Chiranjeevi
Birthday: 1955-08-22 | Place of Birth: Mogalthur, West Godavari, AP, IndiaKonidela Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer, and former politician who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada films. He trained in acting at the Madras Film Institute. He made his acting debut in 1978 with *Pranam Khareedu* and appeared in the action drama *Khaidi* (1983). His filmography includes *Subhalekha* (1982), *Vijetha* (1985), *Swayamkrushi* (1987), *Rudraveena* (1988), *Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari* (1990), *Gang Leader* (1991), *Gharana Mogudu* (1992), *Aapadbandhavudu* (1992), *Mutha Mestri* (1993), *Hitler* (1997), *Choodalani Vundi* (1998), *Sneham Kosam* (1999), *Indra* (2002), *Tagore* (2003), *Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.* (2004), *Khaidi No. 150* (2017), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *Waltair Veerayya* (2023). He has received the Padma Vibhushan (2024), the Padma Bhushan (2006), the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, the IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award (2022), four Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. He founded the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust in 1998 and served as the Union Minister of State for Tourism from 2012 to 2014.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Shankar
as Waltair Veerayya
as Brahma
as Govind / Acharya
as Narasimha Reddy
as 'Kaththi' Seenu & Konidela Shankar
as Narrator
as Cameo (Himself)
as Shankar Prasad
as Stalin
as Govindarajulu "Govinda" / Siddharth "Siddhu"
as Hanuman / Narrator (Voice) (Telugu)
as Sathyanarayan Murthy
as Anji
as Shankar Prasad
as Ravindranath Tagore
as Indra Sena Reddy / Shankar Narayan
as Lord Shiva
as Raj Kumar
as Rajaram
as Simhadri / Chinnayya
as Raju
as Ramakrishna
as Madhava Rao
