Happy Birthday Chiranjeevi: Megastar Of Tollywood To Turn 68; Best Wishes & Messages Pour In

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The megastar of Tollywood, Chiranjeevi Konidela, who is a super solid pillar of the Telugu industry, is going to enter into another exciting year. The actor is set to celebrate his birthday on August 22.

The euphoria and frenzy around the Konidela actor's birthday is already catching up among the fans, who are carrying out various activities to mark his special day. Birthday wishes for the Bhola Shankar and Waltair Veerayya actor started pouring in from all corners of the world.

'The Megastar Birthday Celebrations' event is going to be organized on a mammoth scale by Akhila Bharatha Chiranjeevi Yuvatha at the JRC Convention Hall in Hyderabad from 5 pm.

Chiranjeevi To Turn 68

The veteran Tollywood star, who made an ever-graceful impact on the industry, is turning 68. This year is special for him and his family as Ram Charan welcomed a baby girl, Klin Kaara, as his first child with Upasana.

Fans are already gearing up for the celebrations across the two Telugu-speaking states. Chiranjeevi's social responsibility centres organized by fans- Banks for Blood and Eyes- are conducting service drives.

Chiranjeevi was born as Sivasankara Varaprasad in Mogalthur village of the Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh in 1955. After graduation, Chiranjeevi moved to Madras to join the Film Institute in 1976 to pursue acting.

He made his acting debut with Punadhirallu and changed his name to Chiranjeevi, after their family deity Anjaneya. However, a movie titled Pranam Khareedu was released ahead of Punadhirallu. Chiranjeevi played supporting roles at first and then characters with negative shade. His first role in hero character was in the film 'Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya,' directed by Kodi Ramakrishna in 1982. With Khaidi, which was released in 1983, he rose to stardom.

He married Surekha, daughter of the legendary comedian-producer Allu Ramalingaiah in 1980. Ram Charan, his son is now a global icon after RRR.