Hyderabad: Celebrated Telugu megastar K Chiranjeevi has added another feather to his cap.
The 69-year-old actor-politician on Sunday received the Guinness World Records (GWR) certificate for being the Most Prolific Film Star in Indian film industry, in the Actor/Dancer category.
A GWR representative and Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan presented the prestigious certificate to Chiranjeevi.
“The most prolific film star in Indian Film Industry-actor/dancer is Konidela Chiranjeevi aka Mega Star achieved on 20 September 2024,” the GWR certificate stated.
Overwhelmed by the recognition, Chiranjeevi thanked everyone involved in his career.
“I never expected to get Guinness World Records. All these years of my film career, dance had become part of my life,” he said.
According to a close associate, Chiranjeevi — who made his acting debut on this very day (September 22) back in 1978 — has performed 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs across 156 films spanning 45 years.
Aamir revealed that he is a huge fan of Chiranjeevi’s.
“I see him as my elder brother. I was so happy that Chiranjeevi garu is being given this honour and I was really thrilled to know that. If you notice him in any song of his, his own heart is in it, and he can be seen enjoying himself,” Aamir said.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy congratulated Chiranjeevi.
“It is a matter of pride for Telugu people that popular movie actor Konidela Chiranjeevi got a place in the Guinness Book of World Records,” the CM rote in a post on X.
Besides Telugu movies, Chiranjeevi also worked in some Hindi, Tamil and Kannada feature films.
Some of his popular films include ‘Rudra Veena’, ‘Indra’, ‘Tagore’, ‘Swayam Krushi’, ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’, ‘Stalin’ and ‘Gang Leader’.
Chiranjeevi was bestowed with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour in the country, in May this year.
In 2006, he was honoured with Padma Bhushan award.
