Hundreds of movies are made in the South India every year. In recent years South Indian cinema has gained significant attention and even received international recognition. However there was a time when these films struggled to earn much at the box office. Back then a film earning even Rs 10 crore was considered a huge achievement. But thanks to the actor seen in the photo a film released in 1992 crossed the Rs 10 crore mark and became the first Telugu film to do so. Because of this film he was given the title of an even bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. According to The Week magazine he was even labelled as the new “money-making machine.” If you still haven’t recognized him don’t worry we’ll help you out. How did Chiranjeevi became a star? The photo that you see on the top is of South megastar Chiranjeevi. He is the only actor in Tollywood who has done solo roles as well as double and even triple roles in films and coincidentally all the films with such roles were hits and remained in theatres for more than a hundred days. Chiranjeevis hit film Gharana Mogudu was the first Telugu film that did a business of more than ten crores. He was paired with Nagma in this film. Chiranjeevi born in Andhra Pradesh has delivered several blockbuster films in the South. He has worked not only in Telugu cinema but also in Tamil Kannada and a few Hindi films. A recipient of nine Filmfare Awards Chiranjeevi has also been honoured with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema. Chiranjeevis famous movies He appeared in the Bollywood film Pratibandh opposite Juhi Chawla. Several of Chiranjeevi’s South Indian films have also been appreciated by Hindi-speaking audiences. These include Indra: The Tiger Acharya Diler Shankar Dada and Stalin. Though Chiranjeevi is now rarely seen in films his son Ram Charan has earned the status of a superstar in the South Indian film industry.