Chiranjeevi

Konidela 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 MBBS 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