Unknown facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi you must know
Facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi – Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad popularly known as Chiranjeevi was born on 22 August 1955. He is a famous Indian film actor and a politician. He is known for his breakdancing skills, Chiranjeevi has worked in over 150 feature films. In 1987, he worked in Swayam Krushi which was dubbed into Russian and screened at the Moscow International Film Festival. In the same year, he was one of the Indian delegates at the 59th Academy Awards. He is also one of the co-owners of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC. In this article, you’ll get some unknown facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi you must know.
Unknown Facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi
- He is popularly known as Chiranjeevi, but his real name is Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad.
- Chiranjeevi’s first film was Pranam Khareedu which was released in 1978. But he originally made his acting debut in the film Punadhirallu (1978), which got delayed due to some reasons and was later released in 1979. Thus, Pranam Khareedu became his first movie to be released.
- Chiranjeevi’s old hit films are given to the distributors and exhibitors for free whenever they lose money on his new film.
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- Chiranjeevi is the only actor in the Indian Cinema history who has done single, double and triple role film records for 100 days.
- He is the recipient of Seven Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in Southern Filmfare Awards.
Facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi
- In 1987, Chiranjeevi became the first South Indian actor who was invited to attend the Oscar Awards presentation.
- Chiranjeevi is the first Indian actor to start a personal website on the internet.
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- In 1987, he participated as an actor at the Oscars and in 2013 as a tourism minister in Cannes.
- Chiranjeevi’s two films, Swayam krushi and Pasivadi Pranam were dubbed into the Russian language. And they became a super hit.
- India Today titled him ‘Bigger than Bachchan’, a reference to Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachchan.
Facts about Tollywood hero Chiranjeevi
- Chiranjeevi married Surekha, the daughter of Telugu comedic actor Allu Ramalingaiah on 20 February 1980. The couple have two daughters, Sushmita and Srija, and a son, Ram Charan Teja, who is also an actor in Tollywood.
- Nagendra Babu is the younger brother of Chiranjeevi. Chiranjeevi is the uncle of actors Allu Arjun, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej, and Niharika.
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