Chiranjeevi Biography

Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad on 22 August 1955) is an Indian politician and actor most well-known for his role in the Telugu film industry. He is a part of hundreds of Telugu feature films as well as Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada films. His age is 68 years old.

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Awarded three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards as well as the Raghupathi Venkaiah Awards, and 9 Filmfare Awards South over his four-decade career in cinema. He won an honorary Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, and also an honourary doctorate awarded by Andhra University for his contributions to Indian cinema.

Early Life and Family

Vara Prasad is the son of Srimathi Anjana Devi and the Late Sri Venkat Rao. The birth of Vara Prasad was on the 22nd, 1955 in Mogallturu which is a town located in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari District on the banks of the Godavari River. The father of the family was a police officer who was frequently moved. He was raised by his grandparents in the town he grew up in.

Konidela Venkat Rao Chiranjeevi Father

Anjana Devi Chiranjeevi Mother

Pawan Kalyan Chiranjeevi Brother

Nagendra Babu Chiranjeevi Brother

Vijaya Durga Chiranjeevi Sister

Madhavi Chiranjeevi Sister

Surekha Konidela Chiranjeevi Wife

Srija Chiranjeevi Daughter

Susmitha Chiranjeevi Daughter

Ram Charan Chiranjeevi Son

Education

Chiranjeevi attended schools at Nidadavolu, Gurajala, Ponnuru, Mangalagiri, and Mogalturu in Andhra Pradesh. He continued his studies for his intermediate at C.S.R. Sharma Junior College (Ongole) and graduated with a B.Com qualification from Y.N. College in Narasapur, Andhra Pradesh.

Personal Life

He married Surekha Chiranjeevi, who was the late comedian Allu Rama Lingaiah’s daughter on 20 February 1980. Chiranjeevi is the father of 3 children: Sushmita (elder daughter), Ram Charan Teja (renowned Telugu actor) Sreeja (the younger daughter), and Ram Charan Teja, a Sreeja (younger daughter). Chiranjeevi is the father of the actor of renowned Allu Arjun.

Early Years Of Film Career

After they completed their studies, Chiranjeevi moved to Madras (Chennai) to pursue his aspirations of becoming a famous actor on the screen. He graduated with a diploma in acting on June 28, 1978, he was given an unimportant role in the movie “Punadi Rally”, directed by Raj Kumar. He was a part-time actor as the first-time actor on screen in “Punadi Rally”, Chiru’s first film released in the year 1978 was “Pranam Kharidu” (1978) which was a directorial project of K. Vasu.

He was offered several roles that were small and villainous in films, among them “Manavoori Pandavulu” (1978). “Adavi Donga”, released in the same year was another film of significance during his professional career. The year 1979 was the time that Chiranjeevi was averaging eight films and, by the last quarter, he gained momentum within the industry.

Career Timeline

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The next day, he experienced chest pain and fell unconscious at about 1:10 p.m. (IST). He was transported to an unnamed hospital located in Jayanagar with “an unresponsive state”; doctors declared his death in the 3rd quarter of 3:48 p.m. (IST), noting that cardiac arrest was the reason for his death.

Chiranjeevi Sushmita

Chiranjeevi Sushmitha was born on March 12, 1982. His father Chiranjeevi was among the top actors in India. the year 2019 Chiranjeevi was in a film called Sye Raa.

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Chiranjeevi Death

June 7, 2020, Bengaluru, India

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