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Chiranjeevi Celebrates Birthday With Family | Chiranjeevi to celebrate 54rd birthday

Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Four days before he formally launches his political party, Telugu film star and wannabe-politician Chiranjeevi Friday celebrated his 54rd birthday quietly with his family.

After a three-decade-long film career, he proposes to launch Aug 26 his yet unnamed party at a public meeting in the temple town of Tirupati. He announced his entry into politics Sunday, saying he was dedicating his life to serving the people.

Not sure whether he would find time for the family later, the actor preferred to celebrate his birthday at his house in the upmarket Jubilee Hills here. He spent the day with his mother Anjana Devi, wife Surekha and other family members.

In sharp contrast, his supporters and fans celebrated the day with much fanfare.

A large number of them gathered outside his house and at the party office to greet him.

Chiru, as he is popularly known, had appealed to his fans across the state not to reach Hyderabad to greet him and instead take up social work and plant trees in their respective towns and villages.

Responding to his call, fans’ associations organised meals for the poor, health check-up camps, blood donation camps and distributed fruits among patients at various hospitals besides planting trees.

The fans also cut huge cakes, took out processions and organised free screening of some films of the actor.

In Visakhapatnam, Chiranjeevi’s fans cut a 53-kg cake, burst firecrackers and raised slogans hailing his entry into politics.

The celebrations in Vijayawada triggered tension when fans of popular actor Mahesh Babu took exception to the removal of his cut-out by Chiru’s fans. One person was injured in the resulting clash between the two groups.

Mahesh Babu, son of veteran actor and former Congress MP G.S. Krishna, celebrated his birthday earlier this month amid speculations that he would campaign for the ruling Congress party in next year’s elections.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi’s fans have stepped up efforts to mobilise huge crowds for the Aug 26 meeting at Tirupati, where the actor would announce the name of his party and its agenda.

Though his fans were expecting that he would launch the party on his birthday, he preferred to do it on the birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, whom he described as his source of inspiration.

Chiru is already engaged in social service and runs a blood and eye bank here and his fans hope to see him as the next chief minister.

He has a huge fan following, comparable to thespian N.T. Rama Rao, who had taken the state politics by storm by floating Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982. NTR had come to power within nine months of launching the party.

Born on Aug 22, 1955 in Mogalturu, a small village in the coastal district of West Godavari in the family of an excise constable, Chiru was christened Konidela Siva Shankara Varaprasad.

After graduating in commerce, he began his film career in 1978 – when he renamed himself Chiranjeevi – and carved out a niche for himself with his image of an action hero. He acted in 147 films and churned several blockbusters including those with social message.

Chiru bagged various awards for his acting, his contribution to Telugu cinema and social service. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 2006.

Known to be a sensitive and kind-hearted man, Chiru Thursday admitted a physically challenged person as the first member of his party. ‘I will be the second member,’ he said.

Looks like Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu has not lost his grudge against Praja Rajyam Party led by Chiranjeevi, for causing the defeat of the TDP in the recent elections.

Addressing a large number of PRP students who joined the TDP, Naidu did not hide his anger against the PRP. “Just before the elections, a new party entered the state politics, without any aim or objective. It has completely spoiled the good work done by the TDP in creating an anti-establishment feeling among the people. Rather than coming to power, this new party completely played a spoilsport with the TDP chances, by causing a split in the anti-establishment votes. As a result, the Congress could come back to power again,” he said.

The TDP president called upon the students to launch an agitation against the corrupt practices of the Congress government. “It is time all the students take up cudgels against corruption and irregularities in the administration,” he said.

August 22nd happens to be the birthday of Megastar Chiranjeevi on this eve according to film nagar sources, Chiru is going to start his new movie which would be message oriented one was stated by Chiru sometime back. This movie would have storyline of ‘Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy’, hence its expected that more details on this project would be officially announced on August 22nd which happens to be Chiru’s birthday.

prajarajyam Party change the Raising Sun Symbol Permanent

‘Chiru unavailable’

VIJAYAWADA: Observers sent by the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) leadership to take stock of the affairs in Krishna district in the aftermath of elections faced severe criticism from the cadres at the review meeting on Wednesday.

The leaders faced the ire of some party workers, who did not get a chance to speak. “We gave slips first to express our feelings. But, you allowed others to speak. This kind of attitude has led the party to debacle,” they shouted.

The cadres held the leadership responsible for the drubbing the party received in the general elections, and suggested that it should change its “mindset and style of functioning” for a better future.

Visibly livid party activists raised a wide range of issues, including selection of candidates, election symbol, electoral alliances and failure to cash in on the people’s problems like spiralling prices.

“The opposition parties, including ours, ignored the issues that directly concerned the public, and it helped the Congress to retain power. The party should rebuild organisationally, and prepare for the local body elections,” the activists said.

‘Chiru unavailable’

They said most of them were diehard fans of party president Chiranjeevi, and they did not aspire for a post or profit. All they wanted was a “photograph with Chiranjeevi and an opportunity to shake hands with him.” But, he was hardly available for the visitors, they said.

“The party would have pocketed 30 more seats and become a king-maker had it entered into an electoral alliance with the Lok Satta Party. Our party could have won at least 30 segments more, but for the presence of the Lok Satta Party,” said Y. Ramakrishna, an activist.

Suresh, another activist, was furious against the selection of “wrong candidates.” “In the name of social justice, you (leadership) have backed the wrong horses,” he said.

Former Ministers Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao and Metla Satyanarayana Rao, who were sent as observers by the party leadership, and local leaders suggested to the cadres not to excessively worry about the past and, instead, work for the future. The party should be strengthened from the grassroots level to see to it that Mr. Chiranjeevi became the Chief Minister at least next time. The PRP was the only alternative to the Congress, and it would come to power in 2014, they asserted

Symbol change

All the speakers said there was an imminent need to change the party symbol. The Congress fielded dummy candidates whose names were closer to the names of PRP candidates, and these dummy candidates contested on road roller symbol and confused the voters, the speakers said.

PRP MLAs Vellampalli Srinivas (Vijayawada West), Yalamanchili Ravi (Vijayawada East), former MLAs Vangaveeti Radhakrishna and Buragadda Vedavyas, former MP K. P. Reddaiah and others were present.

Megastar Chiranjeevi has been one man who has not done anything without his fans’ wish, or so he claims. His decision to get into politics was also due to the urge from his fans as per sources close to him. However, right now, Chiru is said to be worried for his fans.

The cause for his worry is not because he lost the elections miserably or not because he has left the film industry for good and got into politics. Chiru was heard saying that the reason he is concerned about his fans was their pride has been struck badly.

The past two decades, Chiru fans were able to put their collar up and walk around but today all their pride has been lost with Chiru’s bumpy ride. So, megastar is said to be worried since he has not been able to keep up the fans pride.

Chiru’s concern for Megafans
Its heard that Chiru is concerned about his fans was their pride has been struck badly. The past two decades, Chiru fans were able to put their collar up and walk around but today all their pride has been lost with Chiru’s bumpy ride. So, megastar is said to be worried since he has not been able to keep up the fans pride.

Praja Rajyam Party president Chiranjeevi, at times, turns philosophical, while putting up a brave front on the party’s survival in some other times.

Reacting to the resignation of Dr P Mitra from the party, Chiranjeevi said there was no loss to the party, even if Mitra resigned. “He has done it for his personal reasons. It does not affect the party. Tomorrow, I may not be there in the party, but it will continue to exist,” he said.

It is not known whether he really wants to step out of the party or said it in a casual manner, but it shows the sorry state of affairs in the PRP. What will be the morale of the party leaders, if the president himself speaks so philosophically?

Tirupathi M L A – Chiranjeevi stated that in the next five years he would change the phase of Tirupathi completely, he is on a two days tour in Tirupathi. Chiru said that in all the angles Tirupathi will be developed for which he would do his best. In order to know the problems of people he would often visit constituency and directly interact with people. He said that he is chalking out plans to remove corruption and involve youth in Government Vigillance Department by means of which they would be answerable for any irregularities. Later he met T T D – EO – Municipal Commissioner, R D O with all honor.

Vijetha was the title of Chiru’s film with heroine Bhanupriya. The film was released on 23rd October 1985.A Kodanda Rami Reddy was the director.

Now Varun Sandesh is opting to go with the same title Vijetha for his next film with new director Sandeep Gunnam (son of Gangaraju Gunnam) who made his debut as cinematographer with Amma Cheppindi.

Gemini Film Circuit is the producer for this film.Shooting of the movie is almost complete except for a few days of patch work

Laughing Lord banner is making a movie Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi is rumored to be a remake of “The Pursuit of Happiness” in which the lead character has squabbles with his wife over his ‘poverty’ issue and takes an important or rather dumb decision of keeping his child with him while the wife leaves him. Jagapati Babu plays a salesman selling diaries and even supposedly makes his son sleep in filthy bathrooms when they go homeless.

Chiru was in Tirupathi for two days tour in his assembly constituency. He was speaking to media at the end of his two day tour today evening said.

1.I acted in movies and I live in politics

2.Chiru donated Rs One lakh to Tirupathi Press club.

3.Rail Engine symbol was one of the reasons for PRP to loose elections

4.We are planning for new symbol with EC

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