Chiranjeevi Birth name Konidela Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad.He born on August 22,1955.Chiranjeevi,a popular Telugu Cinema film personality,whom many fondly call as Mega Star of Telugu Cinema.He was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award, the second highest Padma award bestowed by the Government of India.He is the only telugu cinema actor to receive seven Filmfare Best Actor Awards.He has a huge fan following in Andhra Pradesh.He announced his formal entry into politics on in 2008 by launching the Praja Rajyam Party and participating in 2009 elections.He is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representating Tirupathi.In a career span of 28 years, Chiranjeevi has received rave reviews for his acting performances.Here are the most recent reviews from national newspapers and periodicals.The Erudite newspaper, The Hindu coverd a special story on Chiranjeevi titled 'Man Of The Masses' (dated April 5,2004) which said 'Reams have been said written on this man yet his feet are firmly on terra firma'.World space's website says of Chiranjeevi "THe Frenzy that Mega Star generates amongst masses makes him a force to reckon with.The phenominal Fan following places him a little par with NTR, MGR and Rajinikanth.Chiranjeevi chose to channelize the collective energy of his fan following towards social causes-The Chianjeevi Charitable Trust's good work in the area of eye donation blood donation is noteworthy.Right he's also involved in the campains against Child labour.Chiranjeevi incorporated Chiranjeevi charitable trust on October 2nd,1998.The trust was setup with Blood and Eye donation wings.Chiranjeevi's devoted fans took this movements to great heights and are still working towards spreading awarness in the fields of Blood and Eye donation.For the last seven years Chiranjeevi Blood bank contributed 57,000 units on its own particularly to the people below poverty line.The blood donation wing has saved upto 3,500 lives across Andhra Pradesh by providing the required groups of blood within 30 minutes of information.While the state requires 5,00,000 units of blood per year, the awarness created by Chiranjeevi's Blood Bank, pushed the availability to around 3,50,000 units which is a rare feat in itself.Chiranjeevi Eye Bankl has been behind 1460 succesful eye implants.It also works towards educating the masses on the importance and need of Eye donation. An appeal of Eye donation and Blood donation is part of every print of Chiranjeevi Film.Chiranjeevi also ensured an unprecedented amount of space in the news and electronic media for this causes.Today Chiranjeevi takes more pride in the knowledge that his Blood Bank saved someone's life that the fact that his Film has gone for a silver jubilee.Not limiting himself to the fantasy filled world of films, Chiranjeevi has involved himself in various public welfare activities and acted as a socially responsible citzen...this apart from his own Chiranjeevi charitable trust activities.Once convinced about the authenticity and motive of a campaign, Chiranjeevi has always associated with it.
