Talk:Chiranjeevi

Donga

I would like more information on his film Donga. Can anyone help? --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 09:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

The name of the film is knodaveeti donga and not donga. He looks like Fez with a beard! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.3.227 (talk) 14:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

There are both donga and Kondaveeti donga..May be because of Thriller song Mr Chris is intrested in the film Donga —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.46.22.59 (talk)

The discussion here is about Donga and not Kondaveeti Donga. It is in this movie Chiru has imitated Michael Jackson, from Thriller. Lots of videos are available on youtube.com. There are lots of orkut communities created by Latinos expecially for the song. The lyric has been written in many blogs. Veera.sj (talk) 07:16, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

OK Start, needs MUCH more information

This article is definitely only a starter article. It needs more information on how much he makes, his popularity in other places besides AP like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. His popularity is unmatched in AP and he has a solid fan base in places like Bangalore and Chennai. It also needs to be stressed that he is one of India's great actors as well as the magazine that stated he was Bigger than (Amitabh) Bachchan.

Based upon performance, dialogue delivery, stunt, action and glamour Chiranjeevi stands supreme in India followed by Amitabh Bachan and Rajni Kanth.

Already There Is A Dispute In Neutrality Of This Page. So, It Is Not Recommended To Elaborate His Popularity. This Is Not A Fan Site. Wikipedia Gives Only Information Not Publicity. Thank You Boyapatis 09:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh Please. Go and look at the Amitabh or Rajni Kanth's article they elaborate on their popularities. There's no harm in writing Chiru's popularity, if the above actors articles come under wikipedia's policies then this one should also. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 19:25, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

• The difference here is that the articles for Amitabh and Rajni Kanth are properly written and appear so to those who read it. Just scanning this page is enough to tell a reader that this article is poorly written. It is okay to takl about popularity as long as it does not peacock the article, which this page does. The red links hurt my eyes and the horribly-written paragraphs make me cringe. All this serves to do is make the article look like a horrible attempt at peacocking Chiranjeevi. GSMR (talk) 21:28, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes it is not looking all that fair. As rightly pointed that the Amitabh and Rajni's articles have elaborate information on their popularities, Chiranjeevi's popularity is not written properly. As a matter of fact, he is no less a superstar (at least in AP)than Rajni or Amitabh. Ask anybody what is Chiranjeevi? Amitabh himself overwhelmed manytimes by the sheer size of Chiranjeevi'fan-base . And rightly, Amitabh called him "The King of Indian Cinema". I think this article should have elaborate infomation on his career and his rise to superstardom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eesh.in (talk • contribs) 06:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

What's up with all this stupid talk of popularity. If you really believe that he is that good, then find references to prove it. In my opinion, "based upon performance, dialogue delivery, stunt, action" Chiranjeevi happens to be one of the worst actors ever. But that is only my opinion and I wont add it. Find references. 58.107.71.203 (talk) 09:09, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Chiranjeevi should be addressed as MEGA STAR. He is bigger than any one in India in terms of quality of stunts, acting, dialogue delivery, dance and glamour.

This article is not explaining and listing all points about Chiranjeevi. The article must be in detail. His social service ( blood donation bank which is the largest probably in india )should also be mentioned.

Chiranjeevi has a large fan base in Karnataka too. There is a district called Bellary in Karnataka, where Chiranjeevi is adored a lot. That is why he includes some of kannada dialogues in his movies. Here is a list.

• In Jagadekaveerudu Atilokasundari, he saves a Kannadiga (the character is named Gundappa) when he is cheated by a gambler. With the magical ring Chiru got, he wins back all the money of the Kannadiga from the gambler and returns it to him.
• In Shankar Dada MBBS, for the introductory song, a lady asks, "Ninna hesaru enu appa?" meaning "What's your name sir?". He replies, "Nanna hesaraa...Shankar Dada MBBS", meaning "My name is Shankar Dada MBBS".
• In Shankar Dada Zindabad, for the introductory song, he says, "Start maadittini, kelittiya?" meaning, "I'm gonna start, listen..."

All these are only to entertain the Kannadigas who are his fans.

Chiranjeevi is only well known in Tamil, but not a super hero there. In Mappillai, the remake of his own Gharana Mogudu, he fights with a handful rowdies, who try to interrupt the hero's marriage. There are also a couple of dialogues in his own voice. Veera.sj (talk) 07:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Golimar

I doubt the year is 1979 for this movie. It has scenes with obvious references to Michael Jackson's Thriller music video which hadnt come out until 1983.but i am not sure about the things.

Donga Movie Released In 1985 Not In 1979. The Choreography Was Heavily Inspired From Michael Jackson's Thriller. Boyapatis 09:43, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

necessary ?

I think it is unnecessary to give the number of days the films ran as every movie of his runs for at least 100 days.

It is neccessary to list out the number of days since people ( young generation ) and history should know.

I agree with the first comment. Second commenter - strictly from an encyclopaedic stand point - why are the days needed again? Like the first commenter pointed out, there's POV in the way the notes are written. --Vishnuchakra 01:09, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I Don't Think It Is Neccesary To Give Number of Days Without Any References. It Will Not Be Upto Wikipedia Standards. Thank You Boyapatis 09:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Looks like Boyapatis requires source for everything. Do you require sources for even english words? Please clarify. Why are you so offended by his popularity, I don't understand —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding Padma awards as Prefix

Padma awards (in this case PadmaBhushan) is an honor given by the Govt and is not a Title. It should not be used it as prefix to one's name. I edited to make it just "Dr. Chiranjeevi".

thanks.

Dont speak rubbish boss think little before writing such thing's as mentioned below no one is so fool to give a National award without any stuff in a person...

Please read my edit carefully. I never said that he has no stuff in him. In fact, in the previous discussions i mentioned that he was given the award in Arts and socilal service category. All i said was that Padma awards are an honor bestoewed on teh individual and shall not be used as a title. This was clerified by Supreme Court of India, As such, it appears that i was not speaking rubbish.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.61.92.190 (talk • contribs)

No.Padmasri can be used before names...because in telugu n tamil movies titles i saw many times "PadmaSri Thota Tharani......" [Ref: See Arjun Movie titles ].So PadmaBhushan also can be useed before names..Stop arguing for such silly points..

NPOV tag

This article reads like a fan site. Please rewrite to remove all unsourced info that discusses how great he is, his influence and other fan praise. Pairadox 02:09, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

I made the Changes to the article.Changes the article such that it wont give unsourced information.So, I am deletig the NPOV tag. chlnarayana

Please don't remove the tag until the issues are addressed. I still see lots of things that are overly favorable and without sources. Pairadox 02:22, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

I agree with you Pairadox .With due respect chlnarayana.This is not a Fan site.Even negative comments can be added with citations.In addition to praise of his good points.Pharaoh of the Wizards 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Neutrality & Image

I'm not sure if my editions have helped reduce or eliminate the excessive praise or claims. Also, the image has been taken from the movie Subhalekha's page hoping that the same usage policy can be applied. Mspraveen 06:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Personal Life

Srija issue is headlines her marriage is the talk of the town.I have added it with citations.Pharaoh of the Wizards 15:07, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Srija issue is not related to the personal life of Chiranjeevi.Its the decision of Srija.So dont keep current Issues in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlnarayana (talk • contribs) 18:06, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to say I defer with you .Personal life does include Wife and children.Today every newspaper is reporting it.I am adding with citations.Daughter is definately part of personal life.Please check the personal life of Rajnikanth it includes that his daughter married Dhanush or the see the intro to Amitabh Bachchan where it says Abhisek married Aishwarya and I am surprised your edit summary which states that this vandalism.Please do not catergorise content dispute as vandalism.Any way not adding back today will wait for a response.Pharaoh of the Wizards 19:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I have added the information as per the standards of Wikipedia.Lakshmi 17:14, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

As the event happened in his life, the above paragraph can be included. I dont understand why you guys are so excited about these lines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pra2rgh (talk • contribs) 21:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I am very happy to see Chirajeevi's move on Blood Bank! With the same token, Chiranjeevi can change the HealthCare landscape in India. For example, his voice can inspire his fans to keep themselves healthy. Fundamentally, people make the country rich rather than the government that is responsible to keep law and order for the progress. People should be responsible for their health and environment to safe-guard mother earth. Good eating habits, moderate exercise, etc will not only keep one's health but also produce good blood for the need as well as for the next generation. First of all, his fans should be free of smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc. I think that celebrities can change the world by their movies that influence life style. Please make sure that smoking, alcohol, drugs, over-eating, etc are removed from the movies. This can done only by wonderful people like Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, et al. - pingalasp@gmail.com

Retrieved from "http://india.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Chiranjeevi" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pisapatis (talk • contribs) 21:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 17:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree...Srija's issue is HER personal life...not chiru's. All you can mention is that she is married thats it. Anything mentioned beyond that..with or without citations amounts to vandalism. Even amitabh's personal life says abhi and aish are married..thats it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.162.192.251 (talk) 04:49, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Removed "Elopement" subheadings as their are not relevant

I have removed the subtitles "Elopement' as it don't require to be displayed separately .Everybody knows what elopement is all about and wikipedia article should n't be a place to put meanings of words.If in case the user who reads the article doesn't understand what elopement he can refer the wiki-dictionary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rambo4u (talk • contribs) 15:20, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Reverted posibble vandalism by user - clnarayana

I hav added the Carreer details of the the actor which was remvoed by the user clnarayana ...Please refrain from doing such vandalism else we have to report abuse by you to the admin John Rambo 15:54, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Msg by User:Vamseekr

National Award:

It appears that he did not receive national awards for Swyamkrushi and Rudraveens. He got Nandi Awards (state level) awards for both these movies. He did get a Nargis Dutt Award for Rudraveena.

Under Filmography, in 1997, It says Master was the first release, but Hitler movie was released before Master. Reference: India Today special article on chiranjeevi, Jan 2008. Vamsee -> shifted here by Mspraveen (talk) 16:30, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

hellow boss ..dont simply write something without knowing the facts..he got Nargees Award(National level) for Rudraveena and he got National filmfare for Swayamkrushi.[Ref . Aug 17th MaaTV NEWS] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Racevthme (talk • contribs) 04:34, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Will he be the new ’Chiranjeevi’ of politics?

Yet another star has risen on the south’s political firmament. After mesmerising millions of fans with his dancing and emoting skills for three decades, 53-year-old Telugu actor Chiranjeevi is now set to cash in on his mass popularity in the political arena.

Born Aug 22, 1955, in Mogalturu village in the coastal district of West Godavari as Konidela Siva Shankara Varaprasad, the eldest of three sons of Anjana Devi and Venkat Rao, an excise department employee, changed his name to Chiranjeevi after a divine dream.

He dreamt one night that Hindu monkey-god Hanuman, extolled for his courage and daredevilry, had called him Chiranjeevi. On his mother’s advice, he changed his screen name to Chiranjeevi, which in Hindu mythology refers to Hanuman.Chiranjeevi’s fans are confident he would be able to recreate the magic of actor-turned-politician N.T. Rama Rao, who stormed Andhra Pradesh politics within nine months of floating the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982. They feel Chiranjeevi like NTR will become the chief minister after the elections scheduled in March next year.

However, many do not agree. Observers point out the sea change in the political situation since the early 1980s when NTR floated the TDP. They also point out that the two personalities are poles apart.The state was then dominated by a single party - the Congress - and people were looking for an alternative. NTR showed them an alternative with the slogan of Telugu pride.

With the Congress appearing to be firmly in the saddle, Chiranjeevi’s party is likely to damage the TDP, which is trying to make a comeback. The presence of two parties in the Telangana region also poses a challenge to the actor.

While NTR, who was chief minister three times, had a dynamic personality and used to take all major decisions himself, Chiranjeevi relies heavily on his brother-in-law Arvind and some close aides. This is the reason for the long time he took in announcing his entry into politics.

NTR, who mainly portrayed Hindu gods or kings in his films, was more popular for his theatrics and knew how to turn the tables on his rivals, In contrast, Chiranjeevi is sensitive and gets emotional in the face of attacks by his rivals. It remains to be seen if the superstar manages to turn his mass appeal into votes.

After completing his schooling and graduation, Chiranjeevi moved to Chennai to seek a career in the film industry and joined a film institute in 1977.Punaadi Raallu was the first film in which he had the lead role but it was Pranam Kareedhu that was first released. Theyear was 1978 and he began establishing himself as an actor. Soon, his style of doing action scenes and dancing became popular.

He married Surekha, daughter of popular yesteryears comedian Allu Ramalingayya, in 1980.His first big hit was "Khaidi", which was released in 1983 and inspired by Hollywood blockbuster First Blood. By then he had acted in 60 movies. The films that followed gave him the image of an action hero.

He churned out more hits in the 1980s. Pasivadi Pranam, released in 1987, brought him stardom. Going beyond his action hero image, Chiru donned a variety of roles in the 1990s.He has been virtually ruling the box office by producing big hits like Hitler, Master, Sneham Kosam, Annayya,

Indra, Stalin and Shankar Dada MBBS - a remake of the hit Bollywood film Munnabhai MBBS. His last film was last year’s Shankar Dada Zindabad, a remake of Lage Raho Munnabhai.Chiranjeevi has won the Nandi award for best actor thrice and the Filmfare (Telugu) award seven times. He was also conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2006 for his contribution to Telugu cinema.

Chiru’s two brothers Nagendra Babu and Pavan Kalyan are actors too. His only son Ram Charan Teja is also an actor. His eldest daughter Susmitha is married to a Chennai businessman, while younger daughter Srija eloped last year.I am into politics to serve people: Chiranjeevi

Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) In a development that could alter the political equations in Andhra Pradesh, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi Sunday announced his formal entry into politics and said he was dedicating his life to serve people.

Addressing a crowded press conference at his newly-inaugurated party office at the Jubilee Hills here, the actor said he would announce the name of his party at a public meeting Aug 26 in the temple town of Tirupati.

Stating that he was entering politics to do more public service, the actor said he wanted to bring in a change.It is a memorable day in my life. After spending 30 years in cine field, I have decided to enter politics in response to the call from all sections of people. From here onwards, I am dedicating my life to serve people, said Chiranjeevi, ending months of speculations on his political entry.

I am donning a new role. I can’t act in this role. In this new role, I have to live for others and this gives a satisfaction to me, said the 53-year-old actor, who also runs a blood bank.I consider it as a blessing from God. I am fortunate to get this opportunity. Few have got this opportunity. I take it as my responsibility, he said, thanking his fans for reminding him of his responsibility by holding meetings and rallies to urge him to take a plunge into politics.

I am not into politics for the sake of posts or power but for the satisfaction and peace of mind. God has given me popularity and money. It can’t tempt me, he said.The actor said he was inspired by Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serve the needy.Hence my first public meeting is being organized on August 26, her birth anniversary, he said.

Chiru, as his popularly known among his fans, said he was moved by the appeal made by a home guard and an IT couple before committing suicides due to personal problems.A home guard in Khammam district and an IT couple in Hyderabad ended their lives due to personal problems but wrote in their suicide notes that Chiranjeevi should enter into politics to bring a change. They reminded me of my responsibility, he said.

The actor said he was impressed by the vision of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was among several eminent persons he has met in recent months.Abdul Kalam told me that people are looking at you not just as an actor but beyond an actor. You should come into politics.

It will be wrong on part of good people if they don’t come into politics. After this I felt that it would be historic blunder if I don’t enter into politics, Chiranjeevi said.Celebrations broke out outside his office as he announced his entry into politics. Hundreds of his fans, who had gathered outside, burst crackers and distributed sweets.

Jai Chiranjeeva —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.246.158.208 (talk) 14:46, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Request

{{editsemiprotected}}

The place "Narasapur" could be made into a clickable link int the part in the box on the top right hand corner of the page that has his birthplace.,

This is the link to the Narasapur article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narsapur,_West_Godavari

Request handled by Mspraveen (talk) 11:04, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Misinformation in lead paragraph

In the introductory paragraph, it says that Chiranjeevi is the only Indian actor to have won seven Filmfare awards. However, this is not true: Shahrukh Khan has won eleven. This sentence is misleading and should be removed. 96.51.161.175 (talk) 17:43, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Forgot to log in before I posted, sorry. This is GSMR, and I have added the peacock template to this article, mainly because of the introductory paragraph. GSMR (talk) 17:44, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Chopra?

This article is about Chiranjeevi, however, many of the sections are about someone named Chopra.

This article needs serious rework. GSMR (talk) 17:46, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Peacock template

Who removed the {{peacock}} template? This entire article is full of blatant peacocking according to Wikipedia's peacock terms project page.

Some examples (key words italicized):

• a legendary film actor in telugu film industry and also the most popular telugu film actor replacing Late Sri NTR.

The popularity thing might be considered valid if it had a reference, however, as it is, that is unacceptable.

• He is one of the best actors
• Rise to MEGASTAR

While some of this appears to have been fixed in recent edits, it is still not satisfactory. Please fix this article up. Some of the information is flat out wrong, in fact:

• is the only indian film actor to receive 7 filmfare awards

No, he isn't. Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan have both won eleven each. Also, that should be written as "seven", not "7". Moot point because the information there is not correct. GSMR (talk) 00:55, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Neutral Point of View

(cur) (last) 22:07, 23 December 2008 Alexander227 (Talk | contribs) (17,361 bytes) (He already received a legend award from National Filmfare Awards. So this statement is fine.) (undo)

No, that statement is NOT fine.

It is not professional to impart opinions or praise for a subject in an encyclopedia article. The word "legendary" is not appropriate in the lead paragraph. I can think of several Indian actors who have received the same honour from the Filmfare Awards, but this does not mean that it is acceptable to describe him as being "legendary". Instead, you could mention that he won an Legend Award, but, in any case, that does not belong in the lead paragraph.

WP:APT#Words_and_phrases_to_watch_for

GSMR (talk) 16:22, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Thats what I am saying dont impart ur opinions here. The national media considers him matinee idol and legendary what is your problem with that. If you visit India's best channel NDTV website, you can find the statements like he is the most popular actor in telugu film industry, what more refernce do you want. He is definitely the most popular.

• Well, that's the national media's opinion. It is not a fact, it does not meet the criteria specified by WP:NPOV, and it makes the article look unprofessional and poorly written. (Not that it already isn't, though) Also, do not vandalize the title of my talk page post. You are not editing this article correctly and I will get the attention of an admin if you don't stop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GSMR (talk • contribs) 18:37, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

GSMR is correct. Also using the term 'super hit' is not acceptable either. Prodego ^talk 18:43, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Well if you dont want me to mess with your talk name then dont use my name to it. Use some other name. And I am editing it. Go talk to an admin. By the way I have just gone through WP:NPOV. It says that it can have views from reliable sources. Dont you think NDTV is reliable? Please discuss.

• First off, Prodego is a sysop (system operator/administrator) and he finds my reasoning correct. But for the sake of arguing:

The thing about 7 FilmFare awards - he may be the only Telugu film actor to have received 7 Filmfare awards, but he is not the only Indian actor to have received 7 filmfare awards. That is what this article _used_ to say, so that's what my previous post was complaining about. I do not challenge the current statement, though.

His popularity is mentioned twice. I removed the second mention that Chiranjeevi is popular. Hell, I even question the first one...

BTW, the word only should not be bolded in the first paragraph. I unbolded it.

As far as the NPOV thing - NDTV's views should be expressed without bias. Bias includes using words like legendary, matinee idol, super hit, and so on as these have no factual basis and can easily be challenged. What happens when an ordinary user who happens to think that Chiranjeevi is a terrible actor reads this article? GSMR (talk) 21:50, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Its quite amusing to see your desperation to disprove chiranjeevi's popularity ( I get this by your statement "Hell, I even question the first one..."). You feel that if NDTV says chiranjeevi is a telugu cinema matinee idol is baised?? Oh my God where do you get these great ideas from? haha. See dude looks like you live here (on this article) I don't want to argue with you. There are even people who think Gandhi is not even a human but that doesn't mean that you don't call him Mahatma. There will always be differences of opinions on every issue and every person. May be you will have some great point for this too. I would like to see your excellent craftmanship for Nandamuri Balakrishna article too. I bet you wont touch it.

By the way Prodego may not even know who chiranjeevi is or what NDTV is probabaly he is not from Andhra Pradesh (India). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 11:25, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

• I am not arguing his popularity. I am arguing that this is an encyclopedia article and is not the proper place to reflect your, or NDTV's bias. Yes, it is biased to use words like that in an article. You say there will always be different opinions, that is exactly the point. That's why articles should be neutral.

I do not "live" on this article, I am just determined to make it look better. Don't you want Chiranjeevi to have a decent, well-written Wikipedia article? And I looked at the Nandamuri Balakrishna article, there are countless things wrong with that one too. GSMR (talk) 15:29, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Red links

WP:RED I have removed several red links from this article because no one seems to have bothered to have created articles for them, as one should shortly after they add a red link to an article. There, doesn't it look so much nicer now? GSMR (talk) 20:38, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Rewrite

I am going add the 'cleanup-section' tag to the politics section. "The new political entrant in Andhra Pradesh Chiranjeevi has decided to show his body strength to his political rivals. "... sentenses like that do not comply with Wiki standards, unless you can fidn a viable reference to support such statements. The whole section is full of such things. Dont remove the tab without discusing it here first. Prabhodh (talk) 09:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry but I don't agree with that. There is nothing boastful about it. "Body strength" clearly means that a newly formed party would like to show it's popularity, that doesn't mean that he is from the sky or something. Please discuss. Alexander227

Hey. Umm, body strength doesn't clearly mean anything like that. You have to understand that this is a website that is viewed by everyone on earth. So, it needs to remain objective.. showing his body strength could well have been written as a metaphor, but Wiki isn't the place for such writing. And the main problem with the section is that 4/5 of it isn't referenced, and the references provided are questionable. I Think the rest of the article is doing quite well compared to its earlier state and if we fix this up it'll be a lot better. Prabhodh (talk) 23:41, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

• I agree, this article has seen a lot of improvement since I last looked at it. However, badly written and non-encyclopedic material is still present in this article. It doesn't really need a full rewrite, I'd say - maybe just some cleanup and rewording? GSMR (talk) 02:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Yep, a little cleaning, a little deleting and a little rewording. I'm being a bit lazy atm, it'll get there eventually. And can this article somehow be locked so that only registered members can edit it, that would sort out most of the crap that gets deleted again an again.Prabhodh (talk) 02:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I've cleaned the section and removed the tag. If anyone has a problem with the changes let me know.Prabhodh (talk) 04:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

National Awards

Chiranjeevi acted in the film Rudraveena, which won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best film on National Integration. However, Chiranjeevi was not the producer for this film and hence the award cannot be listed in his personal awards section. Therefore, I have removed the National Awards from his Awards section.

• Cool, fine with me. Prabhodh (talk) 22:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Dude...Prabhodh...Chiranjeevi is infact the producer of Rudraveena, and he did accept the Nargis Dutt Award for Best film on National Integration that year. I have a picture of him actually accepting the award. If you have access to the January 2008 edition of India Today Telugu (Special edition on Chiranjeevi) you can see it too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolligaru (talk • contribs) 02:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Vasu mi

This guy is pissing me off. Adding the same damned sentences every time! Fourteen times he's done it. Could someone please alert an Admin cause I'm sick of reverting the edit again and again.Prabhodh (talk) 06:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• I've reported him for persistent vandalism, waiting for something to be done.... GSMR (talk) 21:23, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks dude.Prabhodh (talk) 22:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

• Sigh... he added that shit again and I reverted it again. It appears that administrators have yet to attend to my request or they ignored it. GSMR (talk) 05:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Grrr... how do you request admins? I'll do it too... It's a petty little problem.Prabhodh (talk) 06:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Woohooo he's been blocked! Thank you, Master of Puppets.Prabhodh (talk) 07:56, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

• Good work. GSMR (talk) 18:02, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

filmography merger

I think they should be merged, it's not that big. Prabhodh (talk) 07:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

I dont think so. A 148 film info article is big I suppose. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 22:54, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Betterment

Friends...I know you guys put in lot of hours on starting the article on Chiru and bringing it to its current state..you have my respect for that. I think there is some room for improvement. I was working on the article myself. Please take a look and if everyone agrees upon it..we can insert in the main article, and I shall proceed with the rest of the article. Here is the link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lolligaru —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolligaru (talk • contribs) 23:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

• "He is affectionetly referred to as..." has WP:Weasel Words in it as it is not clear to whom that statement is referring. GSMR (talk) 15:09, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks GSMR, made the chagne you suggested..looks like no one else has an objection.

I will go ahead with the next part. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolligaru (talk • contribs) 20:45, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey thats a pretty good deal. I like it why didn't you add it to the main article. But I am not sure of 10 filmfare awards I think he won only 7. So please proceed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 21:28, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Life-time box office collections

Is there any website that reports box office collections of Telugu films like this? In tamil, Rajini and Kamal are the only heroes whose life-time box office collections exceed $100 million. In Hindi, there are five heroes now in this rank - Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Is Chiranjeevi in that rank? Anwar (talk) 17:38, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello Anwar. Chiru is definitely in that rank. Because he is been the superstar of telugu film industry for over 2 decades now and he also has been delivering consistent block busters every now and then. He has huge fan following in other states and even in overseas too. Most of the people would agree with my opinion. Unfortunately tehre is no reliable box office website for telugu film industry that reports unbiased box office collections. Hope that helps. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.19.8 (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

want to add some things

There are sections named "actor to megastar", "Bigger than Bachchan", "Return to Success". May be they all should be subsections in one big section named "Acting Career" and subsections should be renamed to convery the proper meaning.

Instead of actor to megastar, may be we can say "Rise to Success". They just don't sound like they should be in encyclopedia article. Its like they directly picked from newspapers or written by a passionate fan.

where ever, its being said that his film is a blockbuster or a major success or failure, we should have few sources so that it is not questioned by others. Sections like personal life, politics can be expanded.

I just wanted to add one more thing. I surf internet regularly (for 6 years almost), i appreciated powerful thing like google but wikipedia is greatest thing that ever happened to internet. the sheer amount knowledge wikipedia spreading to rest of the world is simply amazing. The neutral point of view on wikipedia is just splendid, something which no encyclopedia, no organisation can easily achieve. Its already the worlds largest encyclopedia, i hope it becomes worlds largest library which Zetabytes of information read by billions of people around the world without paying anything. Wiki uses power of masses to achieve this, i love anything which does that.

--60.243.161.52 (talk) 13:44, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I totally agree with you. The article looks like its been written by a fan. No doubt he is a great actor and very popular too but as you said minor changes in the article headings should be made. Please go ahead so that we can take off the NPOV tag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.19.8 (talk) 20:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

What has happened to this article? Someone cut it short! It is now a stub with only one paragraph! Please restore a previous version to add atleast some information. - Samyak, 9:06 pm IST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.1.157 (talk • contribs) 16:37, 27 June 2009

Feel free to post any referenced material here and I will add it to the article.  pablo_hablo. 16:19, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Who deleted all sections

Some mindless piece of shit deleted all the sections from this article. Can anyone claim the worthless act. And guys please advise how to restore those sections. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexander227 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 7 July 2009

   I have restored some sections  --Neal007 (talk) 06:54, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Wats going on?

Who the hell deleted all the sections on this page? Can anybody restore those?

Okay, look here.

I have tried several times to improve this article by removing unsourced and non-neutral statements. It seems that when left to their own devices, Chiranjeevi fans tend to use this page as a place where they can show their love for him without regard for Wikipedia's editing policies. I am going to request that this page be indefinitely semi-protected after I fix this article up. GSMR (talk) 15:13, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

What is your problem? Even a child in Andhra knows that he is called Megastar. Go look at Rajnikanth, Amitabh articles. Why are you worried only about this article? Go clean them first. I know you are anti chiru but this is not the way you behave. Anybody who doesn't obey to your mindless opinions doesn't become a vandal. Besides "The media Reviews" are provided with the names of the sources and the dates on which they commenetd. So I don't see any problem in it. Please discuss. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.19.8 (talk) 21:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Tell me, what problems do you see with the Amitabh or Rajni articles? I am not "anti-"Chiru"", I am anti-non-encyclopedic-content-in-what-is-supposed-to-be-a-factual-encyclopedia. If I see any article as poorly written as you would like this one to be, I will intervene. And yes, you *ARE* vandalizing and clearly either do not know about Wikipedia's policies or consider your own agenda to be superior to them. GSMR (talk) 21:24, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh my God you are such a baby. Why you cant just discuss here running to admins like a baby. Look dude clearly anyone can see who is considering their agenda superior here. I got better things to do than fighting babies like you. Get a life. You can do whatever you want with the article but dont forget to change your diaper. LOL. 209.99.19.8 (talk) 15:52, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Reported once again for flaming and incivility. GSMR (talk) 16:10, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh when someone criticises chiru then you think it is in good faith. That shows that you are loyal nandamuri little girl. Stop whining and act lil gal. You are the guardian of this article so do your job good otherwise no candy for you ok baby? LMAO —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.19.8 (talk) 19:39, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Flame me as much as you like, you're only digging your own grave here. GSMR (talk) 19:47, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia, not some fansite. If you want to go talk about Chiranjeevi's awesomeness, the blogs are thattaway. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 20:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

As for the media reviews, I think they could be rewritten and incorporated into a section called "Relationship with fans" or something like that. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 20:57, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

That's a good idea. Will do that Nishkid. Will add the media reviews to "Relationship with Fans". Thanks for the advice. In the mean time keep this little girl GSMR on leash on please. LOL 209.99.19.8 (talk) 15:48, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

If you continue that behavior, rest assured I will block you. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 18:41, 28 August 2009 (UTC)