Chiranjeevi Childhood & Education

The megastar of Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi was born on August 22, 1955 in Mogultoor, a small town in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. His father - Late Sri Venkat Rao and mother - Anjana Devi named him Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad. He has two brothers - Nagendra Babu and Kalyan Babu and one sister - Vijaya. 
Chiranjeevi studied in schools located in Nidadavolu, Gurajala, Ponnuru, Mangalagiri and
 Mogalturu in Andhra Pradesh. He pursued his intermediate studies at 
C.S.R. Sharma Junior College (Ongole) & graduated with a 
B.Com degree from Y.N. College in Narasapur, Andhra Pradesh.

 After completing education, Chiranjeevi moved to Madras (Chennai)

 to chase his dream of becoming a star in the film industry. Soon after 

attaining a diploma in acting, in June 1978, he was offered a

 small role in the film “Punadi Rallu”, directed by Raj Kumar. Although

 he acted for the first time in “Punadi Rallu”, Chiru’s

 first film to be released was “Pranam Kharidu” (1978), a directorial venture 

of K. Vasu. Thereafter, he was offered a series of small and villainous roles in films

, including “Manavoori Pandavulu” (1978). “Adavi Donga”, released in the same year, was another important movie in his career. In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight releases and by its last quarter, he had started gaining pace in the industry.