This story is from November 29, 2022
Crooning Chiranjeevi's 'Boss Party' number a career highlight for 'fanboy' Nakash Aziz
Talking about his new number, Aziz said, "There are not many singers who get the opportunity of dabbling in different industries. I have consciously tried to break the mould and constantly reinvent myself. The efforts are finally paying off. It was a thrill to work with DSP, who is such a master of his craft. He has such a creative bent of mind."
'Waltair Veerayya', directed by K.S. Ravindra, will see Chiranjeevi portraying the titular character alongside Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Catherine Tresa and Bobby Simha. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's soundtrack. The film is scheduled for release in January 2023.
Aziz added: "Just jamming with him is a joy that leads to realigning our approach to the track. I had the most amazing experience working on the track. And to lend my voice to the great Chiranjeevi sir again.
"Working with him is always going to be a professional highlight. I have always been a fanboy and working with him each time feels like the experience of a lifetime."
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As the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced on Sunday that the Indian Film Personality of the Year award will be conferred upon Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi. The prestigious award was announced during the inauguration of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.
In a career spanning nearly four decades, Chiranjeevi has acted in more than 150 films, primarily in the Telugu film industry. On this occasion, ETimes has compiled a list of ten lesser-known facts about the Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi.
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Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad (popularly known as Chiranjeevi) was an NCC cadet and participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi in the early 19'70s. His photos in NCC dress often surf the Internet.
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Chiranjeevi started his film career with an award-winning film Punadhirallu directed by Gudapati Rajkumar. However, his first released film was ‘Pranam Khareedu’ hence people know Konidela Shiva Shankara vara Prasad as Chiranjeevi with ‘Pranam Khareed’ therefore his first film is often known as ‘Pranam Khareedu’.
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Yes, He played the anti-hero in films such as I Love You and K. Balachander's Idi Katha Kaadu, starring Kamal Haasan. In a remake of the Tamil film Avargal, Chiranjeevi portrayed the character played by Rajinikanth in the original. He played the lead antagonist in works such as Mosagadu, Rani Kasula Rangamma, 47 Natkal /47 Rojulu, Nyayam Kavali and Ranuva Veeran.
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Yes, As both Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi were trained at the same acting school as Madras Film Institute. If Rajinikanth got graduated from the MFI in 1973, and Chiranjeevi got graduated in the 1977 batch, In that sense, both of them have become film superstars whereas Rajinikanth is still his senior at the film Institute.
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Unlike several Telugu actors, Chiranjeevi trailed his acting skills in Other languages too. Though it is very common for Tamil actors to act in Telugu films. It is very uncommon for Telugu actors with an exception. Chiranjeevi has acted in Tamil in 47 Natkal, Ranuva Veeran, Mappila and Engal Swamy Ayyappan. Hindi in Pratibandth, Aaj Ka Goonda Raj, 'The Gentleman' while in Kannada in Sipayi and Sri Manjunatha.
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In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight major film releases and then 14 films in the following year 1980. Even in the following years, he had no less than 10 movies and again in 1983 he had 14 film releases a year.
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Yes, His 1987 film Swayamkrushi directed by K.Viswanath premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival. The following year he co-produced a film called Rudraveena (1988), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
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Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, is often said to be the first south Indian film to collect over ₹10 crores at the South Indian box office.
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Post the super success of his film SwayamKrushi, Chiranjeevi is said to have become the highest-paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of 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".
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