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| Sri K.Chiranjeevi made social justice in the ] his poll plank and ran a statewide election campaign in the 2009 Election. He campaigned saying "Companies need CEOs who seek profit for their share holders and debt holders, but Andhra needs a social leader for its electorate", "Corruption needs to be rooted out", "I am not interested in laptops or pictures with Bill Clinton and Bill Gates"...<ref>http://www.aponline.gov.in/APPORTAL/List-of-MLAs.html</ref> | Sri K.Chiranjeevi made social justice in the ] his poll plank and ran a statewide election campaign in the 2009 Election. He campaigned saying "Companies need CEOs who seek profit for their share holders and debt holders, but Andhra needs a social leader for its electorate", "Corruption needs to be rooted out", "I am not interested in laptops or pictures with Bill Clinton and Bill Gates"...<ref>http://www.aponline.gov.in/APPORTAL/List-of-MLAs.html</ref> | ||
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His Praja Rajyam Party suffered won 18 seats in the 294-member assembly and aprroximately 18% votes (over 7 million votes). Chiranjeevi himself successfully contested from Tirupathi but lost in Palakollu . | ||
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| Chiranjeevi | |
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| Born | Konidela Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Politician |
| Years active | 1977 to present |
| Spouse | Surekha |
| Children | Sushmitha, Ram Charan Teja, Sreeja |
| Parent(s) | Venkata Rao, Anjana Devi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan, Doctorate from ANDHRA UNIVERSITY |
Chiranjeevi (Template:Lang-te) (birth name is Konidela Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad on August 22, 1955), is a popular Telugu Cinema film personality, whom many fondly call as the Mega Star of Telugu Cinema. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award , the second highest Padma award bestowed by the Government of India. He is the only Telugu Cinema actor to receive seven Filmfare Best Actor awards. He has a huge fan following in Andhra Pradesh. He announced his formal entry into politics on in 2008 by launching the Praja Rajyam Party and participating in 2009 elections. He is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Tirupathi.
Media Reviews
In a career span of 28 years, Chiranjeevi has received rave reviews for his acting performances. Here are the most recent reviews from national newspapers and periodicals.
• The erudite newspaper, The Hindu covered a special story on Chiranjeevi titled ’Man of the Masses’ (dt. April 5, 2004) which said ’Reams have been written on this man yet his feet are firmly on terra firma."
. In India Today’s special issue dated 2nd March 2004, Chiranjeevi is listed among the Top 50 Power People of India. The magazine supported its feature with a description, which said he is one of the most powerful "because he is the highest paid film star in South the remuneration is 14,00,00,000, because everyone wants him to be MGR and NTR, because his films rarely flop."
• In September 1992, The Week magazine ran a cover story on Chiranjeevi titled - Bigger than Bachchan. Chiranjeevi was analyzed as the star drawing unparalleled fanaticism among masses and the consolidated number of eyeballs he attracts is supposed to be higher than what Tamil Super star Rajnikanth and Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan do.
• World Space’s website says of Chiranjeevi "The frenzy that Megastar generates amongst the masses makes him a force to reckon with. The phenomenal fan following places him a llittle par with NTR, MGR and Rajnikanth. Chiranjeevi chose to channelize the collective energy of his fan following towards social causes - the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust’s good work in the area of eye donations and blood donation is noteworthy. Right now he’s also involved in the campaigns against Child Labour.
Chiranjeevi's Filimography
Social work & Philanthropy
Chiranjeevi incorporated Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust on October 2nd, 1998. The Trust was set up with Blood and Eye Donation wings. Chiranjeevi’s devoted fans took this movement to great heights and are still working towards spreading awareness in the fields of Blood and Eye Donation. For the last seven years Chiranjeevi Blood Bank contributed 57,000 units on its own particularly to the people Below Poverty Line. The Blood Donation Wing has saved upto 3,500 lives across Andhra Pradesh by providing the required groups of blood within 30 minutes of receiving information.
While the state requires 5,00,000 units of blood per year, the awareness created by Chiranjeevi Blood Bank, pushed the availability to around 3,50,000 units which is a rare feat in itself.
Chiranjeevi Eye Bank has been behind 1460 successful eye implants. It also works towards educating the masses on the importance and need of eye donation.
An appeal for eye donation and blood donation is part of every print of a Chiranjeevi film. Chiranjeevi also ensured an unprecedented amount of space in the news and electronic media for these causes.
Today Chiranjeevi takes more pride in the knowledge that his Blood Bank saved someone’s life than the fact that his film has gone for a Silver Jubilee.
Not limiting himself to the fantasy filled world of films, Chiranjeevi has involved himself in various public welfare activities and acted as a socially responsible citizen…this apart from his own Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust activities. Once convinced about the authenticity and motive of a campaign, Chiranjeevi has always associated with it.
In 2002, he was selected as the Ambassador of Andhra Pradesh to the International Labour Organization. He featured in short films as part of the ’International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour’. He took an oath, on the occasion, that he would not advocate or allow directly or indirectly the employment of child labour in his films and stuck to it so far.
Personal Life
Chiranjeevi married Surekha , the daughter of veteran actor Sri Allu Ramalingaiah. Chiru has always been a family man - being blessed with two daughters Sushmita & Srija and a son Ramcharan Tej.
The Campaign
Sri K.Chiranjeevi made social justice in the Economy of Andhra Pradesh his poll plank and ran a statewide election campaign in the 2009 Election. He campaigned saying "Companies need CEOs who seek profit for their share holders and debt holders, but Andhra needs a social leader for its electorate", "Corruption needs to be rooted out", "I am not interested in laptops or pictures with Bill Clinton and Bill Gates"...
His Praja Rajyam Party suffered won 18 seats in the 294-member assembly and aprroximately 18% votes (over 7 million votes). Chiranjeevi himself successfully contested from Tirupathi but lost in Palakollu .
References
- "www.idlebrain.com/celeb/starhomes/chiranjeevi/index.html".
- http://www.aponline.gov.in/APPORTAL/List-of-MLAs.html