last=James|date=20 February 2015|website=International Business Times, India Edition|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224643/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/chiranjeevi-surekha-celebrate-35th-wedding-anniversary-rare-unseen-pics-couple-photos-624022|archive-date=13 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Surekha father">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/photo-gallery/rare-and-unseen-wedding-photos-of-south-indian-stars-chiranjeevi-rajinikanth-mammootty-vijay-ajith-and-dhanush/353133|title=Rare and unseen wedding photos of South Indian stars Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Vijay and Dhanush |website=timesnownews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413225036/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/photo-gallery/rare-and-unseen-wedding-photos-of-south-indian-stars-chiranjeevi-rajinikanth-mammootty-vijay-ajith-and-dhanush/353133|archive-date=13 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> They have two daughters, Sushmitha and Sreeja. They also have a son, [[Ram Charan]], also a lead actor in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name="Khaidi">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/40932.html|title=Chiru celebrates decisive B'Day!|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=10 June 2011|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023230103/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/40932.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chiranjeevi's younger brother, [[Nagendra Babu]], is a film producer and actor. His youngest brother, [[Pawan Kalyan]], is an actor-politician who founded [[Jana Sena Party|Jana Sena]], a regional political party.<ref name="Khaidi"/> [[Allu Aravind]], his brother-in-law, is a film producer. Chiranjeevi is uncle to the actors [[Allu Arjun]], [[Allu Sirish]], [[Varun Tej]], [[Niharika Konidela|Niharika]], [[Sai Dharam Tej]], and [[Panja Vaisshnav Tej]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10423.html|title=Double whammy for Chiru's fans|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=10 June 2011|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055208/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10423.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==
===1978–1981: Early career===
Since his family worshipped [[Hanuman|Anjaneya]], a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity, his mother advised him to take the screen name "Chiranjeevi", meaning "Immortal", a reference to the belief of [[Hanuman]] living forever.<ref name="intro">{{cite news|last=R.G.|first=Vijayasarathy|title=From superstar to a political leader|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18sschiru.htm|access-date=19 September 2010|work=Rediff.com|date=18 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929163747/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18sschiru.htm|archive-date=29 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chiranjeevi started his film career with ''[[Punadhirallu]]''.<ref name="bhushan"/> However, his first released film was ''[[Pranam Khareedu]]''.<ref name="first_film">{{cite web|title=Chiranjeevi—Live and let others live is the theme of his life|url=http://www.entireandhra.com/2013/07/baba-sehgal-shouts-on-mega-star.html|work=EntireAndhra.com|access-date=19 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101023918/http://www.entireandhra.com/2013/07/baba-sehgal-shouts-on-mega-star.html|archive-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> ''[[Mana Voori Pandavulu]]'', directed by [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]], gave Chiranjeevi recognition from the Telugu audience.<ref name="birthday"/> He played a small role in ''[[Tayaramma Bangarayya]]''. He played the anti-hero in films ''[[I Love You (1979 film)|I Love You]]'' and [[K. Balachander]]'s ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'',<ref name="birthday"/> starring [[Kamal Haasan]].

In a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Avargal]]'', Chiranjeevi portrayed the character played by [[Rajinikanth]] in the original. In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight major film releases and then 14 films in the following year.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Chiranjeevi – Filmography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158112/#actor |publisher=IMDb |access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-date=22 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822031044/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158112/#actor |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entireandhra.com/2013/01/chiru-targeted-charan-records.html |title=Ram Charan Teja to do a remake? |website=EntireAndhra.com |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=10 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101023707/http://www.entireandhra.com/2013/01/chiru-targeted-charan-records.html |archive-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> He played lead antagonist in works such as ''Mosagadu'', ''[[Rani Kasula Rangamma]]'', ''[[47 Natkal]]'' /''[[47 Rojulu]]'', ''[[Nyayam Kavali]]'' and ''[[Ranuva Veeran]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/06/17/stories/2005061700010200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050709000706/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/06/17/stories/2005061700010200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2005 |title=Entertainment Chennai / Film Review : What women power? |date=17 June 2005 |access-date=10 June 2011 |website=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

===1982–1986: Breakthrough with leading roles ===
Chiranjeevi began to appear in leading roles with films such as ''[[Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya]]'' (1982), directed by [[Kodi Ramakrishna]], which was a hit at the box office.<ref>''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya''</ref> Later, he starred in ''[[Subhalekha]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]], which dealt with the social malady of the [[Dowry system in India|dowry system]]. It brought him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]] and Viswanath's third [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]].<ref>[[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)]]</ref><ref>[[Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)]]</ref> He also appeared in movies such as ''[[Idi Pellantara]]'', ''[[Sitadevi]]'', ''[[Tingu Rangadu]]'', ''[[Bandhalu Anubandhalu]]'' and ''[[Mondi Ghatam]]''. He acted in multi-star movies such as ''[[Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu]]'' and ''Billa Ranga'', and later appeared in ''[[Manchu Pallaki]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248168|title=Manchu Pallaki|date=19 November 1982|publisher=IMDb|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211034925/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248168/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Khaidi (1983 film)|Khaidi]]'' was a box office success and Chiranjeevi attained stardom with this movie.<ref name="intro"/> In 1984, he continued doing action films. A series of box office hits at this time include; ''[[Mantri Gari Viyyankudu]]'', ''[[Sangharshana]]'', ''[[Goonda (film)|Goonda]]'', ''[[Challenge (1984 film)|Challenge]]'', ''[[Hero (1984 film)|Hero]]'', ''[[Donga (film)|Donga]]'', ''Jwala'', ''[[Adavi Donga]]'', ''[[Kondaveeti Raja]]'', ''[[Rakshasudu (1986 film)|Rakshasudu]]''.<ref name="dob">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/22002.html |title=Topper of Vivekanandha collegePart – I – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=10 June 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024073531/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/22002.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1985, he received his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]] for his performance in ''[[Vijetha]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|title=Collections|date=13 April 1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|via=Google Books|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223423/http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="weekendcreations1">{{cite web |url=http://www.weekendcreations.com/tollywood_talk.php?talk_id=634 |title=Megastar Chiranjeevi's Hits And Flops |website=Weekendcreations.com |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221012013/http://www.weekendcreations.com/tollywood_talk.php?talk_id=634 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1987–2007: Commercial success===
Chiranjeevi received his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Swayamkrushi]]'' (1987), directed by K. Viswanath. ''[[Pasivadi Pranam]]'' (1987), ''[[Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)|Yamudiki Mogudu]]'' (1988) and ''[[Manchi Donga]]'' (1988) also did well at the box office. Chiranjeevi co-produced and acted in ''[[Rudraveena (film)|Rudraveena]]'' (1988), which won the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]],<ref name="rve" /> and the [[Nandi Special Jury Award]]. Chiranjeevi then experimented with ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'', a [[Fantasy film|socio-fantasy]] directed by [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and produced by [[Ashwini Dutt]]. Other experimental works at this time include works such as ''[[Kondaveeti Donga]]'', the first Telugu film to be released on a 70mm 6-Track [[Stereophonic sound]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246008/fullcredits|title=Kondaveeti Donga (1990)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924222941/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246008/fullcredits/|url-status=live}}</ref> the western genre [[Kodama Simham|Kodamasimham]] and the social problem [[action film]] ''[[Gang Leader]]'' (1991), which were box-office hits and led to Chiranjeevi being regarded as the "boss of Telugu cinema".<ref name="gang_leader">{{cite news |last=Gopalan |first=Krishna |title=Southern movie stars & politics: A long love affair |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/southern-movie-stars-politics-a-long-love-affair/articleshow/3424194.cms |access-date=19 September 2010 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=30 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829174116/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/southern-movie-stars-politics-a-long-love-affair/articleshow/3424194.cms |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chiranjeevi's [[Bollywood]] performances were appreciated in ''[[Pratibandh]]'' (1990)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2627|title=Telugu Film Khaidi No.150 Has 8th Highest Opening Day in India |publisher=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145445/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2627|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj]]''. For his role in ''[[Aapadbandhavudu]]'' (1992), he received his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and third [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]]. The mid-1990s saw a career dip for Chiranjeevi with box office duds such as ''[[Mechanic Alludu]]'', ''[[S. P. Parasuram]]'', ''[[Big Boss (film)|Big Boss]]'' and ''[[Rikshavodu]]''. There were exceptions, such as ''[[Mutha Mestri]]'', which fetched him a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, ''[[Mugguru Monagallu (1994 film)|Mugguru Monagallu]]'' and ''[[Alluda Majaka]]'' were moderately successful.<ref name="weekendcreations1" /> In 1996, he appeared in a guest role in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]] ''[[Sipayi]]''. After a brief lull, Chiranjeevi bounced back with ''[[Hitler (1997 film)|Hitler]]'', ''[[Master (1997 film)|Master]]'', ''[[Bavagaru Bagunnara?]]'', ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' and ''[[Sneham Kosam]]'', for which he received his fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. In 1999, Chiranjeevi was to appear in a Hollywood production directed by Dushan Garsi, and produced by Rameshkrishna Murthi. The Telugu version was directed by [[Suresh Krissna]]. The movie, which was titled ''The Return of the Thief of Baghdad'', had its filming suspended for undisclosed reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b833b268c|title=The Return of the Thief of Bagdad (1999)|website=BFI|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413224845/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b833b268c|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chiranjeevi's new decade started with ''[[Annayya (2000 film)|Annayya]]''. After a brief gap, Chiranjeevi starred in ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'', released in 2002, which broke all his previous box office records of [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. After that, he appeared in films with an underlying message and a social cause, including ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]];'' ''[[Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.]]'', for which he won his seventh and latest Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu; and ''[[Stalin (2006 film)|Stalin]]''. He was awarded the [[Filmfare Special Award – South]] in 2006 and the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South]] at the [[58th Filmfare Awards South]] in 2011 for his contributions to the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare trivia: Chiranjeevi|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-trivia-chiranjeevi-3738.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=filmfare.com|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824062126/https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-trivia-chiranjeevi-3738.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2008–2016: Hiatus in film career===
[[File:The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Shri K. Chiranjeevi was accorded red carpet welcome at the Cannes Film Festival, France on May 20, 2013.jpg| thumb|Chiranjeevi, [[Vidya Balan]], and [[Ram Charan]] at "Incredible India" event in the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
[[File:Chiranjeevi with Salman Khan and his son Ram Charan at his 60th Birthday Bash.jpg|thumb|Chiranjeevi with [[Salman Khan]] and his son Ram Charan at his 60th Birthday Bash, 2015]]
Following his last film in the lead role, 2007's ''[[Shankar Dada Zindabad]]'', Chiranjeevi did not star in any film for approximately 10 years, during which he embarked on his political career. During these 10 years, his appearances in films were limited to [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] roles. He appeared as himself in two films, starring his son [[Ram Charan]], namely ''[[Magadheera]]'' (2009) and ''[[Bruce Lee: The Fighter]]'' (2015). He also narrated ''[[Varudu]]'' (2010) and ''[[Rudhramadevi (film)|Rudhramadevi]]'' (2015). He also performed a cameo in ''[[Jagadguru Adi Shankara]]'' (2013) where he reprised his role as Lord [[Shiva|Manjunatha]] from [[Sri Manjunatha (film)|''Sri Manjunatha'']] (2001).

=== 2017–present: Comeback ===
From 2013 onwards, he was on the lookout for the right script to mark his comeback into cinema, in what would coincidentally happen to be his 150th film as an actor. A year following the release of the highly successful 2014 Tamil film ''[[Kaththi]]'', Chiranjeevi chose to remake that film in Telugu as his comeback film. The remake, titled ''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'', directed by [[V. V. Vinayak]], was released during the [[Makar Sankranti|Sankranti]] holiday in 2017, about 6 months short of a decade following ''Shankar Dada Zindabad'', to positive reviews. Critics have singled out Chiranjeevi in particular, praising him for both his performance and appearance, especially following a decade of absence from cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-12 |title=Khaidi No 150 review roundup: Here's what critics have to say about the Chiranjeevi-starrer |website=International Business Times, India Edition |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-review-roundup-heres-what-critics-have-say-about-chiranjeevi-starrer-711948 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112060320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-review-roundup-heres-what-critics-have-say-about-chiranjeevi-starrer-711948 |archive-date=2017-01-12 |access-date=2020-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 January 2017|title=Khaidi No 150 2-day box office collection: Chiranjeevi's movie crosses Rs 70 crore mark on Thursday|work=IBTimes India|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-2-day-box-office-collection-chiranjeevis-movie-crosses-Rs-70-crore-mark-thursday-712102|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114164239/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-2-day-box-office-collection-chiranjeevis-movie-crosses-Rs-70-crore-mark-thursday-712102|archive-date=2017-01-14}}</ref> The movie collected {{INR}} 41.75 [[crore]] on its opening day<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2627|title=Telugu Film Khaidi No.150 Has 8th Highest Opening Day in India |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145445/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2627|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and grossed {{INR}} 164 crore in its lifetime.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 March 2017|title=Khaidi No 150 total worldwide box office collection: Chiranjeevi's movie grosses Rs 164 crore in 54 days|work=International Business Times|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-total-worldwide-box-office-collection-chiranjeevis-movie-grosses-rs-164-crore-54-718281|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404141633/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/khaidi-no-150-total-worldwide-box-office-collection-chiranjeevis-movie-grosses-rs-164-crore-54-718281|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he starred in his first [[Historical drama|period film]] ''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]'' based on the life of [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]]; it was directed by [[Surender Reddy]]. The movie made on a budget more than {{INR}} 270 crore,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy: Makers spent Rs 45 crore on VFX out of the total budget of Rs 270 crore - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-makers-spent-rs-45-crore-on-vfx-out-of-the-total-budget-of-rs-270-crore/articleshow/71145360.cms|access-date=2021-08-24|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004123738/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-makers-spent-rs-45-crore-on-vfx-out-of-the-total-budget-of-rs-270-crore/articleshow/71145360.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> grossed more than {{INRConvert|240|c|year=2017}} in its theatrical run.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2019-11-21|title=Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy 50-day box office collection: Chiranjeevi film incurs over Rs 50 crore losses|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-50-day-box-office-collection-chiranjeevi-film-incurs-over-rs-50-crore-809063 |website=International Business Times, India Edition |access-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124101736/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/sye-raa-narasimha-reddy-50-day-box-office-collection-chiranjeevi-film-incurs-over-rs-50-crore-809063|archive-date=24 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Chiranjeevi's last film [[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']] was be directed by [[Koratala Siva]] and the upcoming [[Godfather (2022 film)|GodFather]] is being released soon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#Chiru152 titled as 'Acharya': Megastar Chiranjeevi reveals the title accidentally |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/chiru152-titled-as-acharya-megastar-chiranjeevi-reveals-the-title-accidentally/articleshow/74436655.cms|access-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214034924/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/chiru152-titled-as-acharya-megastar-chiranjeevi-reveals-the-title-accidentally/articleshow/74436655.cms|archive-date=14 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Other work==
Chiranjeevi is one of the co-owners of the [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna to co-own Sachin's Kerala Blasters |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/chiranjeevi-nagarjuna-to-coown-sachins-kerala-blasters/article8676707.ece |access-date=18 August 2019 |work=@businessline |date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022074502/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/chiranjeevi-nagarjuna-to-coown-sachins-kerala-blasters/article8676707.ece |archive-date=22 October 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Television career ===
Chiranjeevi made his debut as a Television host with the fourth season of ''[[Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu]]''. The first episode of the fourth season was aired on 13 February 2017 on [[Star Maa]]. The game show is a Telugu-language adaptation of ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tollywood-news-chiranjeevis-mek-4-pawan-kalyans-katamarayudu-ravi-tejas-raja-great-suriyas-714953|title=Tollywood news: Chiranjeevi's MEK 4, Pawan Kalyan's Katamarayudu, Ravi Teja's Raja The Great, Suriya's S3 create buzz [PHOTOS+VIDEO]|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210084234/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tollywood-news-chiranjeevis-mek-4-pawan-kalyans-katamarayudu-ravi-tejas-raja-great-suriyas-714953|archive-date=10 February 2017}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In 2008, Chiranjeevi started [[Praja Rajyam Party]], a [[political party]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/27/stories/2008082757380100.htm |title=Front Page : Chiranjeevi launches 'Praja Rajyam' |date=27 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103095058/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/andhrapradesh/tirupati-premiere-for-chiranjeevi-s-party/article1-333869.aspx |archive-date=3 November 2013 |website=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> At the launch, he stated that social justice was the main agenda of his party.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tirupati premier for Chiranjeevi's party |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tirupati-premiere-for-chiranjeevi-s-party/story-yspFbcSuKlcAayRLqRgpFN.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903231549/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tirupati-premiere-for-Chiranjeevi-s-party/Article1-333869.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-03 }}</ref> In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general elections]], the party won 18 of the 294 seats in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="prp" /> He contested from both [[Tirupati (Assembly constituency)|Tirupati]] and [[Palakollu (Assembly constituency)|Palakollu]] constituencies winning in Tirupati but losing out in Palakollu, in West Godavari district.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Chiranjeevi-loses-from-Palacole-wins-Tirupati/articleshow/4539892.cms "Chiranjeevi loses from Palacole, wins Tirupati"] ''[[The Economic Times]]'' 16 May 2009</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Srinivas |first=Vadrevu |title=Chiranjeevi loses not just elections, but respect too |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/chiranjeevi-loses-not-just-elections-but-respect-too/articleshow/4544803.cms |access-date=7 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=18 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404141941/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/chiranjeevi-loses-not-just-elections-but-respect-too/articleshow/4544803.cms |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=3 June 2009|title=Chiranjeevi starts a new role as Andhra MLA|newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]]|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chiranjeevi-starts-a-new-role-as-andhra-mla/94086-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607081723/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chiranjeevi-starts-a-new-role-as-andhra-mla/94086-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2009|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Dr. K. Chiranjeevi taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, in New Delhi on November 01, 2012.jpg|thumb|Chiranjeevi taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, in [[New Delhi]] in 2012]]

On 6 February 2011, Chiranjeevi merged the 30-month-old Praja Rajyam Party with the [[Indian National Congress]],<ref name="prp">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/07/stories/2011020756931200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210102214/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/07/stories/2011020756931200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2011 |title=Front Page : Praja Rajyam Party merges with Congress |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=10 June 2011 |website=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/07/stories/2011020751460100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209174131/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/07/stories/2011020751460100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2011 |title=Front Page :Praja Rajyam merges with Congress |date=7 February 2011 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 June 2011 }}</ref> after two weeks of talks with [[Sonia Gandhi]], the president of the Congress, which feared the no-confidence motion in the state assembly in the wake of the emergence of [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]'s [[YSR Congress Party]] and the stronghold of [[Telangana movement|Telangana agitation]]. After more than one year of merging his party into Congress, he was nominated to [[Rajya Sabha]] on 29 March 2012. He got elected and took the oath as a Rajya Sabha member on 3 April 2012. On 28 October 2012, he was sworn in as the Union Minister of State (Independent charge), [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/oct/29/seniors-should-make-way-for-youngsters-chiranjeevi-419667.html |title=Seniors should make way for youngsters: Chiranjeevi |work=The New Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519123729/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/oct/29/seniors-should-make-way-for-youngsters-chiranjeevi-419667.html |archive-date=19 May 2019 |access-date=4 April 2021 }}</ref>

After the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|split the state of Andhra Pradesh]] leaving the residuary state with huge debt and little revenue in June 2014, most members of the Andhra Pradesh wing of Congress party left in protest.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 March 2014|title=Mass exodus of leaders leaves Congress high and dry in Seemandhra|work=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/mass-exodus-of-leaders-leaves-congress-high-and-dry-in-seemandhra-554354|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142350/https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/mass-exodus-of-leaders-leaves-congress-high-and-dry-in-seemandhra-554354|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> Chiranjeevi, however, remained with Congress and did a campaign for it as chairman of Election Campaign Committee for 2014 [[2014 Indian general election|parliamentary]] and [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly]] elections in the residuary state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], however, he refrained from contesting in elections.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 March 2014|title=Congress plays Chiranjeevi card|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/congress-plays-chiranjeevi-card/article5815626.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705170150/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/congress-plays-chiranjeevi-card/article5815626.ece|archive-date=5 July 2014}}</ref> There was also criticism that he did not campaign wholeheartedly due to the one-sided decision taken to split Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofap.com/politics/chiranjeevi-starts-election-campaigning-from-srikakulam.html |title=Chiranjeevi starts Election campaigning from Srikakulam |work=timesofap.com |access-date=22 July 2015 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723005844/http://timesofap.com/politics/chiranjeevi-starts-election-campaigning-from-srikakulam.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140428/nation-politics/article/congress-will-build-new-capital-chiranjeevi |title=Congress will build new capital: Chiranjeevi |work=Deccan Chronicle|date=28 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924151035/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140428/nation-politics/article/congress-will-build-new-capital-chiranjeevi |archive-date=24 September 2018 }}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=March 2021}} His youngest brother [[Pawan Kalyan]], a former Praja Rajyam Party youth wing leader, launched his own political party [[Jana Sena Party]] and campaigned vigorously against Congress and in favor of [[Telugu Desam Party]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/General-Elections/2014-03-18/Will-Pawans-anti-congresss-campaign-pull-Chiranjeevi-down/89500 |title=Will Pawan Kalyan's Anti-Congress Campaign Pull Chiranjeevi Down – The Hans India |work=thehansindia.com|date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142654/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/General-Elections/2014-03-18/Will-Pawans-anti-congresss-campaign-pull-Chiranjeevi-down/89500 |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the strong anti-Congress sentiment prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, its candidates were defeated in all parliamentary and state assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh with 165 out of 175 candidates losing deposit [obtaining less than 10% of vote share].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-and-telangana-assembly-polls/articleshow/35266757.cms |title=Election Results 2014: TDP, TRS win Seemandhra and Telangana assembly polls |work=timesofindia-economictimes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404174755/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-and-telangana-assembly-polls/articleshow/35266757.cms |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-telangana-assembly-polls-562515 |title=Election Results 2014: TDP, TRS Win Seemandhra, Telangana Assembly Polls |date=17 May 2014 |work=NDTV.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015759/https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/election-results-2014-tdp-trs-win-seemandhra-telangana-assembly-polls-562515 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since the 2014 elections, he has stayed away from active politics and since then he has not attended any meetings of [[Indian National Congress]]. His tenure as Rajya Sabha member ended in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 February 2018|title=Chiranjeevi To Say 'Goodbye' To Politics In April|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-02-26/Chiranjeevi-To-Say-Goodbye-To-Politics-In-April/361698|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404142929/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-02-26/Chiranjeevi-To-Say-Goodbye-To-Politics-In-April/361698|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> Although he is currently not active in politics, he was issued with a new [[All India Congress Committee]] identity card in 2022 leading to speculations of his political comeback.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A new ID card issued to Chiranjeevi by Cong High Command; Sailajanath reacts! |url=http://www.ap7am.com/lv-365958-a-new-id-card-issued-to-chiranjeevi-by-cong-high-command-sailajanath-reacts |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=ap7am.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Will Megastar Chiranjeevi Attend Congress President Elections? |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/congress-president-elections-megastar-chiranjeevi-aicc-delegate-161475 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=10TV |date=2022-09-21 |title=Chiranjeevi Congress ID Card : మెగాస్టార్ మావాడే అంటున్న కాంగ్రెస్.. చిరంజీవి పేరుతో ఐడీ కార్డ్ రిలీజ్.. కారణం అదేనా |url=https://10tv.in/andhra-pradesh/congress-issues-delegate-id-card-in-the-name-of-megastar-chiranjeevi-498029.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=10TV Telugu |language=te}}</ref>

== Humanitarian work ==
[[File:The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Dr. K. Chiranjeevi receiving the World Travel Awards, at a function, in New Delhi on December 13, 2012.jpg|thumb|Chiranjeevi at the World Travel Awards, 2012]]
On 2 October 1998, he founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT), which includes Chiranjeevi Blood and [[Eye bank|Eye Banks]]. It is the state's largest recipient of blood and eye donations. The trust has made over 68,000 [[blood donation]]s and 1,414 eye donations.<ref name="bhushan" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/chiranjeevi-best-blood-bank-041207.html |title=Chiranjeevi Eye Bank|website=Oneindia Entertainment |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022114413/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/top-stories/chiranjeevi-best-blood-bank-041207.html |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.humsurfer.com/chiranjeevi-charitable-trust-chiranjeevi-eye-bank-and-blood-bank |title=Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust – Chiranjeevi Eye Bank and Blood Bank |website=Humsurfer |date=25 February 2009 |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712231438/http://www.humsurfer.com/chiranjeevi-charitable-trust-chiranjeevi-eye-bank-and-blood-bank |archive-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> The [[blood bank]] of the CCT has helped over 80,000 people and the eye bank has helped about 1,000 people in the state of Andhra Pradesh since its opening. Around 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CCT so far, giving 1600 people eyesight through CCT. CCT has also won the "Best Voluntary Blood Bank Award" by the AP State Government for the past 4 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cherryfans.com/updates/news/cct-number-one.html |title=Chiranjeevi Charitable trust is number one blood bank in Andhra Pradesh – A write up on CCT – Megastar Chiranjeevi – megastar Chiranjeevi the founder president of Prajaraajyam |website=Cherryfans.com |date=2 October 1998 |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-date=8 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908010333/http://cherryfans.com/updates/news/cct-number-one.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Chiranjeevi-Blood-Bank-receives-State-award-3895.html |title=Chiranjeevi Blood Bank receives State award – Telugu Cinema News |website=Bharatwaves.com |date=5 December 2006 |access-date=21 April 2011 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613102307/http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Chiranjeevi-Blood-Bank-receives-State-award-3895.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 June 2006, the then President of India, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Abdul Kalam]], inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CCF) at [[Jubilee Hills]] Check Post in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/launch-ccf.html |title=Dr. Abdul Kalam launches Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation |website=idlebrain.com |date=10 July 2006 |access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923061051/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/launch-ccf.html |archive-date=23 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

CCT crossed the one [[lakh]] mark in collecting blood and more than 96,000 people have been helped with blood by this blood bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earlytollywood.com/2008/02/megastar-chiranjeevi.html |title=MEGASTAR CHIRANJEEVI ~ Early Tollywood |website=Earlytollywood.com |date=23 February 2008 |access-date=21 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127191202/http://www.earlytollywood.com/2008/02/megastar-chiranjeevi.html |archive-date=27 January 2011}}</ref>

After allegations made against the Blood Bank and Eye Bank,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/2/9923/jeevitha-rajasekhar-salute-chiru-fans.html |title=Jeevitha Rajasekhar salute Chiru Fans |website=Cinejosh.com |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=21 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404143146/https://www.cinejosh.com/news/2/9923/jeevitha-rajasekhar-salute-chiru-fans.html |archive-date=4 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> the state government of AP constituted a high-level committee to look into the allegations.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 August 2010|title=Panel set up to probe affairs of PRP chief's blood bank|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Panel-set-up-to-probe-affairs-of-PRP-chiefrsquos-blood-bank/article16143517.ece|url-status=live|access-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404143315/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Panel-set-up-to-probe-affairs-of-PRP-chiefrsquos-blood-bank/article16143517.ece|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The committee worked under the guidance of the project director of AP State AIDA Control Society, comprising experts from finance and technical fields, verified records pertaining to the collection and disposal of blood samples, blood grouping, screening, sterilisation, [[Biomedical waste|medical waste]] disposal, camps conducted, blood expiry, quality control, store room, record room and purchase of equipment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/did-chiranjeevi-sell-off-his-fans-blood/20100812.htm |title=Did actor Chiranjeevi sell off his fans' blood? |date=12 August 2010 |work=Rediff.com|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006164343/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/did-chiranjeevi-sell-off-his-fans-blood/20100812.htm |archive-date=6 October 2020 }}</ref>

In July 2018, Chiranjeevi took part in the Green Challenge started by [[Narendra Choudary Tummala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-31 |title=Chiranjeevi takes up green challenge - News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/chiranjeevi-takes-up-green-challenge--news-218305 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> In May 2021, Chiranjeevi set up oxygen banks and ambulances<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hymavathi|first=Ravali|date=2021-06-12|title=Megastar Chiranjeevi Is All Set To Start An Ambulance Service Soon|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/megastar-chiranjeevi-is-all-set-to-start-an-ambulance-service-soon-690506|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720074711/https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/megastar-chiranjeevi-is-all-set-to-start-an-ambulance-service-soon-690506|url-status=live}}</ref> across Andhra Pradesh and [[Telangana]] to meet the needs of patients affected by [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-26|title=Chiranjeevi sets up oxygen banks for COVID-19 patients in Andhra|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chiranjeevi-sets-oxygen-banks-covid-19-patients-andhra-149557|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The News Minute|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220146/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/chiranjeevi-sets-oxygen-banks-covid-19-patients-andhra-149557|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards, honours and recognitions ==
Director [[K. Balachander]] said "Chiranjeevi has both [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]] in him. Not only can he do action, he can also act."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/sep/16chiru.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies:The Rediff Interview: Chiranjeevi |work=Rediff.com |access-date=20 October 2011|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022803/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/sep/16chiru.htm |archive-date=20 September 2020 }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/chiranjeevi-was-invited-for-oscar-awards/articleshow/12247635.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Chiranjeevi was invited for Oscar Awards |date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518114334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/Chiranjeevi-was-invited-for-Oscar-Awards/articleshow/12247635.cms |archive-date=18 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chiranjeevi received the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour in India in the year 2006. He was awarded an [[Honorary Doctorate]] by [[Andhra University]] in the same year.<ref name="rve" /> He is a ten-time winner of [[Filmfare Awards South]]<ref name="bhushan">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/22002.html |title=Padmabhushanudiki Mega Sanmanam Part – I – Telugu Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=10 June 2011 |archive-date=26 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926165345/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/22002.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rve" /> and a four-time winner of [[Nandi Awards]]. In 2014, he was awarded ''International Face of Indian Cinema'' at the [[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards]] from [[Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevi-named-Face-of-Indian-Cinema/articleshow/42550043.cms |title=Chiranjeevi named Face of Indian Cinema |work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409232526/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevi-named-Face-of-Indian-Cinema/articleshow/42550043.cms |archive-date=9 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the first actor from South India to be invited to [[59th Academy Awards|the Oscars ceremony]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/Chiranjeevi-was-invited-for-Oscar-Awards/articleshow/12247635.cms|title=Chiranjeevi was invited for Oscar Awards |website=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518114334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/Chiranjeevi-was-invited-for-Oscar-Awards/articleshow/12247635.cms|archive-date=18 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Shri Konidala Chiranjeevi, a well known cine actor and philanthropist, at investiture ceremony in New Delhi on March 29, 2006.jpg|upright|thumb|250px|Chiranjeevi receiving [[Padma Bhushan]] from [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], the then [[President of India]] in 2006]]

=== Civilian honours ===
* 2006 – [[Padma Bhushan]] from the [[Government of India]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|year=2015|title=Padma Awards|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|access-date=21 July 2015|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|archive-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===National honours===
*2022 – [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]]<ref name="auto3"/>

===State honours===
*2016 – [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] from the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-15|title=Chiranjeevi Responds Over Raghupathi Venkayya Award|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-11-15/Chiranjeevi-Responds-Over-Raghupathi-Venkayya-Award/339461|website=[[The Hans India]]|access-date=2020-09-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222203403/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-11-15/Chiranjeevi-Responds-Over-Raghupathi-Venkayya-Award/339461|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

===Acting honours===
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|1982
| rowspan="7" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|''[[Subhalekha]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Reed|first1=Sir Stanley|year=1984|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh-2AAAAIAAJ&q=chiranjivi|access-date=9 November 2020|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517090400/https://books.google.com/books?id=kh-2AAAAIAAJ&q=chiranjivi|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|1985
|''[[Vijetha]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name="Collections394">[[#Collections|Collections]], p 394</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[Aapadbandhavudu]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>[https://archive.org/download/40thFilmfareSouthBestActorActress/40th%20Filmfare%20South%20Best%20Actor%20Actress.jpg Archived]</ref>
|-
|1993
|''[[Muta Mesthri]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 May 2018|title=Filmfare Best Telugu Actor And Actress|url=http://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestTeluguActorAndActress|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180501125017/https://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestTeluguActorAndActress|archive-date=1 May 2018 |via=Internet Archive |access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|''[[Sneham Kosam]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140223131617/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2000/if3.html]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223131617/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2000/if3.html|date=23 February 2014}}<span> Ajith receives his Best Actor Award for Vaali(Tamil) from Anil Kapoor & Rekha</span> Retrieved 6 October 2017.</ref>
|-
|2002
|''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |title=The Winner: 50th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002 - Filmfare - Indiatimes |access-date=2004-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828123037/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |archive-date=2004-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2004
|''[[Shankar Dada MBBS]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|title=Filmfare awards for South India – Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada – Telugu Cinema|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309172912/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html|archive-date=9 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|[[Filmfare Special Award – South|Special Award – South]]
|Legendary Honorary Award
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|date=4 August 2007|title=54th Fair One Filmfare Awards 2006 – Telugu cinema function|website=Idlebrain.com|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareswards2007.html|access-date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126094954/http://idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareswards2007.html|archive-date=26 January 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement Award – South]]
|Outstanding Contributions
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/download/ChiranjeeviFilmfareBestActorAwards/Chiranjeevi%20Filmfare%20Best%20Actor%20Awards.jpg|title=58th Idea Filmfare Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/The-glitter-the-gloss-the-razzmatazz/articleshow/9083584.cms|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011174459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/The-glitter-the-gloss-the-razzmatazz/articleshow/9083584.cms|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

;[[Nandi Awards]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|1987
| rowspan="3" |[[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Swayam Krushi]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|access-date=21 August 2020|website=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|archive-date=23 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|url-status=live}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[Aapadbandhavudu]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2002
|''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]''
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

;[[1989 Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express Awards]]
* [[Cinema Express Awards|Best Actor]] – ''[[Swayam Krushi]]'' (1987)<ref name="newspaper"/><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/>

;[[Santosham Film Awards]]
* [[Santosham Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] – ''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'' (2017)

;[[Zee Cine Awards Telugu]]
* Best Actor – ''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tollywood.net/complete-winner-list-of-zee-cine-awards-telugu-2020/|title=Complete winner list of Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020|date=12 January 2020|website=Tollywood|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103034734/https://www.tollywood.net/complete-winner-list-of-zee-cine-awards-telugu-2020/|archive-date=3 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

;Other honours
* 2006 – [[Doctorate|Honorary doctorate]] from the [[Andhra University]]<ref>[http://www.sify.com/mobile/movies/chiranjeevi-conferred-doctorate-news-telugu-kkfvhKhjgegsi.html "Chiranjeevi conferred doctorate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423061459/http://www.sify.com/mobile/movies/chiranjeevi-conferred-doctorate-news-telugu-kkfvhKhjgegsi.html |date=23 April 2016 }}. Sify.com. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2015.</ref>

*[[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]] - International Face of Indian Cinema – (2014)<ref name="auto" />

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Chiranjeevi filmography}}

== See also ==
* [[Lists of Indian actors|List of Indian actors]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0158112|name=Chiranjeevi}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes-person|chiranjeevi|Chiranjeevi}}

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