I Thank Everyone Who Loved And Supported Me: Chiranjeevi After Receiving Padma Vibhushan

Popular Bollywood actress Vyjayanthimala and South Indian Superstar Chiranjeevi have been honoured with India’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan for their valuable contribution to the world of cinema. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious award to the famous actors. The Honourable President of India handed over the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri awards for 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the Civilian Decorations Ceremony. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were also present at the award ceremony.

After receiving the award Chiranjeevi posted on Twitter thanking everyone who supported him through his journey. He wrote, “Thanks to all the art lovers and those who supported me in the field of art. Congratulations to all those who have been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan award by the Central Government and thank you those who congratulated me on this occasion,” when translated to English.

In the award ceremony, Chiranjeevi was accompanied by his wife Surekha, son Ram Charan, daughter-in-law Upasana and daughter Sushmitha. Soon after the award ceremony, Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan posted a family picture on Instagram congratulating his father. He captioned it, “Congratulations Dad. So proud of you.” In the same post, he also posted a video of Chiranjeevi receiving the award from the Honourable President of the country.

Chiranjeevi was named on the exclusive list of Padma awardees for 2024, released by the Indian Government on January 25. Soon after the announcement, his fans and friends showered him with greetings. Several well-known film stars also congratulated the veteran actor.

Chiranjeevi is one of the most famous actors of the Indian Cinema. He has worked in over 150 films in various languages like Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. Some of his well-known films include Indra, Tagore, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Shankar Dada MBBS. The popular actor was last seen in Bholaa Shankar which was released in 2023. Some of his upcoming works are The Journalist, Mega 156 and Vishwambara.