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<!--NOTE: please do not add the title "Dr" to his name: see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)#Academic titles]]-->| name                = Chiranjeevi
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| 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
| image              = Chiranjeevi at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday celebration.jpg
| caption            = Chiranjeevi in 2013
| caption            = Chiranjeevi with his Wife at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday celebration
| 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_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_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>
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| 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" />
| 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" />
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'''Chiranjeevi''' (born '''Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad'''; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician. He is considered as one of the most influential actors in India.<ref>{{Cite news|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 career spanning over four decades, he starred in over 150 feature films predominantly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], as well as some films in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]. Chiranjeevi won the [[Andhra Pradesh]] state's highest film award, the [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]], three [[Nandi Awards]], and nine [[Filmfare Awards South]] including the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]. 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>  In 2013, [[CNN-News18|''CNN-IBN'']] named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217023206/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html |archive-date=17 February 2013 |work=IBN Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chiranjeevi's 150th film to begin in August |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevis-150th-film-to-begin-in-August/articleshow/47331143.cms |url-status=live |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 |work=The Times of India|date=15 January 2017 }}</ref>
'''Chiranjeevi''' (born '''Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad'''; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news|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 career spanning over four decades, he starred in over 150 feature films predominantly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], as well as some films in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]. Chiranjeevi won the [[Andhra Pradesh]] state's highest film award, the [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]], three [[Nandi Awards]], and nine [[Filmfare Awards South]] including the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]. 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>  In 2013, [[CNN-News18|''CNN-IBN'']] named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217023206/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12600-28.html |archive-date=17 February 2013 |work=IBN Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chiranjeevi's 150th film to begin in August |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Chiranjeevis-150th-film-to-begin-in-August/articleshow/47331143.cms |url-status=live |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 |work=The Times of India|date=15 January 2017 }}</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 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]]'' was 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 news|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|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><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 [[Hindi cinema]]'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>
Chiranjeevi's 1992 film ''[[Gharana Mogudu]]'' was the first Telugu 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 news|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|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><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 [[Hindi cinema]]'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 with a vote share of over 16%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127214049/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> and was later merged into the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2011. Chiranjeevi was appointed as the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]] with [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State (Independent Charge)|independent charge]] in October 2012 and served in that position until May 2014.  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 news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=20 November 2022 |title=Chiranjeevi chosen 'Indian Film Personality of 2022' |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/chiranjeevi-chosen-indian-film-personality-of-2022/article66161459.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</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 with a vote share of over 16%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127214049/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> and was later merged into the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2011. Chiranjeevi was appointed as the [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]] with [[Cabinet of India#Ministers of State (Independent Charge)|independent charge]] in October 2012 and served in that position until May 2014.  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 news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=20 November 2022 |title=Chiranjeevi chosen 'Indian Film Personality of 2022' |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/chiranjeevi-chosen-indian-film-personality-of-2022/article66161459.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
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=== 2017–present: Comeback ===
=== 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 news|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|date=16 September 2019 |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 news|title=#Chiru152 titled as 'Acharya': Megastar Chiranjeevi reveals the title accidentally |website=The Times of India |date=4 March 2020 |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>
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 news|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|date=16 September 2019 |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 had two releases in 2022. His first film was [[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']] directed by [[Koratala Siva]] co-starring Chiranjeevi’s son [[Ram Charan]]. His second release was [[Godfather (2022 film)|''GodFather'']] directed by [[Mohan Raja]]. The film had [[Salman Khan]] in an extended cameo role and was largely successful. ''GodFather'' subsequently released on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Chiranjeevi’s GodFather gets OTT release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/chiranjeevi-salman-khan-godfather-gets-ott-release-date-8245286/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
Chiranjeevi then starred in the 2023 film [[Waltair Veerayya|''Waltair Veerayya'']] directed by [[K. S. Ravindra|Bobby Kolli]] which released during the [[Sankranti]] festival. The film also starred [[Ravi Teja]] in an important role, reuniting them on screen after 23 years since the 2000 film [[Annayya (2000 film)|''Annayya'']]. The film met huge commercial success. ''Waltair Veerayya'' later released on Netflix for streaming.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya gets OTT release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/chiranjeevis-waltair-veerayya-gets-ott-release-date-8430063/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
Chiranjeevi will next star in ''[[Bhola Shankar]]'', which is slated for release on August 11, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=India TV |last2=Desk |first2=India TV News |date=2023-07-27 |title=Bholaa Shankar trailer out: Chiranjeevi oozes swag in action-packed avatar {{!}} Regional-cinema News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema/bhola-shankar-trailer-out-chiranjeevi-oozes-swag-in-action-packed-avatar-2023-07-27-883370 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref>


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