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Vikram Mastal makes his debut in South cinema with 'Top Gear'

'Aashram' actor Vikram Mastal opened up on making his debut in th... Read More
'Aashram' actor Vikram Mastal opened up on making his debut in the South film industry with Telugu film 'Top Gear'. The actor will be seen playing the role of Kamble, Superintendent of Police in the Narcotics department.

Sharing his experience working in the South industry, Vikram said: "I have always been keen on working in South and when I got the offer I was ecstatic. I really had an enriching experience. The main reason I wanted to work in South cinema was that their films are very content-oriented and click with the masses."

Further talking about the increasing popularity of South cinema, Vikram added: "Nowadays, South movies are working better and are getting their due recognition. South films are not only loved in a particular area but worldwide. The south industry is getting more popular with each passing day and the reason is the content. People are keen on watching content-driven projects and the southern industry is taking the edge over the content. In the last few months, films from south cinema are doing well critically and commercially. Movies like 'RRR', 'KGF', 'Baahubali' have broken all the records, which are noteworthy."

Vikram is popularly known for his role of Lord Hanuman in 'Ramayan'. He was also seen in the web series 'Aashram 3', 'Sakshi', 'Suspense' and the web series 'Assi Nabbe Poore Sau' and in shows like 'Ganga', 'Razia Sultan', and 'Prithviraj Chauhan'.

He spoke further about how he looks at his career after this break: "It will surely turn the tables three sixty degrees for me. I believe that movies are bigger and better in the Southern industry. Right now, I am working on another southern project. However, I can't disclose much about it, but I can say that it is much bigger than this one."

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Ten lesser known facts about Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi

As the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced on Sunday that the Indian Film Personality of the Year award will be conferred upon Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi. The prestigious award was announced during the inauguration of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.

In a career spanning nearly four decades, Chiranjeevi has acted in more than 150 films, primarily in the Telugu film industry. On this occasion, ETimes has compiled a list of ten lesser-known facts about the Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi.

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Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad (popularly known as Chiranjeevi) was an NCC cadet and participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi in the early 19'70s. His photos in NCC dress often surf the Internet.

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Chiranjeevi started his film career with an award-winning film Punadhirallu directed by Gudapati Rajkumar. However, his first released film was ‘Pranam Khareedu’ hence people know Konidela Shiva Shankara vara Prasad as Chiranjeevi with ‘Pranam Khareed’ therefore his first film is often known as ‘Pranam Khareedu’.

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Yes, He played the anti-hero in films such as I Love You and K. Balachander's Idi Katha Kaadu, starring Kamal Haasan. In a remake of the Tamil film Avargal, Chiranjeevi portrayed the character played by Rajinikanth in the original. He played the lead antagonist in works such as Mosagadu, Rani Kasula Rangamma, 47 Natkal /47 Rojulu, Nyayam Kavali and Ranuva Veeran.

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Yes, As both Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi were trained at the same acting school as Madras Film Institute. If Rajinikanth got graduated from the MFI in 1973, and Chiranjeevi got graduated in the 1977 batch, In that sense, both of them have become film superstars whereas Rajinikanth is still his senior at the film Institute.

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Unlike several Telugu actors, Chiranjeevi trailed his acting skills in Other languages too. Though it is very common for Tamil actors to act in Telugu films. It is very uncommon for Telugu actors with an exception. Chiranjeevi has acted in Tamil in 47 Natkal, Ranuva Veeran, Mappila and Engal Swamy Ayyappan. Hindi in Pratibandth, Aaj Ka Goonda Raj, 'The Gentleman' while in Kannada in Sipayi and Sri Manjunatha.

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In 1979, Chiranjeevi had eight major film releases and then 14 films in the following year 1980. Even in the following years, he had no less than 10 movies and again in 1983 he had 14 film releases a year.

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Yes, His 1987 film Swayamkrushi directed by K.Viswanath premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival. The following year he co-produced a film called Rudraveena (1988), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.

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Chiranjeevi's 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, is often said to be the first south Indian film to collect over ₹10 crores at the South Indian box office.

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Post the super success of his film SwayamKrushi, Chiranjeevi is said to have become the highest-paid actor in India at the time catapulting him to the cover pages of national weekly magazines in India. The entertainment magazines Filmfare and India Today named him "Bigger than Bachchan", a reference to Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan. News magazine The Week hailed him as "the new money machine".

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