Published 14:14 IST, October 17th 2019

Chiranjeevi: Here are the 3 best films of the Megastar of Tollywood

Chiranjeevi is considered by his fans as the Megastar of Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 151 films. Here are three of the biggest films of his career

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Known as  Megastar of Tollywood, or Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi recently came out with his latest film, epic period action drama Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.  film, produced by his actor son, Ram Charan, was released on October 2, and has emerged as a successful film at box-office. Chiranjeevi is a huge draw in Telugu-speaking states. Over course of his four-dece-long career, Chiranjeevi has acted in over 151 films.

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Here are three of his biggest films that are a must-watch. 

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1. Gharana Mogudu (1992)

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Released in 1992, Gharana Mogudu was directed by veteran film director, K. Raghavendra Rao. It was a remake of 1986 Kanna film, Anuraga Aralithu, which starred legend of Kanna cinema, Dr Rajkumar. Chiranjeevi portrayed role of a worker at Vishakapatnam port, who gets into a battle with his he-strong boss, Uma Devi, played by actress Nagma. Gharana Mogudu was a blockbuster upon its release and was highest-grossing Telugu film of its time, and Chiranjeevi ended up being highest-paid actor in India. Bollywood film lovers will figure out that this film was reme in Hindi as 1994 film, Lala, starring Anil Kapoor and late Sridevi.

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2. Indra (2002)

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Indra was released in year 2002. Directed by B.Gopal, film starred Chiranjeevi, Aarti Agarwal and Sonali Bendre. story of film focused on bitter rivalry between two families and how Chiranjeevi's character works on many things better between two families. Upon release, film was a huge hit and fans loved Chiranjeevi's performance. It was dubbed in Hindi as Indra- Tiger and was popular in Hindi film channels. 

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3. Rudraveena (1988)

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Directed by great K. Balachander, Rudraveena translates to Strings of anger.  film starred a young Chiranjeevi along with doyen of Tamil cinema, Gemini Ganesan. story focuses on ideological conflicts between 'Bilahari' Ganapathi Sastry, a reputed Carnatic musician and his younger son Suryanarayana "Suryam" Sastry. Upon release, it was a critical success but a commercial failure. However, film has achieved cult status and is considered as one of Chiranjeevi's most iconic performances. Rudraveena won three awards at National Film awards. 

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12:03 IST, October 17th 2019