Appendix I

Illustration 1. Official Stationery of the All India Chiranjeevi Friends Unit. (Courtesy: M. SureshBabu.)

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Illustration 2. Promoting the Star': theatre-based activity.

2a and 2b. Fans celebrate 50 days of Alliula Majaka (Photo courtesy: Chiranjeevi's office,Hyderabad.)

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Illustration 2c. Garlanded cut-out of Chiranjeevi in Rickshawvodu. (Photo Courtesy: Chirangeevi'soffice, Hyderabad.)

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Illustration 3. Fans welcome Chiranjccvi to Ongolc on the occasion of the celebration marking 100days oi Hitler {Vartha, Trakasam edition, 1 May 1997: p.3.)

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Illustration 4. Social Service by fans.

4a. Fans visit blind school in Hindupur. Vice-President of the FA in the top left corner.4b. Distribution of bread and fruit to patients in Merakanapalli. (Photo courtesy: Chiranjeevi's

office, Hyderabad.)

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Illustration 5. Dalit fans of Chiranjeevi celebrate Aml>edkar's birth anniversary in Kamarcddy,Nizamabad District. (Photo Courtesy: Chiranjeevi's office, Hyderabad.)

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Illustration 6. One of the llnce booklets of Mcgastur Chiranjcevi (Angus! 1992)

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Illustration 7. Recasting Chiranjeevi.'

7a. Chiranjeevi and Mccna in Mutha Meslri.

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7b. Chiranjeevi and Meenakshi Scshadri in Aapadbandhavudu. (Bolli pictures from MegastarChiranjeevi, August 1992.)

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Illustration 8. One .1. I Icmachandra Rao (third from right) of Nellore ends his Tour day old hungerstrike in sii^xiii of the film Alluda Majaka in (he presence ol the town's Deputy Superintendentof Police (second from right). (Pholo Courtesy: Chiranjccvi's office, Hyderabad.)

Illustration 9. A poster of Alluda Majaka.

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Illustration 10.1 liner's forl serves a.s a backdrop for Uic 100th day celebration in Ongolc on 1 May1997.

APPENDIX n

FILMOGRAPHY OF CHIRANJEEVI (TELUGU AND HINDI)

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

Title

Praanam Khareedu

Manavwi Pandavalu

Tayaramma Bangarayya

Kukkakatuku Cheppudebba

Kottalludu

I Love You

Punadi Rallu

Idi Kadhakadu

Sriramabantu

Kotalarayudu

Agnisamskaram

Kothapeta Rowdy

Chandipriya

Aarani Mantalu

Jatara

Mosagadu

Punnami Nagu

Nakili Manishi

Kali

Tatayya Premaleelalu

Love in Singapore

Prematarangalu

Director

K V a s u

Bapu

Kommineni

Eeranki Sanna

P. Sambasiva Rao

Vayunandana Rao

Rajkumar Gudapati

K Balachandd

I.S.Murthy

KVasu

G.V.Prabhakar

P Sambasiva Rao

V.Madhusudhana Rao

K-Vasu

Dhavala Satyam

K.Raghavcndra Rao

Rajasckhar

S.D.Lal

LV.Sasi

B.V.Prasad

O. S.R. Anjanccyulu

S.P.Chitlibabu

Year orRelease

1978

1978

1979

1979

1979

1979

1979

1979

1979

1979

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

1980

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23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

Mogudukavali

Ratkabandham

Aadavallu Meeku Joharlu

Parvati Parameshwarulu

Todudongalu

Tirugulem Manishi

Premanatakam

Nyayamkavali

Oonkichmamata

Ranikasula Rangqmma

47Rojulu

Srirastu Subhamastu

Priya

Chattamh Kallu Levu

Kirayi Rowdilu

Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnyya

Bandipotu Simham

Subhalekha

ldi Pellantara?

Sitadevi

Radha My Darling

Tingurangadu

Patnamvachina Pattvratalu

Billa Ranga

Yamakmkarudu

Mondighatam

Manchupallaki

Bandhalu Anubandhalu

Premapichollu

Palleturi Monagadu

Abhilasha

Katta Subba Rao

Aaluri Ravi

K Balachandcr

M.S.KotaReddy

K.Vasu

K Raghavendra Rao

Katta Subba Rao

A Kodandarami Reddy

MBalaiah

T.L.V.Prasad

K.Balachander

Katta Subba Rao

S.P Chittibabu

S A Chandrasckhai

A-Kodandarami Rcddy

Kodi Ramakrishna

S P.Muthu Raman

KVishwanath

Vijaya Bhaskar

Ecranki Sanna

B.Bhaskar

Tatincni Prasad

Mauli

K.S.RDas

RajBharath

Raja Chandra

Vamsi

Bhargava

A Kodandarami Reddy

S A Chandrasckhar

A.Kodandarami Reddy

1980

1980

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1981

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1982

1983

1983

1983

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63.

64

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73.

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75.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

81.

82

83.

84.

Aalaya Sikharam

Srvudu Srvudu Srvudu

PuliBebbuli

Goodachari No. 1

Magamaharaju

Roshagadu

Maayinti Premayanam

Sifnhapuri Sinthatn

Khaidi

Mantrigari Vtyyankudu

Sangharshana

Allulosthunnaru

Goonda

Hero

Devanthakudu

Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu

Challenge

Intiguttu

Nagu

Agnigundam

Rustum

Chattamto Pooratam

Donga

Chiranjeevi

Jwala

Puli

Rakta Smdhuram

Adavi Donga

Vijeeta

Ktralakudu

Kondaveeti Raja

Kodi Ramakrishna

A-Kodandarami Reddy

K.S.R.Das

Kodi Ramaknshna

Vijay Bapineedu

K-SR-Das

AaluriRavi

Kodi Ramaknshna

A.Kodandarami Reddy

Bapu

K Murali Mohan Rao

KVasu

A Kodandarami Reddy

Vijay Bapineedu

S A Chandrasekhar

Vijay Bapineedu

A.Kodandarami Reddy

K.Bapaiah

Tatineni Prasad

Kranti Kumar

A Kodandarami Reddy

KBapaiah

A.Kodandarami Redd)

C.V.Rajcndran

Ravi Raja Pinisetty

Raj Bharath

A Kodandarami Reddy

K.Raghavendra Rao

A Kodandarami Reddy

AJCodandarami Reddy

K.Raghavendra Rao

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1983

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1984

1985

1985

1985

1985

1985

1985

1985

1985

1986

1986

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86

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89

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91.

92.

93.

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95.

96

97.

98.

99.

100.

101.

102.

103.

104.

105.

106.

107.

108.

109.

no.111.

112.

113.

114.

115.

Maghadheerudu

Veto

Chantabbai

Rakshasudu

Dhairyavanthudu

Chanakya Sapadham

Donga Mogudu

Aaradhana

Chakravarthy

Pasivadi Pranam

Swayamkrushi

Jebudonga

Manchidonga

Rudraveena

Yamudiki Mogudu

KhaidiNo.786

Maranatnrudangajn

Trinetrudu

Yudhabhoomi

Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu

State Rowdy

Rudranetra

Lankeskwarudu

Kondaveett Donga

Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari

Kodama Simham

Pratibandh (Hindi)

Raja Vikramarka

Stuartpuram Police Station

Gangleader

Rowdy Alludu

Vijay Bapinecdu

A.Kodandarami Reddy

Jandhyala

A.Kodandarami Reddy

PLakshmi Deepak

K.Raghavendra Rao

A Kodandarami Reddy

Bharathi Raja

Ravi Raja Pinisctty

A.Kodandarami Reddy

K Vishwanath

A.Kodandarami Reddy

K.Raghavendra Rao

K Balachandcr

Ravi Raja Pinisetty

Vijay Bapineedu

A.Kodandarami Reddy

A.Kodandarami Reddy

K Raghavendra Rao

A.Kodandarami Redd)

B.Gopal

K. Raghavendra Rao

Dasari Narayana Rao

A.Kodandarami Reddy

K Raghavendra Rao

K.Murali Mohan Rao

Ravi Raj

Ravi Raja Pirusetty

Yendamuri Vcerandranath

Vijay Bapinecdu

K.Raghavendra Rao

1986

1986

1986

1986

1986

1986

1987

1987

1987

1987

1987

1987

1988

1988

1988

1988

1988

1988

1988

1989

1989

1989

1989

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1990

1990

1990

1990

1991

1991

1991

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116. Gharana Mogudu KRaghavendra Rao 1992

117. Aaj Ka Goondarqj(Hindi) Ravi Raj 1992

118. Aapadbandhavudu K. Vishwanath 1992

119. MuthaMestri A.Kodandarami Reddy 1993

120. Mechanic Alludu B.Gopal 1993

121. Mugguru Monagallu KRaghavendra Rao 1994

122. S.P.Parasuram Ravi Raja Pinisetty 1994

123. The Gentleman (Hindi) MahcshBhatt 1994

124. AlludaMqjaka E.V.V.Sathyanarayana 1995

125. Big Boss Vijay Bapineedu 1995

126. Rickshawvodu Kodi Ramakrishna 1995

127. Hitler Mutyala Subbaiah 1997

128. Master Surcsh Krishna 1997

Source: Superhit, 30 August 1996.

Interview!

Interviews with the following persons were cited or paraphrased in the thesis. All interviews

were carried by the author in Telugu.

Anjaneeyulu, Vulisetty. Hyderabad: 13 November 19%.

Aravind, Alia Madras: 23 January 1995.

Chiranjeevi. Madras: 23 January 1995; Hyderabad: 19 July 1995 and 20 July 1995.

Dattatreya. Vijayawada: 20 July 1994.

Hari Purushottam Rao. Hyderabad 8 January 1995.

Jagdish, K. Vijayawada: 17 July 1994.

Muttaiah, Prattipati. Hyderabad 1 June 1997.

Naidu, Gogineni. Vijayawada: 25 Jury 1994.

Narasaiah, Katragadda. Vijayawada: 19 July 1994 and 19 December 19%.

Rama Rao. Vijayawada: 19 July 1994.

Ramesh, M Vijayawada: 20 Jury 1994.

Ravi Croud Ongolc: 1 May 1995.

Sandhya. Hyderabad 5 October 19%.

Satyanarayana, K Vijayawada: 20 July 1994.

Srihari, Gudipoodi. Hyderabad: 24 November 19%.

Suresh Babu, ML Vijayawada: 18 Jury 1994.

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Swamy Naidu, R Hyderabad: 19 July 1995 and 13 November 1996.

Venkateswara Rao, Ambati. Vijayawada: 9 July 1994.

Venkateswara Rao, Ch. Hyderabad: 2 November 1996.

Venugopal Yadav. Ongolc: 1 May 1996.

Vijayalaxmi, Parachuri. Vijayawada: 20 July 1994 and 18 March 1996.

Vijayalaxmi, T. Hyderabad 1 December 1996.

Vijay Bapineedu. Madras: 22 January 1995.