| Actual Name: |
Konedala Siva Shankara Vara Prasad |
| Nick Name: |
Chiru, Chiranjeevi, Megastar |
| Date of birth: |
22 August 1955 |
| Place of birth: |
Mogalturu, West Godavari District |
| Debut Film: |
Pranam Khareedu (telugu) |
| Education: |
B.Com (Narsapur College), Diploma in film acting |
| Awards: |
A P Govt Nandi Awards for Swayankrushi (1987) , Apatbandhavudu (1992), and Indra and Padma Bushan. |
| Other Activities: |
Started Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust
which has blood bank and eye bank. |
| Relatives: |
PowerStar Pawan kalyan (brother), Naga Babu (brother), Stylish Star Allu Arjun(nephew), Allu Arvind (Brother-in-law) |
Biography
Megastar Chiranjeevi's original name is Siva Shankara Vara Prasad. He was born in Mogaltur of West Godavari district. He is a Commerce graduate. After completion of his graduation Chiranjeevi has opted for acting as his career. He reached Madras and joined a film institute and acquired a diploma in acting. His debut film was 'Punaadi Raallu' but his second film 'Praanam Khareedu' was released first. 'Manavoori Pandavulu' is his first 100 days movie. In the initial stage of his career, Chiranjeevi acted as character artist as well as acted as villain in some films. The turning point in his career was the movie 'Khaidi'. After this movie, there was no looking back and from that date to now he is the king of the Tollywood. He started the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust that involved in running Blood Bank and Eye Bank.
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