Trivia

Chiranjeevi, being a regional language actor surpassed Amitabh Bachchan in 1992 in terms of remuneration by charging Rs 1.25 Crores for a movie.

He was first South Indian star to have been invited to the Academy Awards in 1987.

Only hero to have achieved the feat of acting in single, dual and triple roles and all the movies have gone to celebrate 100 days at the box office.

He is the founder of the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust, which is the state's largest recipient of Eye and Blood Donations.

Punadirallu(Foundation Stones) was the first ever movie he ever worked for, however the first movie to release featuring him was Pranam Khareedu (The Value Of Life). Punadirallu was released as his 7th movie.

His favorite singer is S.P. Balasubrahmanyam.

Has two younger brothers- actor/producer Nagendra Babu and actor Pawan Kalyan.

Started the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) in the state of Andhra Pradesh amidst a lot of hype, promising to bring about a change in the state's politics.

Brother-in-law of producer/actor Allu Aravind.

Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award was announced for Chiranjeevi by Government of India on Jan 25, 2006

His favorite actor is Sean Connery.

His favorite comedian is Charles Chaplin.

Son-in-law of actor Allu Ramalingaiah.

His favorite producer is D. Rama Naidu.

Megastar Chiranjeevi was awarded The second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2024.

Uncle of actor Allu Arjun.