Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 22, 1955
Place of Birth
Mogalthur, West Godavari, AP, India
Credits
156 titles
Chiranjeevi
Biography
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 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
Filmography
Kaaka
K. Sathyam
Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu
Shankara Varaprasad
Bhola Shankar
Shankar
Waltair Veerayya
Waltair Veerayya
GodFather
Brahma
Acharya
Govind / Acharya
Sam Jam
Self
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Narasimha Reddy
The Ghazi Attack
Narrator
Khaidi No. 150
'Kaththi' Seenu & Konidela Shankar
Bruce Lee: The Fighter
Cameo (Himself)
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu
Host
Jagadguru Adi Shankara
Lord Shiva
Magadheera
Boss
Shankar Dada Zindabad
Shankar Prasad / Shankar Dada
Stalin
Stalin
Style
Cameo
Jai Chiranjeeva
Sathyanarayan Murthy
Hanuman
Hanuman / Narrator (Voice) (Telugu)
Andarivaadu
Govindarajulu "Govinda" / Siddharth "Siddhu"
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
Shankar Prasad / Shankar Dada
Anji
Anji
Tagore
Ravindranath Tagore
Indra
Indra Sena Reddy / Shankar Narayan
Daddy
Raj Kumar
Sri Manjunatha
Lord Shiva
Mrugaraju
Hands Up
Guest Appearance
Annayya
Rajaram
Iddaru Mitrulu
Sneham Kosam
Simhadri / Chinnayya
Choodalani Vundi
Ramakrishna
Bavagaru Bagunnara
Raju
Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath
Master
Rajkumar / Master
Hitler
Madhava Rao
Sipayi
Major Chandrakanth
Rikshavodu
Big Boss
Surendra
Alludaa Majakaa
Sitaramudu
The Gentleman
Vijay
S.P. Parasuram
Parshuram
Mugguru Monagallu
Mechanic Alludu
Ravi
Muta Mestri
Subhash Chandra Bose
Aapadbandhavudu
Madhava
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
Raja
Gharana Mogudu
Raju
Rowdy Alludu
Kalyan / Johnny
Gang Leader
Rajaram