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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80" title="চিরঞ্জীবী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="চিরঞ্জীবী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80" title="चिरंजीवी – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="चिरंजीवी" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C" title="چیرانجیوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="چیرانجیوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80" title="चिरंजीवी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="चिरंजीवी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80" title="चिरञ्जीवी – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="चिरञ्जीवी" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF_(%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BB)" title="ചിരഞ്ജീവി (നടൻ) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ചിരഞ്ജീവി (നടൻ)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE)" title="चिरंजीवी (अभिनेता) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="चिरंजीवी (अभिनेता)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%89" title="تشيرانجيفى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تشيرانجيفى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%9A%EA%AF%A4" title="ꯆꯤꯔꯟꯖꯤꯚꯤ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯆꯤꯔꯟꯖꯤꯚꯤ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3" title="チランジーヴィ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="チランジーヴィ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9A%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80" title="ਚਿਰੰਜੀਵੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਚਿਰੰਜੀਵੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Chiranjeevi" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Чирандживи – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Чирандживи" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Chiranjeevi (disambiguation)">Chiranjeevi (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Chiranjeevi</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12,_at_a_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18,_2013._The_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_(1)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="746" data-file-height="1047" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Chiranjeevi in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 October 2012 – 26 May 2014</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Subodh_Kant_Sahay" title="Subodh Kant Sahay">Subodh Kant Sahay</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shripad_Yasso_Naik" class="mw-redirect" title="Shripad Yasso Naik">Shripad Yasso Naik</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Rajya_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha">Member of Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raashid_Alvi" title="Raashid Alvi">Raashid Alvi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vemireddy_Prabhakar_Reddy" title="Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy">Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly (India)">Member of Legislative Assembly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Andhra Pradesh</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2009–2012</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">M. Venkataramana</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bhumana_Karunakar_Reddy" title="Bhumana Karunakar Reddy">Bhumana Karunakar Reddy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tirupati_Assembly_constituency" title="Tirupati Assembly constituency">Tirupati</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1955-08-22</span>) </span>22 August 1955<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 69)</span><sup id="cite_ref-states_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-states-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Mogalthur" class="mw-redirect" title="Mogalthur">Mogalthur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_State" title="Andhra State">Andhra State</a>, India<br />(present-day <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, India)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Praja_Rajyam_Party" title="Praja Rajyam Party">Praja Rajyam Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Surekha</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1980)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3, including <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="/wiki/Konidela%E2%80%93Allu_family" title="Konidela–Allu family">Konidela–Allu family</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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host</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> (2024)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> (2006)</li><li><a href="#Civilian_honours">Full list</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Mega Star<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Supreme Hero<sup id="cite_ref-Times_of_India_Nickname_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times_of_India_Nickname-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chiranjeevi</b> (born <b>Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad</b>; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist known for his work in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>. Known as the "<b>Mega Star</b>", he is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiranjeevi holds the record for the most "Industry Hits" in Telugu cinema, with eight films emerging as the top-grossers of their time—a feat unmatched by any actor in the industry's 100-year history.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also celebrated as one of the finest dancers in Indian cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has received numerous honours, including the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> in 2006 and the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> in 2024 from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award">IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award</a> in 2022. His other accolades include the <a href="/wiki/Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award" title="Raghupathi Venkaiah Award">Raghupathi Venkaiah Award</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>, and nine <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South">Lifetime Achievement Award</a>. In 2013, <a href="/wiki/CNN-News18" title="CNN-News18">CNN-IBN</a> recognized him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". In 2024, he was honoured with a <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Record</a> as the most prolific actor-dancer in the Indian film industry.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi made his acting debut in 1978, initially gaining recognition for his supporting, <a href="/wiki/Antihero" title="Antihero">anti-hero</a>, and antagonist roles. He later transitioned to lead roles with notable success. His breakthrough came with the 1983 film <a href="/wiki/Khaidi_(1983_film)" title="Khaidi (1983 film)"><i>Khaidi</i></a>, which became the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time and established him as a leading actor in the industry. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Chiranjeevi starred in various "Industry Hits"—highest-grossers of all time—like <i><a href="/wiki/Pasivadi_Pranam" title="Pasivadi Pranam">Pasivadi Pranam</a></i> (1987), <a href="/wiki/Yamudiki_Mogudu_(1988_film)" title="Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)"><i>Yamudiki Mogudu</i></a> (1988), <i><a href="/wiki/Attaku_Yamudu_Ammayiki_Mogudu" title="Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu">Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/wiki/Jagadeka_Veerudu_Athiloka_Sundari" title="Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari">Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Gang_Leader" title="Gang Leader">Gang Leader</a></i> (1991), and <i><a href="/wiki/Gharana_Mogudu" title="Gharana Mogudu">Gharana Mogudu</a></i> (1992).<sup id="cite_ref-:5_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notably, <i>Gharana Mogudu</i> was the first <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_South_India" title="Cinema of South India">South Indian</a> film to earn over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>10 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> in <a href="/wiki/Box_office#Distributor_rentals" title="Box office">distributor share</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prompting <a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)"><i>The Week</i></a> magazine to label him "Bigger than <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Bachchan</a>" and "the new money machine."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For his role in <i><a href="/wiki/Aapadbandhavudu" title="Aapadbandhavudu">Aapadbandhavudu</a></i> (1992), Chiranjeevi was paid <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1.25 crore, making him the highest-paid actor in India at the time and the first Indian actor to command a <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>1 crore remuneration for a film.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period, he received widespread critical acclaim for his performances in <i><a href="/wiki/Swayamkrushi" title="Swayamkrushi">Swayamkrushi</a></i> (1987), <a href="/wiki/Rudraveena_(film)" title="Rudraveena (film)"><i>Rudraveena</i></a> (1988), and <i>Aapadbandhavudu</i> (1992), showcasing his versatility as an actor who excelled in both commercial blockbusters and critically acclaimed films. Notably, <i>Swayamkrushi</i> was screened at the <a href="/wiki/Moscow_International_Film_Festival" title="Moscow International Film Festival">Moscow International Film Festival</a>, while <i>Rudraveena</i>, which he co-produced, won the <a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration</a>. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Chiranjeevi continued to dominate the box office with films like <a href="/wiki/Master_(1997_film)" title="Master (1997 film)"><i>Master</i></a> (1997), and <i><a href="/wiki/Choodalani_Vundi" title="Choodalani Vundi">Choodalani Vundi</a></i> (1998). His 2002 film <i><a href="/wiki/Indra_(2002_film)" title="Indra (2002 film)">Indra</a></i> was the highest-grossing Telugu film for many years, and socially impactful films like <a href="/wiki/Tagore_(film)" title="Tagore (film)"><i>Tagore</i></a> (2003) and <i><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dada_M.B.B.S." title="Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.">Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.</a></i> (2004) became major blockbusters, further cementing his legacy. </p><p>On 2 October 1998, Chiranjeevi established the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust, which operates the largest <a href="/wiki/Blood_bank" title="Blood bank">blood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eye_bank" title="Eye bank">eye banks</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Telugu_states" title="Telugu states">Telugu states</a>. The trust has restored eyesight to over 9,000 individuals through <a href="/wiki/Corneal_transplantation" title="Corneal transplantation">cornea transplants</a> and provides 70% of collected blood free to the poor.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has received several accolades, including the "Best Voluntary Blood Bank Award" from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Government of Andhra Pradesh">Government of Andhra Pradesh</a> for five consecutive years from 2002 to 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, he was honoured with the Samman Award by the <a href="/wiki/Income_Tax_Department" title="Income Tax Department">Income Tax Department</a>, for being the highest income tax payer in the profession category for the assessment year 1999–2000.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Chiranjeevi founded the <a href="/wiki/Praja_Rajyam_Party" title="Praja Rajyam Party">Praja Rajyam Party</a> and led it in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2009 Andhra Pradesh elections</a>, where it won 18 seats and secured over 16% of the vote, making it the third-largest party in the state. The party merged with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> in 2011. Chiranjeevi served as a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Rajya_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha MP</a> from 2012 to 2018 and was appointed <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of Tourism</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers" title="Union Council of Ministers">central cabinet of India</a> in October 2012, holding the position until May 2014. After a hiatus from cinema, he returned with the blockbuster hit <i><a href="/wiki/Khaidi_No._150" title="Khaidi No. 150">Khaidi No. 150</a></i> (2017), followed by successful films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Sye_Raa_Narasimha_Reddy" title="Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy">Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy</a></i> (2019) and <i><a href="/wiki/Waltair_Veerayya" title="Waltair Veerayya">Waltair Veerayya</a></i> (2023). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_and_personal_life">Early and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiranjeevi was born as Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad Rao on 22 August 1955 in a <a href="/wiki/Telugu_people" title="Telugu people">Telugu</a> family to Konidela Venkata Rao and Anjana Devi in <a href="/wiki/Penugonda" title="Penugonda">Mogalthur</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Godavari_district" title="West Godavari district">West Godavari district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hindu1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father Konidela Venkata Rao worked as a <a href="/wiki/Constable" title="Constable">constable</a> and was transferred on a regular basis. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grandparents. </p><p>Chiranjeevi did his schooling in <a href="/wiki/Nidadavolu" title="Nidadavolu">Nidadavolu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gurazala" title="Gurazala">Gurazala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bapatla" title="Bapatla">Bapatla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ponnur" title="Ponnur">Ponnur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalagiri" title="Mangalagiri">Mangalagiri</a> and Mogalthur. He was an <a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">NCC</a> cadet and had participated in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_Day" title="Republic Day">Republic Day</a> <a href="/wiki/Delhi_Republic_Day_parade" title="Delhi Republic Day parade">Parade</a> in New Delhi in the early 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was interested in acting from a young age. He did his Intermediate at C. S. R. Sarma College in <a href="/wiki/Ongole" title="Ongole">Ongole</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating with a degree in commerce from <a href="/wiki/Sri_Y_N_College" title="Sri Y N College">Sri Y N College</a> at <a href="/wiki/Narasapuram" title="Narasapuram">Narsapuram</a>, Chiranjeevi moved to <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> and joined the <a href="/wiki/M.G.R._Government_Film_and_Television_Training_Institute" title="M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute">Madras Film Institute</a> in 1976 to pursue a career in acting.<sup id="cite_ref-birthday_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birthday-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 February 1980, Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comic actor <a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Marriage1980_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marriage1980-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Surekha_father_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Surekha_father-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have two daughters, Sushmitha and Sreeja, and a son, <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a>, also an actor in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Khaidi_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khaidi-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiranjeevi has two brothers, <a href="/wiki/Nagendra_Babu" title="Nagendra Babu">Nagendra Babu</a>, a film producer and actor, and <a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a>, an actor-politician who is <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh">Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh</a> and founder of <a href="/wiki/Jana_Sena_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Jana Sena Party">Jana Sena</a>, a regional political party.<sup id="cite_ref-Khaidi_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khaidi-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Allu_Aravind" title="Allu Aravind">Allu Aravind</a>, his brother-in-law, is a film producer. Chiranjeevi is the uncle to actors <a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Varun_Tej" title="Varun Tej">Varun Tej</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niharika_Konidela" title="Niharika Konidela">Niharika</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sai_Dharam_Tej" title="Sai Dharam Tej">Sai Dharam Tej</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Panja_Vaisshnav_Tej" title="Panja Vaisshnav Tej">Panja Vaisshnav Tej</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_career">Acting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Acting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978–1981:_Early_career"><span id="1978.E2.80.931981:_Early_career"></span>1978–1981: Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1978–1981: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since his family worshipped Anjaneya (<a href="/wiki/Hanuman" title="Hanuman">Hanuman</a>), a <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a> deity, his mother advised him to take the screen name "<a href="/wiki/Chiranjivi" title="Chiranjivi">Chiranjeevi</a>", meaning "Immortal", a reference to the belief of Hanuman living forever.<sup id="cite_ref-intro_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intro-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi started his film career with <i><a href="/wiki/Punadhirallu" title="Punadhirallu">Punadhirallu</a></i> (1979).<sup id="cite_ref-bhushan_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhushan-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his first released film was <i><a href="/wiki/Pranam_Khareedu" title="Pranam Khareedu">Pranam Khareedu</a></i> (1978).<sup id="cite_ref-first_film_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_film-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Mana_Voori_Pandavulu" title="Mana Voori Pandavulu">Mana Voori Pandavulu</a></i> (1978), directed by <a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a>, gave Chiranjeevi recognition from the Telugu audience.<sup id="cite_ref-birthday_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birthday-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played a small role in <i><a href="/wiki/Tayaramma_Bangarayya" title="Tayaramma Bangarayya">Tayaramma Bangarayya</a></i> (1979). He played the anti-hero in films <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_(1979_film)" title="I Love You (1979 film)">I Love You</a></i> (1979) and <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Idi_Katha_Kaadu" title="Idi Katha Kaadu">Idi Katha Kaadu</a></i> (1979),<sup id="cite_ref-birthday_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birthday-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> starring <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a>. </p><p>In a remake of the Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Avargal" title="Avargal">Avargal</a></i> (1977), Chiranjeevi portrayed the character played by <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a> in the original. In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight major film releases and then 14 films in the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-imdb_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imdb-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1981, he played lead antagonist in works such as <i>Mosagadu</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rani_Kasula_Rangamma" title="Rani Kasula Rangamma">Rani Kasula Rangamma</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/47_Natkal" title="47 Natkal">47 Natkal</a></i> /<i><a href="/wiki/47_Rojulu" class="mw-redirect" title="47 Rojulu">47 Rojulu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nyayam_Kavali" title="Nyayam Kavali">Nyayam Kavali</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Ranuva_Veeran" title="Ranuva Veeran">Ranuva Veeran</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982–1986:_Breakthrough_with_leading_roles"><span id="1982.E2.80.931986:_Breakthrough_with_leading_roles"></span>1982–1986: Breakthrough with leading roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1982–1986: Breakthrough with leading roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiranjeevi began to appear in leading roles with films such as <span title="Telugu-language text"><i lang="te-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Intlo_Ramayya_Veedhilo_Krishnayya" title="Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya">Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya</a></i></span> (1982), directed by <a href="/wiki/Kodi_Ramakrishna" title="Kodi Ramakrishna">Kodi Ramakrishna</a>, which was a hit at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Subhalekha" title="Subhalekha">Subhalekha</a></i> (1982), directed by <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a>, which dealt with the social malady of the <a href="/wiki/Dowry_system_in_India" title="Dowry system in India">dowry system</a>. It brought him his first <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu</a> and Viswanath's third <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, he also appeared in movies such as <i><a href="/wiki/Idi_Pellantara" title="Idi Pellantara">Idi Pellantara</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sitadevi" title="Sitadevi">Sitadevi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tingu_Rangadu" title="Tingu Rangadu">Tingu Rangadu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bandhalu_Anubandhalu" title="Bandhalu Anubandhalu">Bandhalu Anubandhalu</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mondi_Ghatam" title="Mondi Ghatam">Mondi Ghatam</a></i>. He acted in multi-star movies such as <i><a href="/wiki/Patnam_Vachina_Pativrathalu" title="Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu">Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu</a></i> and <i>Billa Ranga</i>, and later appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Manchu_Pallaki" title="Manchu Pallaki">Manchu Pallaki</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Khaidi_(1983_film)" title="Khaidi (1983 film)">Khaidi</a></i> (1983) was a box office success and Chiranjeevi attained stardom with this movie.<sup id="cite_ref-intro_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intro-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1984, he continued doing action films. A series of box office hits at this time include; <i><a href="/wiki/Mantri_Gari_Viyyankudu" title="Mantri Gari Viyyankudu">Mantri Gari Viyyankudu</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sangharshana" title="Sangharshana">Sangharshana</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Goonda_(film)" title="Goonda (film)">Goonda</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Challenge_(1984_film)" title="Challenge (1984 film)">Challenge</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hero_(1984_film)" title="Hero (1984 film)">Hero</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Donga_(film)" title="Donga (film)">Donga</a></i>, <i>Jwala</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Adavi_Donga" title="Adavi Donga">Adavi Donga</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kondaveeti_Raja" title="Kondaveeti Raja">Kondaveeti Raja</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rakshasudu_(1986_film)" title="Rakshasudu (1986 film)">Rakshasudu</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-dob_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dob-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, he received his second <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu</a> for his performance in <i><a href="/wiki/Vijetha" title="Vijetha">Vijetha</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weekendcreations1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekendcreations1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1987–2007:_Commercial_success"><span id="1987.E2.80.932007:_Commercial_success"></span>1987–2007: Commercial success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1987–2007: Commercial success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiranjeevi received his first <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Swayamkrushi" title="Swayamkrushi">Swayamkrushi</a></i> (1987), directed by K. Viswanath.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Pasivadi_Pranam" title="Pasivadi Pranam">Pasivadi Pranam</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Yamudiki_Mogudu_(1988_film)" title="Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)">Yamudiki Mogudu</a></i> (1988) and <i><a href="/wiki/Manchi_Donga" title="Manchi Donga">Manchi Donga</a></i> (1988) also did well at the box office. He co-produced and acted in <i><a href="/wiki/Rudraveena_(film)" title="Rudraveena (film)">Rudraveena</a></i> (1988), which won the <a href="/wiki/Nargis_Dutt_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration" title="Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration">Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rve_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rve-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Special_Jury_Award" title="Nandi Special Jury Award">Nandi Special Jury Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rve_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rve-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title "Megastar" appeared for the first time in the title cards of the 1988 release <i><a href="/wiki/Marana_Mrudangam" title="Marana Mrudangam">Marana Mrudangam</a></i>, marking its association with Chiranjeevi.<sup id="cite_ref-rve_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rve-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the shoot of <i>Marana Mrudangam</i>, Chiranjeevi was poisoned by a fan who attempted to get closer to him.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incident was recalled by Chiranjeevi in 2023, who took it lightly as an act of misguided admiration.<sup id="cite_ref-:32_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:32-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He then experimented with <i><a href="/wiki/Jagadeka_Veerudu_Athiloka_Sundari" title="Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari">Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari</a></i> (1990), a <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_film" title="Fantasy film">fantasy film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/C._Aswani_Dutt" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Aswani Dutt">Aswini Dutt</a>. Other notable works during this period include <i><a href="/wiki/Kondaveeti_Donga" title="Kondaveeti Donga">Kondaveeti Donga</a></i> (1990), released in <a href="/wiki/70_mm_film" title="70 mm film">70 mm</a> format with 6-Track <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic_sound" title="Stereophonic sound">stereophonic sound</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Western_film" title="Western film">cowboy film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Kodama_Simham" title="Kodama Simham">Kodama Simham</a></i> (1990), and the social problem <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Gang_Leader" title="Gang Leader">Gang Leader</a></i> (1991). These films were major box-office successes and established Chiranjeevi as the "Boss of Telugu cinema".<sup id="cite_ref-gang_leader_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gang_leader-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1992 film <i><a href="/wiki/Gharana_Mogudu" title="Gharana Mogudu">Gharana Mogudu</a></i> was the first South Indian and Telugu film to collect over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>10 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> in <a href="/wiki/Box_office#Distributor_rentals" title="Box office">distributor share</a> at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was screened at the 1993 <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="International Film Festival of India">International Film Festival of India</a> in the mainstream section.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi's <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a> performances were appreciated in <i><a href="/wiki/Pratibandh" title="Pratibandh">Pratibandh</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Aaj_Ka_Goonda_Raaj" title="Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj">Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj</a></i>. For his role in <i><a href="/wiki/Aapadbandhavudu" title="Aapadbandhavudu">Aapadbandhavudu</a></i> (1992), he received his second <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a> and third <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu</a>. The mid-1990s saw a career dip for Chiranjeevi with box office duds such as <i><a href="/wiki/S._P._Parasuram" title="S. P. Parasuram">S. P. Parasuram</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/The_Gentleman_(1994_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gentleman (1994 film)"><i>The Gentleman</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_(film)" title="Big Boss (film)"><i>Big Boss</i></a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Rikshavodu" title="Rikshavodu">Rikshavodu</a></i>. There were exceptions, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Muta_Mestri" title="Muta Mestri">Muta Mestri</a></i>, which fetched him a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu; <i><a href="/wiki/Mugguru_Monagallu_(1994_film)" title="Mugguru Monagallu (1994 film)">Mugguru Monagallu</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Alluda_Majaka" title="Alluda Majaka">Alluda Majaka</a></i> were also successful.<sup id="cite_ref-weekendcreations1_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekendcreations1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, he appeared in a guest role in the <a href="/wiki/Kannada_cinema" title="Kannada cinema">Kannada film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sipayi" title="Sipayi">Sipayi</a></i>. After a brief lull, Chiranjeevi bounced back with <i><a href="/wiki/Hitler_(1997_film)" title="Hitler (1997 film)">Hitler</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Master_(1997_film)" title="Master (1997 film)">Master</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bavagaru_Bagunnara%3F" title="Bavagaru Bagunnara?">Bavagaru Bagunnara?</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Choodalani_Vundi" title="Choodalani Vundi">Choodalani Vundi</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sneham_Kosam" title="Sneham Kosam">Sneham Kosam</a></i>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Suresh_Krissna" title="Suresh Krissna">Suresh Krissna</a>. The movie, which was titled <i>The Return of the Thief of Baghdad</i>, had its filming suspended for undisclosed reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi's new decade started with <i><a href="/wiki/Annayya_(2000_film)" title="Annayya (2000 film)">Annayya</a></i> (2000). After a brief gap, Chiranjeevi starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Indra_(2002_film)" title="Indra (2002 film)">Indra</a></i>, released in 2002, which broke all his previous box office records of <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Tollywood</a> and won him his third <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a> and sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. After that, he appeared in films with an underlying message and a social cause, including <i><a href="/wiki/Tagore_(film)" title="Tagore (film)">Tagore</a>;</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dada_M.B.B.S." title="Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.">Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.</a></i>, for which he won his seventh and latest Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu; and <i><a href="/wiki/Stalin_(2006_film)" title="Stalin (2006 film)">Stalin</a></i>. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Special_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Special Award – South">Filmfare Special Award – South</a> in 2006 and the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South">Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South</a> at the <a href="/wiki/58th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="58th Filmfare Awards South">58th Filmfare Awards South</a> in 2011 for his contributions to the film industry.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2016:_Hiatus_in_film_career"><span id="2008.E2.80.932016:_Hiatus_in_film_career"></span>2008–2016: Hiatus in film career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008–2016: Hiatus in film career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/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" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_was_accorded_red_carpet_welcome_at_the_Cannes_Film_Festival%2C_France_on_May_20%2C_2013.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_was_accorded_red_carpet_welcome_at_the_Cannes_Film_Festival%2C_France_on_May_20%2C_2013.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_was_accorded_red_carpet_welcome_at_the_Cannes_Film_Festival%2C_France_on_May_20%2C_2013.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="486" /></a><figcaption>Chiranjeevi, <a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a> at "Incredible India" event in the <a href="/wiki/2013_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2013 Cannes Film Festival">2013 Cannes Film Festival</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Following his last film in the lead role, 2007's <i><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dada_Zindabad" title="Shankar Dada Zindabad">Shankar Dada Zindabad</a></i>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameo</a> roles. He appeared as himself in two films, starring his son <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a>, namely <i><a href="/wiki/Magadheera" title="Magadheera">Magadheera</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee:_The_Fighter" title="Bruce Lee: The Fighter">Bruce Lee: The Fighter</a></i> (2015). He also narrated <i><a href="/wiki/Varudu" title="Varudu">Varudu</a></i> (2010) and <i><a href="/wiki/Rudhramadevi_(film)" title="Rudhramadevi (film)">Rudhramadevi</a></i> (2015). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017–present:_Comeback"><span id="2017.E2.80.93present:_Comeback"></span>2017–present: Comeback</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2017–present: Comeback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <i><a href="/wiki/Kaththi" title="Kaththi">Kaththi</a></i>, Chiranjeevi chose to remake that film in Telugu as his comeback film. The remake, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Khaidi_No._150" title="Khaidi No. 150">Khaidi No. 150</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/V._V._Vinayak" title="V. V. Vinayak">V. V. Vinayak</a>, was released during the <a href="/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" title="Makar Sankranti">Sankranti</a> holiday in 2017, about six months short of a decade following <i>Shankar Dada Zindabad</i>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The movie collected <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>41.75 <a href="/wiki/Crore" title="Crore">crore</a> on its opening day<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and grossed <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>164 crore in its lifetime.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, he starred in his first <a href="/wiki/Historical_drama" title="Historical drama">period film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sye_Raa_Narasimha_Reddy" title="Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy">Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy</a></i> based on the life of <a href="/wiki/Uyyalawada_Narasimha_Reddy" title="Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy">Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy</a>; it was directed by <a href="/wiki/Surender_Reddy" title="Surender Reddy">Surender Reddy</a>. The movie made on a budget more than <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>200–270 crore,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> grossed more than <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>240 crore</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>337 crore or US$39 million in 2023) in its theatrical run.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi had two releases in 2022. His first film was <a href="/wiki/Acharya_(2022_film)" title="Acharya (2022 film)"><i>Acharya</i></a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Koratala_Siva" title="Koratala Siva">Koratala Siva</a> co-starring Chiranjeevi's son <a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a>. His second release was <a href="/wiki/Godfather_(2022_film)" title="Godfather (2022 film)"><i>GodFather</i></a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Raja" title="Mohan Raja">Mohan Raja</a>. The film had <a href="/wiki/Salman_Khan" title="Salman Khan">Salman Khan</a> in an extended cameo role and was largely successful. <i>GodFather</i> subsequently released on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chiranjeevi then starred in the 2023 film <i><a href="/wiki/Waltair_Veerayya" title="Waltair Veerayya">Waltair Veerayya</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/K._S._Ravindra" title="K. S. Ravindra">Bobby Kolli</a> which released during the <a href="/wiki/Sankranti" title="Sankranti">Sankranti</a> festival. The film also starred <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Teja" title="Ravi Teja">Ravi Teja</a> in an important role, reuniting them on screen after 23 years since the 2000 film <a href="/wiki/Annayya_(2000_film)" title="Annayya (2000 film)"><i>Annayya</i></a>. The film met huge commercial success. <i>Waltair Veerayya</i> later released on Netflix for streaming.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, he also appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Bhola_Shankar" title="Bhola Shankar">Bhola Shankar</a></i>, a remake of the 2015 Tamil blockbuster, <i><a href="/wiki/Vedalam" title="Vedalam">Vedalam</a></i>. However, it opened to unanimously negative reviews and was a huge disaster at the box-office.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He announced his next film, <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwambhara" title="Vishwambhara">Vishwambhara</a></i> (2025), with <a href="/wiki/Mallidi_Vassishta" title="Mallidi Vassishta">Mallidi Vassishta</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Bimbisara_(film)" title="Bimbisara (film)">Bimbisara</a></i> (2022) fame. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_work">Other work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiranjeevi is one of the co-owners of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> club <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Blasters_FC" title="Kerala Blasters FC">Kerala Blasters FC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_career">Television career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chiranjeevi made his debut as a Television host with the fourth season of <i><a href="/wiki/Meelo_Evaru_Koteeswarudu" class="mw-redirect" title="Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu">Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu</a></i>. The first episode of the fourth season was aired on 13 February 2017 on <a href="/wiki/Star_Maa" title="Star Maa">Star Maa</a>. The game show is a Telugu-language adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/International_versions_of_Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F" title="International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?">Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2008, Chiranjeevi launched his <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Praja_Rajyam_Party" title="Praja Rajyam Party">Praja Rajyam Party</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Tirupati,_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh">Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the launch, he stated that social justice was the main agenda of his party.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections</a>, the party won 18 of the 294 seats and secured a vote share of over 16%.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-prp_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prp-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He contested from <a href="/wiki/Tirupati_(Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirupati (Assembly constituency)">Tirupati</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palakollu_(Assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakollu (Assembly constituency)">Palakollu</a> constituencies winning in Tirupati but losing out in Palakollu, in West Godavari district.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg/220px-Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg/330px-Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg/440px-Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_taking_charge_as_the_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_01%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2174" data-file-height="1472" /></a><figcaption>Chiranjeevi taking charge as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure><p>On 6 February 2011, the Praja Rajyam Party merged with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> after two weeks of talks with Congress President <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Gandhi" title="Sonia Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-prp_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prp-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger was influenced by the Congress party's concerns over a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">no-confidence motion</a> in the Andhra Pradesh state assembly, spurred by the rise of <a href="/wiki/Y._S._Jagan_Mohan_Reddy" title="Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy">Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSR Congress Party</a> and the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Telangana_movement" title="Telangana movement">Telangana agitation</a>. On 29 March 2012, Chiranjeevi was nominated to the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a>, where he was elected and took his oath as a member on 3 April. Later that year, on 28 October, he was sworn in as the Union <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, Chiranjeevi inaugurated the <a href="/wiki/Incredible_India" title="Incredible India">Incredible India</a> Exhibition, a collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/2013_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2013 Cannes Film Festival">66th Cannes Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also represented Incredible India at the <a href="/wiki/14th_IIFA_Awards" title="14th IIFA Awards">14th IIFA Awards ceremony</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a> that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Reorganisation_Act,_2014" title="Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014">split of the state of Andhra Pradesh</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiranjeevi, however, remained with Congress and campaigned for it as chairman of Election Campaign Committee for 2014 <a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">parliamentary</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">assembly</a> elections in the residual state of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>. However, he refrained from contesting in elections.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was also speculation that he did not campaign wholeheartedly due to the one-sided decision taken to split Andhra Pradesh.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His younger brother, <a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a>, a former Praja Rajyam Party youth wing leader, launched his own political party, <a href="/wiki/Jana_Sena_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Jana Sena Party">Jana Sena Party</a>, and campaigned vigorously against Congress and in favour of <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the 2014 elections, he has stayed away from active politics and since then, has not attended any meetings of the Congress party, on a regional or national level. His tenure as a Rajya Sabha member ended in April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he is currently not active in politics, he was issued with a new <a href="/wiki/All_India_Congress_Committee" title="All India Congress Committee">All India Congress Committee</a> identity card in 2022 leading to the speculation of his political comeback.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Humanitarian_work">Humanitarian work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Humanitarian work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/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" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_receiving_the_World_Travel_Awards%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_December_13%2C_2012.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_receiving_the_World_Travel_Awards%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_December_13%2C_2012.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Dr._K._Chiranjeevi_receiving_the_World_Travel_Awards%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_December_13%2C_2012.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1673" /></a><figcaption>Chiranjeevi at the World Travel Awards, 2012</figcaption></figure><p>Chiranjeevi established the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT) on 2 October 1998, with the motto that no one should lose their life due to a lack of blood.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trust includes a <a href="/wiki/Blood_bank" title="Blood bank">blood bank</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Eye_bank" title="Eye bank">eye bank</a> and is the largest recipient of blood and eye donations in Andhra Pradesh. As of September 2022, CCT has collected over 930,000 units of blood, with 70% of it provided to the poor free of charge.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has restored eyesight to over 9,060 individuals through 4,580 cornea transplants, and more than 350,000 people have pledged their eyes to CCT.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trust has received several accolades, including the "Best Voluntary Blood Bank Award" from the Andhra Pradesh State Government for five consecutive years from 2002 to 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><b><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> On 10 June 2006, the then <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a>, inaugurated the Chiranjeevi Charitable Foundation (CCF) at <a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Hills" title="Jubilee Hills">Jubilee Hills</a> in Hyderabad.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiranjeevi has supported the trust's activities through his earnings, including those from television commercials and promotions.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Chiranjeevi's entry into politics, actor couple <a href="/wiki/Rajasekhar_(actor)" title="Rajasekhar (actor)">Rajasekhar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeevitha" title="Jeevitha">Jeevitha</a> made allegations against the Chiranjeevi Blood Bank, accusing it of engaging in financial irregularities.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, the Andhra Pradesh state government formed a high-level committee to investigate the claims.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The committee, guided by the project director of the AP State AIDS Control Society and composed of experts from finance and technical fields, thoroughly examined records related to blood collection and disposal, blood grouping, screening, sterilization, medical waste management, conducted camps, blood expiry, quality control, storage facilities, and equipment purchases. Following the investigation, the blood bank was cleared of any wrongdoing. Authorities confirmed that the blood bank operates in full compliance with the guidelines set by the <a href="/wiki/National_AIDS_Control_Organisation" title="National AIDS Control Organisation">National AIDS Control Organization</a> (NACO).<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, a Nampally court sentenced Rajasekhar and Jeevitha to one year in jail and imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh for their defamatory remarks against the blood bank. The couple, however, obtained bail.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2021, Chiranjeevi set up oxygen banks and ambulances<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> across Andhra Pradesh and <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> to meet the needs of patients affected by <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi_filmography" title="Chiranjeevi filmography">Chiranjeevi filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards,_honours_and_recognitions"><span id="Awards.2C_honours_and_recognitions"></span>Awards, honours and recognitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards, honours and recognitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Director <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> said, "Chiranjeevi has both <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a> in him. Not only can he do action, he can also act."<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_of_India_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_of_India-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiranjeevi received the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a>, the third highest civilian honour in India in the year 2006. In the same year, he was awarded an <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Doctorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Doctorate">Honorary Doctorate</a> by <a href="/wiki/Andhra_University" title="Andhra University">Andhra University</a> for his contribution to films and his social service through the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust.<sup id="cite_ref-rve_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rve-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a nine-time winner of <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a><sup id="cite_ref-bhushan_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhushan-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rve_38-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rve-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a three-time winner of <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>. He was the first actor from South India to be invited to <a href="/wiki/59th_Academy_Awards" title="59th Academy Awards">the Oscars ceremony</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, <a href="/wiki/CNN-News18" title="CNN-News18">CNN-IBN</a> recognized him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, he was awarded International Face of Indian Cinema at the <a href="/wiki/3rd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="3rd South Indian International Movie Awards">3rd South Indian International Movie Awards</a> by <a href="/wiki/Tengku_Adnan_Tengku_Mansor" title="Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor">Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, he was honoured with a <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Record</a> as the most prolific actor-dancer in the Indian film industry for performing more than 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs in 156 films in a career spanning over 45 years.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/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" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Bhushan_to_Shri_Konidala_Chiranjeevi%2C_a_well_known_cine_actor_and_philanthropist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/250px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Bhushan_to_Shri_Konidala_Chiranjeevi%2C_a_well_known_cine_actor_and_philanthropist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/375px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Bhushan_to_Shri_Konidala_Chiranjeevi%2C_a_well_known_cine_actor_and_philanthropist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/500px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2140" data-file-height="1512" /></a><figcaption>Chiranjeevi receiving <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> from <a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a>, the then <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> in 2006</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civilian_honours">Civilian honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Civilian honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a><sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2024 – <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_honours">National honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: National honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2022 – <a href="/wiki/IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award">IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2024 – <a href="/wiki/ANR_National_Award" title="ANR National Award">ANR National Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Amitabh_Bachchan_felicitates_Chiranjeevi_at_ANR_National_Awards_2024:_‘Proud_to_be_a_part_of_Telugu_film_industry’_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amitabh_Bachchan_felicitates_Chiranjeevi_at_ANR_National_Awards_2024:_‘Proud_to_be_a_part_of_Telugu_film_industry’-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was given this by <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> at the ceremony in October.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_honours">State honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: State honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2016 – <a href="/wiki/Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award" title="Raghupathi Venkaiah Award">Raghupathi Venkaiah Award</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Government of Andhra Pradesh">Government of Andhra Pradesh</a><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acting_honours">Acting honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Acting honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a></dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Result </th> <th><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Best Actor – Telugu</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Subhalekha" title="Subhalekha">Subhalekha</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vijetha" title="Vijetha">Vijetha</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Collections394_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Collections394-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aapadbandhavudu" title="Aapadbandhavudu">Aapadbandhavudu</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Muta_Mestri" title="Muta Mestri">Muta Mestri</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sneham_Kosam" title="Sneham Kosam">Sneham Kosam</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Indra_(2002_film)" title="Indra (2002 film)">Indra</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dada_MBBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Shankar Dada MBBS">Shankar Dada MBBS</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Special_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Special Award – South">Special Award – South</a> </td> <td>Legends (Honorary Award) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South">Lifetime Achievement Award – South</a> </td> <td>Outstanding Contributions </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Best Actor – Telugu</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Godfather_(2022_film)" title="Godfather (2022 film)">GodFather</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Best Actor – Telugu</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Waltair_Veerayya" title="Waltair Veerayya">Waltair Veerayya</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a></dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Result </th> <th><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Best Actor</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swayam_Krushi" class="mw-redirect" title="Swayam Krushi">Swayam Krushi</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aapadbandhavudu" title="Aapadbandhavudu">Aapadbandhavudu</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Indra_(2002_film)" title="Indra (2002 film)">Indra</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_123-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award" title="Raghupathi Venkaiah Award">Raghupathi Venkaiah Award</a> </td> <td>Honorary Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/1989_Cinema_Express_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 Cinema Express Awards">Cinema Express Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_Express_Awards" title="Cinema Express Awards">Best Actor</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Swayam_Krushi" class="mw-redirect" title="Swayam Krushi">Swayam Krushi</a></i> (1987)<sup id="cite_ref-newspaper_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newspaper-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Santosham_Film_Awards" title="Santosham Film Awards">Santosham Film Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Santosham_Best_Actor_Award" title="Santosham Best Actor Award">Best Actor</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Khaidi_No._150" title="Khaidi No. 150">Khaidi No. 150</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Zee_Cine_Awards_Telugu" title="Zee Cine Awards Telugu">Zee Cine Awards Telugu</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>Best Actor – <i><a href="/wiki/Sye_Raa_Narasimha_Reddy" title="Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy">Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy</a></i> (2019)<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other honours</dt></dl> <ul><li>2006 – <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">Honorary doctorate</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_University" title="Andhra University">Andhra University</a><sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-doctorate_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doctorate-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="3rd South Indian International Movie Awards">SIIMA Awards</a> - International Face of Indian Cinema – (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2024 – <a href="/wiki/3rd_IIFA_Utsavam" title="3rd IIFA Utsavam">IIFA Utsavam Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chiranjeevi&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Indian_actors" title="Lists of Indian actors">List of Indian actors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dancers" title="List of dancers">List of dancers</a></li></ul> <div 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors of Indian cinema.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Chiranjeevi+honoured+with+Indian+Film+Personality+of+the+Year+Award+for+2022+at+the+53rd+IFFI&rft.date=2022-11-20&rft.issn=0971-8257&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Fhindi%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fchiranjeevi-honoured-with-the-indian-film-personality-of-the-year-at-the-53rd-iffi%2Farticleshow%2F95643674.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/chiranjeevi-awarded-with-padma-vibushan-khushbu-sundar-mammootty-nani-celebs-congratulate-2493792-2024-01-26">"Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibushan"</a>. <i>India Today</i>. 26 January 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>In a career spanning over four decades, Chiranjeevi is regarded as one of the most successful actors in Indian cinema.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+Today&rft.atitle=Chiranjeevi+awarded+Padma+Vibushan&rft.date=2024-01-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmovies%2Fregional-cinema%2Fstory%2Fchiranjeevi-awarded-with-padma-vibushan-khushbu-sundar-mammootty-nani-celebs-congratulate-2493792-2024-01-26&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:5-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:5_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:5_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFS._Hari_Prasad2024" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">S. Hari Prasad (18 April 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-hero-with-most-industry-hits-chiranjeevi-on-top-anr-ntr-prabhas-allu-arjun-balakrishna-in-the-list-121713439405225.html">"Most Industry hits telugu hero: కెరీర్లో ఎక్కువ ఇండస్ట్రీ హిట్స్ అందుకున్న తెలుగు హీరోలు వీళ్లే.. టాప్‌లో మెగాస్టార్"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Times" title="Hindustan Times">Hindustan Times</a></i> (in Telugu)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 August</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hindustan+Times&rft.atitle=Most+Industry+hits+telugu+hero%3A+%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8B+%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B5+%E0%B0%87%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%80+%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D+%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A6%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8+%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%81+%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81+%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%87..+%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8B+%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D&rft.date=2024-04-18&rft.au=S.+Hari+Prasad&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftelugu.hindustantimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu-hero-with-most-industry-hits-chiranjeevi-on-top-anr-ntr-prabhas-allu-arjun-balakrishna-in-the-list-121713439405225.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shahid-kapoor-is-the-best-dancerprabhu-dheva/articleshow/28635308.cms">"Chiranjeevi and Shahid are best dancers: Prabhu Dheva"</a>. <i>The Times of India</i>. 10 January 2014. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-8257">0971-8257</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 August</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=Chiranjeevi+and+Shahid+are+best+dancers%3A+Prabhu+Dheva&rft.date=2014-01-10&rft.issn=0971-8257&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Fhindi%2Fbollywood%2Fnews%2Fshahid-kapoor-is-the-best-dancerprabhu-dheva%2Farticleshow%2F28635308.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZhan2024" class="citation web cs1">Zhan, Echo (18 October 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2024/10/chiranjeevi-prolific-megastar-who-shaped-indian-cinema-officially-a-record-breaker">"Chiranjeevi: Prolific megastar who shaped Indian cinema officially a record breaker"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 October</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Guinness+World+Records&rft.atitle=Chiranjeevi%3A+Prolific+megastar+who+shaped+Indian+cinema+officially+a+record+breaker&rft.date=2024-10-18&rft.aulast=Zhan&rft.aufirst=Echo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guinnessworldrecords.com%2Fnews%2Fcommercial%2F2024%2F10%2Fchiranjeevi-prolific-megastar-who-shaped-indian-cinema-officially-a-record-breaker&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer/photostory/75079293.cms">"28 Years for Gharana Mogudu: 4 fascinating things about the Chiranjeevi starrer"</a>. <i>The Times of India</i>. 10 April 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="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">Archived</a> from the original on 28 October 2020. <q>Gharana Mogudu was a commercial success, and it went on to become the first South Indian film to collect over Rs 10 crore share at the box office. Chiranjeevi is probably the first hero in the history of Indian cinema to take Rs 1 crore remuneration for a film.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=28+Years+for+Gharana+Mogudu%3A+4+fascinating+things+about+the+Chiranjeevi+starrer&rft.date=2020-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2F28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer%2Fphotostory%2F75079293.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0gllr">"A crore and more: Chiranjeevi, the new money machine of the movie world"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a></i>. 13 September 1992. pp. 28, 29. <q>If his popularity is astounding, the price he commands would make heads spin: the megastar has crashed through the one-crore barrier. While Amitabh Bachchan, who had Hindi filmdom at his feet for a decade, is paid Rs. 75 lakh for doing a film, Chiranjeevi gets almost double: a mind-boggling Rs. 1.25 crore. The only one who comes anywhere near the magic mark is Rajnikant, the Tamil superstar, who makes Rs. 1 crore.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Week&rft.atitle=A+crore+and+more%3A+Chiranjeevi%2C+the+new+money+machine+of+the+movie+world&rft.pages=28%2C+29&rft.date=1992-09-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fghostarchive.org%2Farchive%2F0gllr&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0gllr">"A crore and more: Chiranjeevi, the new money machine of the movie world"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a></i>. 13 September 1992. pp. 28, 29. <q>If his popularity is astounding, the price he commands would make heads spin: the megastar has crashed through the one-crore barrier. While Amitabh Bachchan, who had Hindi filmdom at his feet for a decade, is paid Rs. 75 lakh for doing a film, Chiranjeevi gets almost double: a mind-boggling Rs. 1.25 crore. The only one who comes anywhere near the magic mark is Rajnikant, the Tamil superstar, who makes Rs. 1 crore.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Week&rft.atitle=A+crore+and+more%3A+Chiranjeevi%2C+the+new+money+machine+of+the+movie+world&rft.pages=28%2C+29&rft.date=1992-09-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fghostarchive.org%2Farchive%2F0gllr&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNikam1992" class="citation web cs1">Nikam, Girish (31 August 1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19920831-bachchans-and-sridevis-outstripped-by-chiranjeevi-and-rajnikanth-in-terms-of-earning-power-766809-2013-01-02">"Southern superstars Chiranjeevi, Rajnikant and Vijayashanti are paid more than Amitabh Bachchan or Sridevi"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>Tamil actor Rajnikanth commands a staggering Rs 1 crore a film. If that's stupefying, then check out the Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi. His price? Rs 1.25 crore a film. Even Bachchan with his reported price of Rs 75 lakh can't give them a run for their money.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+Today&rft.atitle=Southern+superstars+Chiranjeevi%2C+Rajnikant+and+Vijayashanti+are+paid+more+than+Amitabh+Bachchan+or+Sridevi&rft.date=1992-08-31&rft.aulast=Nikam&rft.aufirst=Girish&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmagazine%2Fsociety-and-the-arts%2Fstory%2F19920831-bachchans-and-sridevis-outstripped-by-chiranjeevi-and-rajnikanth-in-terms-of-earning-power-766809-2013-01-02&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMathur2024" class="citation web cs1">Mathur, Abhimanyu (26 January 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-first-indian-actor-to-earn-rs-1-crore-megastar-chiranjeevi-not-shah-rukh-khan-salman-amitabh-rajinikanth-3075789">"This south star was first Indian actor to earn Rs 1 crore per film, years before Shah Rukh, Salman, Amitabh, Rajinikanth"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/DNA_India" class="mw-redirect" title="DNA India">DNA India</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>Chiranjeevi had just become the highest-paid actor in India, charging a whopping Rs 1.25 crore for the Telugu film Aapadbandhavudu. This made him the first Indian actor to earn Rs 1 crore or more for a single film. Even Bachchan, the reigning king of box office, was charging under Rs 90 lakh per film at the time.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=DNA+India&rft.atitle=This+south+star+was+first+Indian+actor+to+earn+Rs+1+crore+per+film%2C+years+before+Shah+Rukh%2C+Salman%2C+Amitabh%2C+Rajinikanth&rft.date=2024-01-26&rft.aulast=Mathur&rft.aufirst=Abhimanyu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnaindia.com%2Fentertainment%2Freport-first-indian-actor-to-earn-rs-1-crore-megastar-chiranjeevi-not-shah-rukh-khan-salman-amitabh-rajinikanth-3075789&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer/photostory/75079293.cms">"28 Years for Gharana Mogudu: 4 fascinating things about the Chiranjeevi starrer"</a>. <i>The Times of India</i>. 10 April 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="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">Archived</a> from the original on 28 October 2020. <q>Gharana Mogudu was a commercial success, and it went on to become the first South Indian film to collect over Rs 10 crore share at the box office. Chiranjeevi is probably the first hero in the history of Indian cinema to take Rs 1crore remuneration for a film.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&rft.atitle=28+Years+for+Gharana+Mogudu%3A+4+fascinating+things+about+the+Chiranjeevi+starrer&rft.date=2020-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftelugu%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2F28-years-for-gharana-mogudu-4-fascinating-things-about-the-chiranjeevi-starrer%2Fphotostory%2F75079293.cms&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/chiranjeevi-the-megastar-who-beat-big-b-as-the-highest-paid-actor/story-rIDYGZUtUgkNHYfnH2VDcM.html">"Chiranjeevi, the megastar who beat Big B as India's highest paid actor"</a>. <i>Hindustan Times</i>. 29 April 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="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">Archived</a> from the original on 3 February 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Hindustan+Times&rft.atitle=Chiranjeevi%2C+the+megastar+who+beat+Big+B+as+India%27s+highest+paid+actor&rft.date=2016-04-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Fregional-movies%2Fchiranjeevi-the-megastar-who-beat-big-b-as-the-highest-paid-actor%2Fstory-rIDYGZUtUgkNHYfnH2VDcM.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChiranjeevi" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-:6-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:6_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:6_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSekhar2024" class="citation web cs1">Sekhar, Vineela (26 January 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/biography/megastar-chiranjeevi-honoured-with-padma-vibhushan-854112">"Megastar Chiranjeevi honoured with Padma Vibhushan"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hans_India" title="The Hans India">The Hans India</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT) was founded on 2nd October 1998, the two major wings being the blood and eye banks. The Chiranjeevi Blood Bank Trust has collected over 9,30,000 units of blood over the years, and 79% of these blood units were given to the poor and oppressed free of cost. The remaining units were given to corporate hospitals at a nominal fee. 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Laxman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birju_Maharaj" title="Birju Maharaj">Birju Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonal_Mansingh" title="Sonal Mansingh">Sonal Mansingh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallikarjun_Mansur" title="Mallikarjun Mansur">Mallikarjun Mansur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zubin_Mehta" title="Zubin Mehta">Zubin Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Miranda" title="Mario Miranda">Mario Miranda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhannulal_Mishra" title="Chhannulal Mishra">Chhannulal Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj Motiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benode_Behari_Mukherjee" title="Benode Behari Mukherjee">Benode Behari Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._K._Pattammal" title="D. 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Shantaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi" title="M. S. Subbulakshmi">M. S. Subbulakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homai_Vyarawalla" title="Homai Vyarawalla">Homai Vyarawalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Civil service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bimala_Prasad_Chaliha" title="Bimala Prasad Chaliha">Bimala Prasad Chaliha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Chandra" title="Naresh Chandra">Naresh Chandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Chaturvedi" title="T. N. Chaturvedi">T. N. Chaturvedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri" title="Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri">Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suranjan_Das" title="Suranjan Das">Suranjan Das</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeshwar_Dayal" title="Rajeshwar Dayal">Rajeshwar Dayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Devi" title="Basanti Devi">Basanti Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Dhar" title="P. N. Dhar">P. N. Dhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyotindra_Nath_Dixit" title="Jyotindra Nath Dixit">Jyotindra Nath Dixit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gill" title="M. S. Gill">M. S. Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafiz_Mohamad_Ibrahim" title="Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim">Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._R._Iyengar" class="mw-redirect" title="H. V. R. Iyengar">H. V. R. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhola_Nath_Jha" title="Bhola Nath Jha">Bhola Nath Jha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._S._Joshi" title="D. S. Joshi">Dattatraya Shridhar Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajudhiya_Nath_Khosla" title="Ajudhiya Nath Khosla">Ajudhiya Nath Khosla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rai_Krishnadasa" title="Rai Krishnadasa">Rai Krishnadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Krishnamurthy" title="V. Krishnamurthy">V. Krishnamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumaramangalam" title="Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam">P. Prabhakar Kumaramangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal" title="Pratap Chandra Lal">Pratap Chandra Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Lall" title="K. B. Lall">K. B. Lall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw" title="Sam Manekshaw">Sam Manekshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Mehra" title="Om Prakash Mehra">Om Prakash Mehra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Sinha_Mehta" title="Mohan Sinha Mehta">Mohan Sinha Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brajesh_Mishra" title="Brajesh Mishra">Brajesh Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Morarjee" title="Sumati Morarjee">Sumati Morarjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Ramasamy_Mudaliar" title="Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar">A. Ramasamy Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardarilal_Mathradas_Nanda" title="Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda">Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_V._Narasimhan" title="Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan">Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braj_Kumar_Nehru" title="Braj Kumar Nehru">Braj Kumar Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._D._Pande" title="B. D. Pande">Bhairab Dutt Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghananand_Pande" title="Ghananand Pande">Ghananand Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit" title="Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit">Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Rajeswar" title="T. V. Rajeswar">T. V. Rajeswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Krishnaswamy_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao">C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._V._R._Rao" title="P. V. R. Rao">Pattadakal Venkanna R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._R._Varadaraja_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao">V. K. R. V. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khusro_Faramurz_Rustamji" title="Khusro Faramurz Rustamji">Khusro Faramurz Rustamji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harish_Chandra_Sarin" title="Harish Chandra Sarin">Harish Chandra Sarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binay_Ranjan_Sen" title="Binay Ranjan Sen">Binay Ranjan Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homi_Sethna" title="Homi Sethna">Homi Sethna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjan_Singh" title="Arjan Singh">Arjan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbaksh_Singh" title="Harbaksh Singh">Harbaksh Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kirpal_Singh_Ji_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj">Kirpal Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarlok_Singh_(economist)" title="Tarlok Singh (economist)">Tarlok Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lallan_Prasad_Singh" title="Lallan Prasad Singh">Lallan Prasad Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Sivaraman" title="B. Sivaraman">Balaram Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Prasad_Srivastava" title="Chandrika Prasad Srivastava">Chandrika Prasad Srivastava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Swaminathan" title="T. Swaminathan">T. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya" title="Arun Shridhar Vaidya">Arun Shridhar Vaidya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Nath_Vohra" title="Narinder Nath Vohra">Narinder Nath Vohra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Literature and <br />education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._S._R._Arunachalam" title="V. S. R. Arunachalam">V. S. R. Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Bhagwati" title="Jagdish Bhagwati">Jagdish Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Chand_(archaeologist)" title="Tara Chand (archaeologist)">Tara Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterji">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Chattopadhyaya" title="D. P. Chattopadhyaya">D. P. Chattopadhyaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhabatosh_Datta" title="Bhabatosh Datta">Bhabatosh Datta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Dixit" title="Avinash Dixit">Avinash Dixit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasweta_Devi" title="Mahasweta Devi">Mahasweta Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith" title="John Kenneth Galbraith">John Kenneth Galbraith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Gopal" title="Sarvepalli Gopal">Sarvepalli Gopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Shastri_Joshi" title="Lakshman Shastri Joshi">Lakshman Shastri Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Kalelkar" title="Kaka Kalelkar">Kaka Kalelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve" title="Dhondo Keshav Karve">Dhondo Keshav Karve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Kaviraj" title="Gopinath Kaviraj">Gopinath Kaviraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radheshyam_Khemka" title="Radheshyam Khemka">Radheshyam Khemka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuvempu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Chandra_Mahalanobis" title="Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis">Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mathai" class="mw-redirect" title="John Mathai">John Mathai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Satchidananda_Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kotha Satchidananda Murthy">Kotha Satchidananda Murthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir" class="mw-redirect" title="Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir">Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Dulal_Nagchaudhuri" title="Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri">Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Ram_Nanda" title="Bal Ram Nanda">Bal Ram Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Parameswaran" title="P. Parameswaran">P. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rangarajan" title="C. Rangarajan">C. Rangarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormasji_Maneckji_Seervai" title="Hormasji Maneckji Seervai">Hormasji Maneckji Seervai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Shastri" title="Rajaram Shastri">Rajaram Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Shrimali" title="K. L. Shrimali">Kalu Lal Shrimali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govindbhai_Shroff" title="Govindbhai Shroff">Govindbhai Shroff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khushwant_Singh" title="Khushwant Singh">Khushwant Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh" title="Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh">Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premlila_Vithaldas_Thackersey" title="Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey">Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Hussain_Zaidi" title="Bashir Hussain Zaidi">Bashir Hussain Zaidi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Medicine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jasbir_Singh_Bajaj" title="Jasbir Singh Bajaj">Jasbir Singh Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._Goyal" title="B. K. Goyal">B. K. Goyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purshotam_Lal" title="Purshotam Lal">Purshotam Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Lakshmanaswami_Mudaliar" title="A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar">A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._I._Padmavati" title="S. I. Padmavati">S. I. Padmavati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autar_Singh_Paintal" title="Autar Singh Paintal">Autar Singh Paintal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Nageshwara_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="D. Nageshwara Reddy">D. Nageshwara Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Sankaran" title="Balu Sankaran">Balu Sankaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Shanta" title="V. Shanta">V. Shanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithal_Nagesh_Shirodkar" title="Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar">Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Narain_Tandon" title="Prakash Narain Tandon">Prakash Narain Tandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna" title="Brihaspati Dev Triguna">Brihaspati Dev Triguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunderlal_Bahuguna" title="Sunderlal Bahuguna">Sunderlal Bahuguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rambhadracharya" title="Rambhadracharya">Rambhadracharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwesha_Teertha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwesha Teertha">Vishwesha Teertha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaggi_Vasudev" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaggi Vasudev">Jaggi Vasudev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">B. V. Doshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Public affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia" title="Montek Singh Ahluwalia">Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali" title="Aruna Asaf Ali">Aruna Asaf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazal_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazal Ali">Fazal Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney" title="Madhav Shrihari Aney">Madhav Shrihari Aney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Bakht" title="Sikander Bakht">Sikander Bakht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milon_K._Banerji" title="Milon K. Banerji">Milon K. Banerji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Bhagwati" title="P. N. Bhagwati">P. N. Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chelliah" title="Raja Chelliah">Raja Chelliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Daphtary" title="C. K. Daphtary">Chandra Kisan Daphtary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niren_De" title="Niren De">Niren De</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._D._Deshmukh" title="C. D. Deshmukh">C. D. Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee" title="Kazi Lhendup Dorjee">Kazi Lhendup Dorjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Fernandes" title="George Fernandes">George Fernandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._Gajendragadkar" title="P. B. Gajendragadkar">P. B. Gajendragadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">Benjamin Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh" title="Ismaïl Omar Guelleh">Ismaïl Omar Guelleh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. 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Khare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Singh_Khehar" title="Jagdish Singh Khehar">Jagdish Singh Khehar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jivraj_Narayan_Mehta" title="Jivraj Narayan Mehta">Jivraj Narayan Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. 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Mohini Giri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somnath_Hore" title="Somnath Hore">Somnath Hore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamshed_Jiji_Irani" title="Jamshed Jiji Irani">Jamshed Jiji Irani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_Kalkat" title="Gurcharan Singh Kalkat">Gurcharan Singh Kalkat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Mahalingam" title="N. Mahalingam">N. Mahalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithipal_Singh_Maini" title="Prithipal Singh Maini">Prithipal Singh Maini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyeb_Mehta" title="Tyeb Mehta">Tyeb Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajan_and_Sajan_Mishra" title="Rajan and Sajan Mishra">Rajan and Sajan Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajan_and_Sajan_Mishra" title="Rajan and Sajan Mishra">Rajan and Sajan Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Mittal" title="Sunil Mittal">Sunil Mittal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramankutty_Nair" title="Ramankutty Nair">Ramankutty Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopaldas_Neeraj" title="Gopaldas Neeraj">Gopaldas Neeraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indra_Nooyi" title="Indra Nooyi">Indra Nooyi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavalam_Narayana_Panicker" title="Kavalam Narayana Panicker">Kavalam Narayana Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhikhu_Parekh" title="Bhikhu Parekh">Bhikhu Parekh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Mohammad_Sharfuddin_Quadri" title="Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri">Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Ramachandran" title="V. S. Ramachandran">V. S. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Raychaudhuri" title="Tapan Raychaudhuri">Tapan Raychaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Sachs" title="Jeffrey Sachs">Jeffrey Sachs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Prasad_Saikia" title="Chandra Prasad Saikia">Chandra Prasad Saikia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Z._Sailo" title="L. Z. Sailo">L. Z. Sailo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Kumar_Sarin" title="Shiv Kumar Sarin">Shiv Kumar Sarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Sharma" title="Shriram Sharma">Shriram Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manju_Sharma_(biologist)" title="Manju Sharma (biologist)">Manju Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Srinivasan" title="T. N. Srinivasan">T. N. Srinivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osamu_Suzuki_(businessman)" title="Osamu Suzuki (businessman)">Osamu Suzuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Thomas_(judge)" title="K. T. Thomas (judge)">K. T. Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2008</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mian_Bashir_Ahmed" title="Mian Bashir Ahmed">Mian Bashir Ahmed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaushik_Basu" title="Kaushik Basu">Kaushik Basu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shayama_Chona" title="Shayama Chona">Shayama Chona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagjit_Singh_Chopra" title="Jagjit Singh Chopra">Jagjit Singh Chopra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahim_Fahimuddin_Dagar" title="Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar">Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrashekhar_Dasgupta" title="Chandrashekhar Dasgupta">Chandrashekhar Dasgupta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asis_Datta" title="Asis Datta">Asis Datta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meghnad_Desai,_Baron_Desai" title="Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai">Meghnad Desai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Desai" title="Padma Desai">Padma Desai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukh_Dev" title="Sukh Dev">Sukh Dev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Kumar_Ganguly" title="Nirmal Kumar Ganguly">Nirmal Kumar Ganguly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._N._Goswamy" title="B. N. Goswamy">B. N. Goswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Gowarikar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasant Gowarikar">Vasant Gowarikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Kalyani" title="Baba Kalyani">Baba Kalyani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Kamath" title="K. V. Kamath">K. V. Kamath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inderjit_Kaur_Barthakur" title="Inderjit Kaur Barthakur">Inderjit Kaur Barthakur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravindra_Kelekar" title="Ravindra Kelekar">Ravindra Kelekar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asad_Ali_Khan" title="Asad Ali Khan">Asad Ali Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Lapierre" title="Dominique Lapierre">Dominique Lapierre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._R._Mehta" title="D. R. Mehta">D. R. Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Nadar" title="Shiv Nadar">Shiv Nadar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Kumar_Neotia" title="Suresh Kumar Neotia">Suresh Kumar Neotia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Oommen" title="T. K. Oommen">T. K. Oommen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Padmanabhaiah" title="K. Padmanabhaiah">K. Padmanabhaiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Pandit" title="Vikram Pandit">Vikram Pandit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Ramachandran" title="V. Ramachandran">V. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushil_Kumar_Saxena" title="Sushil Kumar Saxena">Sushil Kumar Saxena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amarnath_Sehgal" title="Amarnath Sehgal">Amarnath Sehgal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasdev_Singh" title="Jasdev Singh">Jasdev Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrilal_Shukla" title="Shrilal Shukla">Shrilal Shukla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._R._Srinivasa_Varadhan" title="S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan">S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuli_Vorontsov" title="Yuli Vorontsov">Yuli Vorontsov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Williams" title="Sunita Williams">Sunita Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ji_Xianlin" title="Ji Xianlin">Ji Xianlin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isher_Judge_Ahluwalia" title="Isher Judge Ahluwalia">Isher Judge Ahluwalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inderjit_Kaur_Barthakur" title="Inderjit Kaur Barthakur">Inderjit Kaur Barthakur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamshad_Begum" title="Shamshad Begum">Shamshad Begum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhinav_Bindra" title="Abhinav Bindra">Abhinav Bindra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhananjayans" title="Dhananjayans">Shanta Dhananjayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhananjayans" title="Dhananjayans">V. P. Dhananjayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramachandra_Guha" title="Ramachandra Guha">Ramachandra Guha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Gupta" title="Shekhar Gupta">Shekhar Gupta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalid_Hameed,_Baron_Hameed" title="Khalid Hameed, Baron Hameed">Khalid Hameed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minoru_Hara" title="Minoru Hara">Minoru Hara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayakanthan" title="Jayakanthan">Jayakanthan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kailath" title="Thomas Kailath">Thomas Kailath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvagya_Singh_Katiyar" title="Sarvagya Singh Katiyar">Sarvagya Singh Katiyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_(Telugu_actor)" title="Krishna (Telugu actor)">G. Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._C._Mehta" title="R. C. Mehta">R. C. Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sreedhara_Menon" title="A. Sreedhara Menon">A. Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Misra" title="S. K. Misra">S. K. Misra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._M._Naik" title="A. M. Naik">A. M. Naik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Nambiar" title="Satish Nambiar">Satish Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunwar_Narayan" title="Kunwar Narayan">Kunwar Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagnath_Naikwadi" title="Nagnath Naikwadi">Nagnath Naikwadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirit_Parikh" title="Kirit Parikh">Kirit Parikh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Pitroda" title="Sam Pitroda">Sam Pitroda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Prahalad" title="C. K. Prahalad">C. K. Prahalad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurdip_Singh_Randhawa" title="Gurdip Singh Randhawa">Gurdip Singh Randhawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brijendra_Kumar_Rao" title="Brijendra Kumar Rao">Brijendra Kumar Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakta_B._Rath" title="Bhakta B. Rath">Bhakta B. Rath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._S._Seshadri" title="C. S. Seshadri">C. S. Seshadri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Ganapati_Sthapati" title="V. Ganapati Sthapati">V. Ganapati Sthapati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devendra_Triguna" title="Devendra Triguna">Devendra Triguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Varadappan" title="Sarojini Varadappan">Sarojini Varadappan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div># Posthumous conferral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1954%E2%80%931959)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)">1954–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1960%E2%80%931969)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–1969)">1960–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1970%E2%80%931979)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1970–1979)">1970–1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1980%E2%80%931989)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–1989)">1980–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–1999)">1990–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2000%E2%80%932009)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2000–2009)">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2010%E2%80%932019)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2020%E2%80%932029)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2020–2029)">2020–2029</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award165" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #EFE4B0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template:IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template talk:IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award165" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/IFFI_Indian_Film_Personality_of_the_Year_Award" title="IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award">IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EFE4B0;width:1%">2013–present (Film personality)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rahman" class="mw-redirect" title="Waheeda Rahman">Waheeda Rahman</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="44th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="45th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> <a href="/wiki/46th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="46th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> <a href="/wiki/47th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="47th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/48th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="48th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Khan" title="Salim Khan">Salim Khan</a> <a href="/wiki/49th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="49th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biswajit_Chatterjee" title="Biswajit Chatterjee">Biswajit Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="51st International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="52nd International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasoon_Joshi" title="Prasoon Joshi">Prasoon Joshi</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="52nd International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2021)</span></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="53rd International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikrant_Massey" title="Vikrant Massey">Vikrant Massey</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="55th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2024)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EFE4B0;width:1%">2023–present (Special recognition in Bharatiya cinema)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="54th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2023)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="55th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2024)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EFE4B0;width:1%">2019 (Golden Jubilee ICON)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_International_Film_Festival_of_India" title="55th International Film Festival of India"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award76" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award_Recipients" title="Template:Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award_Recipients" title="Template talk:Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award_Recipients" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award76" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Raghupathi_Venkaiah_Award" title="Raghupathi Venkaiah Award">Raghupathi Venkaiah Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/L._V._Prasad" title="L. V. Prasad">L. V. Prasad</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/P._Pullayya" title="P. Pullayya">P. Pullayya</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/B._A._Subba_Rao" title="B. A. Subba Rao">B. A. Subba Rao</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">M. A. Rahman (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kosaraju_(poet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosaraju (poet)">Kosaraju</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">Bhanumathi</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mullapudi_Venkata_Ramana" title="Mullapudi Venkata Ramana">Ramana</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nagi_Reddi" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagi Reddi">Nagi Reddi</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1990)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/S._Rajeswara_Rao" title="S. Rajeswara Rao">S. Rajeswara Rao</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/D._Madhusudhana_Rao" title="D. Madhusudhana Rao">D. Madhusudhana Rao</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anjali_Devi" title="Anjali Devi">Anjali Devi</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/K._S._Prakash_Rao" title="K. S. Prakash Rao">K. S. Prakash Rao</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Inturi_Venkateswara_Rao" title="Inturi Venkateswara Rao">Inturi Venkateswara Rao</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusudhana_Rao" title="V. Madhusudhana Rao">V. Madhusudhana Rao</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Santha_Kumari" title="Santha Kumari">Santha Kumari</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kantha_Rao" title="Kantha Rao">Kantha Rao</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/V._B._Rajendra_Prasad" title="V. B. Rajendra Prasad">V. B. 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Balayya</a> (2010)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kaikala_Satyanarayana" title="Kaikala Satyanarayana">Kaikala Satyanarayana</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Ramakrishna" title="Kodi Ramakrishna">Kodi Ramakrishna</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vanisri" title="Vanisri">Vanisri</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eswar_(publicity_designer)" title="Eswar (publicity designer)">Eswar</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (2016)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="ANR_National_Award22" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #EEDD82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:ANR_National_Award" title="Template:ANR National Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:ANR_National_Award" title="Template talk:ANR National Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:ANR_National_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:ANR National Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="ANR_National_Award22" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/ANR_National_Award" title="ANR National Award">ANR National Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjali_Devi" title="Anjali Devi">Anjali Devi</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Rajamouli" title="S. S. Rajamouli">S. S. Rajamouli</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> (2019)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_–_South179" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #EEDD82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Template:Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Template talk:Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_–_South179" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare</a> <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South">Lifetime Achievement Award – South</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1983–1989</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sowcar_Janaki" title="Sowcar Janaki">Sowcar Janaki</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1990–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._V._Prasad" title="L. V. Prasad">L. V. Prasad</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> & <a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_(Telugu_actor)" title="Krishna (Telugu actor)">Krishna</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> & <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_(actress)" title="Lakshmi (actress)">Lakshmi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandari_Bai" title="Pandari Bai">Pandari Bai</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mugur_Sundar" title="Mugur Sundar">Mugur Sundar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Ramanaidu" title="D. Ramanaidu">D. Ramanaidu</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sheela" title="Sheela">Sheela</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Viswanathan" title="M. S. Viswanathan">M. S. Viswanathan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)" title="Vishnuvardhan (actor)">Vishnuvardhan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vijayashanti" title="Vijayashanti">Vijayashanti</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Vijaya" title="K. R. Vijaya">K. R. Vijaya</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thilakan" title="Thilakan">Thilakan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> & <a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jaya_Prada" title="Jaya Prada">Jaya Prada</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veturi" title="Veturi">Veturi</a> (<a href="/wiki/56th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="56th Filmfare Awards South">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambareesh" title="Ambareesh">Ambareesh</a> & <a href="/wiki/K._P._A._C._Lalitha" title="K. P. A. C. Lalitha">K. P. A. C. Lalitha</a> (<a href="/wiki/57th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="57th Filmfare Awards South">2009</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jayasudha" title="Jayasudha">Jayasudha</a> (<a href="/wiki/58th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="58th Filmfare Awards South">2010</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2011–2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Seema_(actress)" title="Seema (actress)">Seema</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vani_Jairam" title="Vani Jairam">Vani Jairam</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jayabharathi" title="Jayabharathi">Jayabharathi</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._V._Sasi" title="I. V. Sasi">I. V. Sasi</a> & <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Sarathkumar" title="Radhika Sarathkumar">Radhika Sarathkumar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Nirmala" title="Vijaya Nirmala">Vijaya Nirmala</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaikala_Satyanarayana" title="Kaikala Satyanarayana">Kaikala Satyanarayana</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2020–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allu_Aravind" title="Allu Aravind">Allu Aravind</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinath_(Kannada_actor)" title="Srinath (Kannada actor)">Srinath</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor217" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Template:Nandi Award for Best Actor"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Template talk:Nandi Award for Best Actor"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi Award for Best Actor"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor217" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1977–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Sundar" title="Hema Sundar">Hema Sundar</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gokina_Rama_Rao" title="Gokina Rama Rao">Gokina Rama Rao</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Prabhakar_Reddy" title="M. Prabhakar Reddy">M. Prabhakar Reddy</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Prabhakar_Reddy" title="M. Prabhakar Reddy">M. Prabhakar Reddy</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murali_Mohan" title="Murali Mohan">Murali Mohan</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1986)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad_(actor)" title="Rajendra Prasad (actor)">Rajendra Prasad</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (1991)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagapathi_Babu" title="Jagapathi Babu">Jagapathi Babu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suman_(actor)" title="Suman (actor)">Suman</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naresh_(actor)" title="Naresh (actor)">Naresh</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagapathi_Babu" title="Jagapathi Babu">Jagapathi Babu</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_(actor)" title="Nagarjuna (actor)">Nagarjuna</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagapathi_Babu" title="Jagapathi Babu">Jagapathi Babu</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nandamuri_Balakrishna" title="Nandamuri Balakrishna">Nandamuri Balakrishna</a> (2001)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_(actor)" title="Nagarjuna (actor)">Nagarjuna</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad_(actor)" title="Rajendra Prasad (actor)">Rajendra Prasad</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_(actor)" title="Nagarjuna (actor)">Nagarjuna</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Teja" title="Ravi Teja">Ravi Teja</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandamuri_Balakrishna" title="Nandamuri Balakrishna">Nandamuri Balakrishna</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nani_(actor)" title="Nani (actor)">Nani</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhas" title="Prabhas">Prabhas</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandamuri_Balakrishna" title="Nandamuri Balakrishna">Nandamuri Balakrishna</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="N. 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T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Mohan_(Telugu_actor)" title="Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)">Chandra Mohan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._V._Somayajulu" title="J. V. Somayajulu">Somayajulu</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1984)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasekhar_(actor)" title="Rajasekhar (actor)">Rajasekhar</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1991)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1992)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasekhar_(actor)" title="Rajasekhar (actor)">Rajasekhar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_(actor)" title="Nagarjuna (actor)">Nagarjuna</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1998)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uday_Kiran" title="Uday Kiran">Uday Kiran</a> (2001)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2003)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddharth_(actor)" title="Siddharth (actor)">Siddharth</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr">N. T. Rama Rao Jr</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr">N. T. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nandamuri_Balakrishna" title="Nandamuri Balakrishna">Nandamuri Balakrishna</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhas" title="Prabhas">Prabhas</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naga_Chaitanya" title="Naga Chaitanya">Naga Chaitanya</a> (2016)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chiranjeevi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kartikeya_Gummakonda" title="Kartikeya Gummakonda">Kartikeya Gummakonda</a> (2018)</li> <li>– (2019)</li> <li>– (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu 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