Chiranjeevi filmography

Chiranjeevi filmography

Chiranjeevi is an Indian actor, politician, philanthropist and television host who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. Chiranjeevi made his acting debut in 1978, with the film Punadhirallu. However, Pranam Khareedu was released earlier at the box office. Known for his break dancing skills, Chiranjeevi has starred in more than 150 feature films. He rose to stardom after playing the lead in the action film Khaidi (1983). His 1987 film Swayamkrushi premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival. He co-produced Rudraveena (1988), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. In a film career spanning forty-five years, he has won four state Nandi Awards and nine Filmfare Awards South.

Chiranjeevi was honoured with the Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian award) in 2006, and Padma Vibhushan (India's second highest civilian award) in 2024, for his contributions to Indian cinema, and was presented with an honorary doctorate from Andhra University. In 2013, he inaugurated the Incredible India Exhibition, a joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. He also represented Incredible India at the 14th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony held in Macau. In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema".

Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu is the first Telugu film to gross over ₹10 crore at the box office. The film made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India at the time, catapulting him to the cover pages of noted national weekly magazines in India. The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan. News magazine The Week hailed him as "The new money machine". He was paid a remuneration of ₹1.25 crores for the 1992 film Aapadbandhavudu, the highest for any Indian actor then. In 2002, Chiranjeevi was given the Samman Award for the Highest Income Tax Payer for the assessment year 1999-2000 by the Minister of State for Finance, Government of India. A poll conducted by CNN-IBN in 2006 named Chiranjeevi the most popular star of the Telugu Film Industry. Following the release of Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007), Chiranjeevi took a hiatus to focus on his political commitments between 2008 to 2015 and returned to cinema through the action comedy film Khaidi No. 150 (2017).

As an actor

Telugu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1978</td><td>Pranam Khareedu</td><td>Narsimha</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mana Voori Pandavulu</td><td>Parthu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Tayaramma Bangarayya</td><td>Juothi's Husband</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba</td><td>Sekhar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kotta Alludu</td><td>Jagan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>I Love You</td><td>Ramesh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Punadhirallu</td><td>Unknown</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Idi Katha Kaadu</td><td>Subanakar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sri Rama Bantu</td><td>Raghu Ram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kothala Raayudu</td><td>Satyam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Agni Samskaram</td><td>Unknown</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kottapeta Rowdy</td><td>Prasanna Kumar</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chandipriya</td><td>Anil</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aarani Mantalu</td><td>Ravi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jathara</td><td>Rambabu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mosagadu</td><td>Seshu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Punnami Naagu</td><td>Naagulu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nakili Manishi</td><td>Prasad / Shyam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kaali</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thathayya Premaleelalu</td><td>Anil</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Love In Singapore</td><td>Suresh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prema Tarangalu</td><td>Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mogudu Kaavali</td><td>Chiranjeevi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rakta Bandham</td><td>Tilak</td><td>25th film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Parvathi Parameswarulu</td><td>Mohan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Todu Dongalu</td><td>Kishore</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tirugu Leni Manishi</td><td>Kishore</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prema Natakam</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nyayam Kavali</td><td>Suresh Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oorukichina Maata</td><td>Ramudu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rani Kasula Rangamma</td><td>Sukumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47 Rojulu</td><td>Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Srirasthu Subhamasthu</td><td>Krishna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Priya</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chattaniki Kallu Levu</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kirayi Rowdylu</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya</td><td>Rajasekharam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Subhalekha</td><td>Narasimha Murthi</td><td>Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Idi Pellantara</td><td>Deepak</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sitadevi</td><td>Prabhakar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Radha My Darling</td><td>Mohan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tingu Rangadu</td><td>Ranga</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu</td><td>Gopi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billa Ranga</td><td>Billa and Inspector Vishnu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yamakinkarudu</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mondi Ghatam</td><td>Ravindra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manchu Pallaki</td><td>Sekhar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bandhalu Anubandhalu</td><td>Inspector Chiranjeevi</td><td>50th film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Prema Pichollu</td><td>Ravi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Palletoori Monagadu</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abhilasha</td><td>Chiranjeevi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aalaya Sikharam</td><td>Seenu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sivudu Sivudu Sivudu</td><td>Sivudu / Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puli Bebbuli</td><td>Gopi Krishna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gudachari No.1</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maga Maharaju</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roshagadu</td><td>Sikindar and Srikanth</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maa Inti Premayanam</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Simhapuri Simham</td><td>Raja Sekharam and Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Khaidi</td><td>Sooryam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mantri Gari Viyyankudu</td><td>Babji</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sangharshana</td><td>Dilip</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Allullostunnaru</td><td>Gopi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Goonda</td><td>Kalidas / Raja / Ravi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hero</td><td>Krishna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Devanthakudu</td><td>Vijay Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Challenge</td><td>Gandhi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Intiguttu</td><td>Vijay Kumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Naagu</td><td>Naagu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Agni Gundam</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rustum</td><td>Hari</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Chattamtho Poratam</td><td>Ravishankar</td><td>75th film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donga</td><td>Phani</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chiranjeevi</td><td>Chiranjeevi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jwaala</td><td>Raju / Yuvaraju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puli</td><td>Kranthi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rakta Sindhuram</td><td>Gandragoddali and Gopi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adavi Donga</td><td>Kalidas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vijetha</td><td>Chinna Babu</td><td>Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Kirathakudu</td><td>Charan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kondaveeti Raja</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Magadheerudu</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Veta</td><td>Ranapratap Kumar Varma</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chantabbai</td><td>Panduranga Rao</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rakshasudu</td><td>Purusha</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dhairyavanthudu</td><td>Kishore</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chanakya Sapatham</td><td>Chanakya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Donga Mogudu</td><td>Ravi Teja and Nagaraju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aradhana</td><td>Puli Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chakravarthy</td><td>Chakravarthy and Anji</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pasivadi Pranam</td><td>Madhu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Swayamkrushi</td><td>Sambayya</td><td>Nandi Award for Best Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jebu Donga</td><td>Chitti Babu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Manchi Donga</td><td>Veerendra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rudraveena</td><td>Suryanarayana Sarma</td><td>Also presenter; Nandi Special Jury Award</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yamudiki Mogudu</td><td>Kali / Balu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Khaidi No. 786</td><td>Gopi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marana Mrudangam</td><td>Janardhan / Johnny</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Trinetrudu</td><td>Abhimanyu</td><td>100th film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yuddha Bhoomi</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu</td><td>Kalyan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>State Rowdy</td><td>Kalicharan/Pruthvi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rudranetra</td><td>Nethra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lankeswarudu</td><td>Siva Shankar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Kondaveeti Donga</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kodama Simham</td><td>Bharath</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Raja Vikramarka</td><td>Raja Vikramarka</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Stuartpuram Police Station</td><td>Inspector Rana Pratap</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gang Leader</td><td>Rajaram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rowdy Alludu</td><td>Auto Johnny / Kalyan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Gharana Mogudu</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aapadbandhavudu</td><td>Madhava</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Muta Mestri</td><td>Subhash Chandra Bose</td><td>Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mechanic Alludu</td><td>Ravi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Mugguru Monagallu</td><td>Prudhvi, Vikram, and Dattatreya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Madam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>S. P. Parasuram</td><td>SP Parasuram IPS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Alluda Majaka</td><td>Sitaramudu / Toyota</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Big Boss</td><td>Surendra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rikshavodu</td><td>Raju and Dharma Rayudu</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Hitler</td><td>Madhava Rao</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Master</td><td>Raj Kumar</td><td>Also playback singer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Bavagaru Bagunnara?</td><td>Raju</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Choodalani Vundi</td><td>Ramakrishna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Sneham Kosam</td><td>Simhadri / Chinnayya</td><td>125th film; Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iddaru Mitrulu</td><td>Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Annayya</td><td>Rajaram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hands Up</td><td>Saraswati's husband</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Mrugaraju</td><td>Raju</td><td>Also playback Singer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sri Manjunatha</td><td>Manjunatha / Lord Siva</td><td>Kannada film; Partially reshot in Telugu</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daddy</td><td>Rajkumar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Indra</td><td>Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Tagore</td><td>Ravindranath Tagore</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Anji</td><td>Anji</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.</td><td>Shankar Prasad "Shankar Dada"</td><td>Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Andarivaadu</td><td>Govindarajulu / Siddharth</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jai Chiranjeeva</td><td>Satyanarayana Murthy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Stalin</td><td>Major Stalin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Style</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Shankar Dada Zindabad</td><td>Shankar Prasad "Shankar Dada"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Magadheera</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Jagadguru Adi Shankara</td><td>Manjunatha / Lord Siva</td><td>Cameo; archive footage</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Bruce Lee: The Fighter</td><td>Himself</td><td>Special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Khaidi No. 150</td><td>Kaththi Seenu / Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad</td><td>150th film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy</td><td>Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Acharya</td><td>Acharya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Godfather</td><td>Brahma Teja "Godfather" / Abram Qureshi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Waltair Veerayya</td><td>Waltair Veerayya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bhola Shankar</td><td>Bhola Shankar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu</td><td>Shankara Vara Prasad</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vishwambhara †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>Chiru-Bobby 2 †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Pre Production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>Chiru-Odela †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Pre Production</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Other languages

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes	Ref.
1981	47 Natkal	Kumar	Tamil	Bilingual film; Simultaneously shot in Telugu as 47 Rojulu
Ranuva Veeran	The Thief
1989	Mappillai	Himself	Special appearance
1990	Engal Swamy Ayyappan	Himself	Archival footage
Pratibandh	Siddhanth	Hindi
1992	Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj	Raja	Remake of Gang Leader
1994	The Gentleman	Vijay	Remake of Gentleman (1993)
1996	Sipayi	Major Chandrakanth	Kannada
2001	Sri Manjunatha	Manjunatha / Lord Shiva	Partially reshot in Telugu

Other roles

Chiranjeevi filmography

Year	Title	Position	Notes	Ref.
2005	Hanuman	Sri Anjaneyulu (voice)	Telugu version
2010	Varudu	Narrator
2013	Jagadguru Adi Shankara
2015	Rudhramadevi
2017	Gunturodu
Ghazi	Telugu version
2022	Son of India
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva	Telugu version
Ponniyin Selvan: I
2023	Ranga Maarthaanda
Ponniyin Selvan: II	Telugu version

Television

Chiranjeevi filmography

Year	Title	Language	Role	Channel
2017	Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu	Telugu	Host	Star Maa