Chiranjeevi at 70: Megastar who never stopped reinforcing himself
Megastar Chiranjeevi turned 70 years old, celebrating a career marked by constant reinforcement and collective appeal. His travel reflects blockbuster films, social themes and a bold political tenure that maintains his prestigious position.
Some stars in Indian cinema have managed to be relevant as Chiranjeevi. As the megastar turned 70 years old, his journey is not only about superstardom – it is about constant reinforcement. He is one of the few actors who have constantly adapted, challenged themselves, and what stardom means during generations.
Chiranjeevi’s rise at the top is nothing short of cinematic, but it was not easy. Nevertheless, in the early 1980s, he had made a place for himself. From the very beginning, he had his raw energy, charismatic screen appearance and unmatched dance skills. His success came with ‘Khadi’ (1983), a film that turned him into an overnight sensation and firmly placed him on the way to the superstardam.
But Chiranjeevi’s career was never about a hit. Unlike many heroes of his time, who clung to safe formulas, Chiranjeevi often surprised her audience. He can title the entertainer on a large scale one year and play a role vested in the next social comment. Films like ‘Swayamkruhi’ (1987), where he played the role of a cobbler, or ‘Rudravena’ (1988), who dealt with caste issues, showed that he was not afraid to take risks.
Till the 1990s, he was everywhere- ‘Garna Mogudu’, ‘Indra’, and a string by blockbusters not only made her the biggest star of Telugu cinema, but also made one of the country’s most paid actors. The “megastar” tag was not just a title; It was how the audience saw him.
Then there was another turn. In 2008, he stepped into films and politics. This step was bold, if not unexpected, for a person who always tested his boundaries. While his political innings did not match the heights of his film career, it added another chapter to his big life story.
Film industry tracker Ramesh Bala noted, “Chiranjeevi was a true megastar in the 80s and 90s, until he took a break from films to start his political party. After returning, he managed to maintain his mass fan and adapted himself for time. He starts again, he starts again, which he is in his age, which is his age, which is a single age, which is always there, The kind, which is with his age, which is the same, which is with his age, which is always, which is with his age, which is he, who is with his age, which is always busy with many films in his hand.
So when the actor returned to films with ‘Khadi No. 150’ in 2017, it was reminiscent of why he was called a megastar in the first place. At an age when most actors retreat from large -scale roles, they easily pulled a full commercial blockbuster. This was not just a return; It was a statement that he could still command the screen. Since then, the actor has played various roles, whether she was playing the role of a freedom fighter in ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ (2019) or carrying light entertainers like ‘Bhola Shankar’ (2023), she has stayed in the mixture, now the youth have refused to fade in an industry.
Explaining why Chiranjeevi did not chase Bollywood despite her Pan-India stardom, Bala says, “while her contemporary such as Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth acted in Hindi films, Chiranjeevi also left the films living away. So perhaps she felt the need to enter Bollywood anytime.
When it comes to performance, Bala highlighted the border of Chiranjeevi in four decades: “Soon, he did ‘Khadi’ and later ‘Rudravena’. Then there is ‘Stalin’, ‘Indra-Indra’-Jin is now releasing again-and ‘Khaidi Khaidi no.’ Khaidi no. Always have their dance, fighting skills, and their big-to-life images, and their big-to-life images, and their big-to-life images, and their big-to-life images, and their big-to-life images, which have been on top of the decades, and their big-to-life images.
Chiranjeevi stands at 70, it is not just of her body use, but the way he managed to be relevant. His continuous desire to adapt to him honors him in generations. In an era where Telugu cinema has become global, it is still in a place that can make very little claim, a person lies in both traditions and is currently tuned.
