Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad Rao, fondly known as Megastar Chiranjeevi, was born on August 22, 1955, in Mogalthur, Andhra Pradesh
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Megastar, originally Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad, was given the screen name Chiranjeevi, meaning 'immortal', by his mother
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Konidela Chiranjeevi debuted as an actor in 1978 with Punadhirallu
Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, is the first Telugu film to gross more than 10 crore
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Megastar Chiranjeevi who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema, appeared in over 150 movies
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Swayamkrushi, a film he featured in 1987, was dubbed into Russian and screened at the Moscow International Film Festival
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Chiranjeevi won nine Filmfare Awards South, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, three Nandi Awards, and the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, the highest film honor given by Andhra Pradesh
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In 2002, Chiranjeevi was awarded the Samman Award by the Minister of State for Finance for being the highest income tax payer for the 1999-2000 assessment year
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In 2006, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his significant contributions to Indian cinema
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Tiruguleni Manishi, a film starring Chiranjeevi and NTR, was a special film for Chiru
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On August 26, 2008, he entered politics by starting his own party, Prajarajyam
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Chiranjeevi, after a decade of distancing himself from politics, returned to his fans with the 2017 movie 'Khaidi 150'
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Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Bhola Shankar', with a budget of Rs.110 crores, faced negative reviews from the first day, turning it into a major disaster in his career
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