Megastar Chiranjeevi's Sankranthi Hits

In Telugu states, the Sankranthi holiday season is the busiest for movies. Many popular heroes have made their biggest hits during this season over the years.

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Megastar Chiranjeevi has many memorable Sankranthi hits to his name; his new movie Waltair Veerayya is scheduled to be released during Sankranthi 2023. Let us take a look at Chiranjeevi's Sankranthi releases over the years.

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Kodandarami Reddy's film Donga Mogudu, which starred Chiru, Bhanupriya, Radhika, and Madhavi, was a Sankranti blockbuster in 1987. Chiru played a dual role in this.

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Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, the film was released on January 14, 1988. Suhasini and Vijayashanthi acted opposite the megastar. "Manchi Mogudu" did amazing business and earned the blockbuster tag.

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Kodanda Ramireddy and Chiranjeevi delivered another festival hit with the movie Attaku Yamudu Tariki Megudu. The movie was released in 1989. It was also dubbed into Tamil.

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"Muta Mestri" is an industry hit from Telugu Cinema. It was released on January 17, 1993. It is often considered one of the best films of Chiru’s career. The actor received the Filmfare Best Actor award for this film.

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Mugguru Monagallu was released during the Sankranthi season of 1994. Chiru impressed the audience by playing three roles, but the movie didn’t fare well at the box office.

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Chiranjeevi bounced back strongly with Mutyala Subbaiah’s "Hitler" after facing a string of failures. Megastar’s dance and fights in this film were a sensation back in the day.

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Released in January 1999, the film did average business at the box office. Chiru appeared in a father-son role, but the audience didn’t receive the father role well.

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Chiranjeevi and Soundarya’s "Annayya," which was released on January 7, 2000, was a big commercial success and also won many awards.

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Khaidi No. 150 is Chiranjeevi's comeback film after a long political gap. Directed by V.V. Vinayak, this film created a tsunami at the box office.

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It’s pretty clear that Chiranjeevi enjoyed great success with his Sankranthi releases over the years. Can he continue the legacy with Waltair Veerayya? We have to wait and watch.

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Megastar Chiranjeevi's Sankranthi Hits

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In Telugu states, the Sankranthi holiday season is the busiest for movies. Many popular heroes have made their biggest hits during this season over the years.

Megastar Chiranjeevi has many memorable Sankranthi hits to his name; his new movie Waltair Veerayya is scheduled to be released during Sankranthi 2023. Let us take a look at Chiranjeevi's Sankranthi releases over the years.

Kodandarami Reddy's film Donga Mogudu, which starred Chiru, Bhanupriya, Radhika, and Madhavi, was a Sankranti blockbuster in 1987. Chiru played a dual role in this.

Donga Mogudu

Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, the film was released on January 14, 1988. Suhasini and Vijayashanthi acted opposite the megastar. "Manchi Mogudu" did amazing business and earned the blockbuster tag.

Manchi Donga

Kodanda Ramireddy and Chiranjeevi delivered another festival hit with the movie Attaku Yamudu Tariki Megudu. The movie was released in 1989. It was also dubbed into Tamil.

Athaki Yamudu Ammaiki Mogudu

"Muta Mestri" is an industry hit from Telugu Cinema. It was released on January 17, 1993. It is often considered one of the best films of Chiru’s career. The actor received the Filmfare Best Actor award for this film.

Muta Mestri

Mugguru Monagallu was released during the Sankranthi season of 1994. Chiru impressed the audience by playing three roles, but the movie didn’t fare well at the box office.

Mugguru Monagallu

Chiranjeevi bounced back strongly with Mutyala Subbaiah’s "Hitler" after facing a string of failures. Megastar’s dance and fights in this film were a sensation back in the day.

Hitler

Released in January 1999, the film did average business at the box office. Chiru appeared in a father-son role, but the audience didn’t receive the father role well.

Sneham Kosam

Chiranjeevi and Soundarya’s "Annayya," which was released on January 7, 2000, was a big commercial success and also won many awards.

Annayya

Khaidi No. 150 is Chiranjeevi's comeback film after a long political gap. Directed by V.V. Vinayak, this film created a tsunami at the box office.

Khaidi No. 150

It’s pretty clear that Chiranjeevi enjoyed great success with his Sankranthi releases over the years. Can he continue the legacy with Waltair Veerayya? We have to wait and watch.

Waltair Veerayya