Hyderabad Badshaw Chiranjeevi

Widely acknowledged as the man who drafted a new set of rules for contemporary Telugu cinema, Megastar-Annayya to his fans- has acted in 143 movies till date. Though his movies generally fare well all over the state, he has an exceptional record in Hyderabad. 65 of his movies (till Stalin) run for 50 days or more in their main theaters in Hyderabad (precisely at X roads). He also holds the record for maximum number of direct 100 days movies (34) in the capital city and he is also the only hero to have 7 direct 100's before and after the introduction of the slab system of taxation (1984-2005) by the state government.

These records are the result of Chiranjeevi hard work, charm and mass appeal. With Chiru in top-form since returning from a sabbatical (1996) and with no consistent competition around, he is neatly positioned to create several more records in the coming years. But for now, here is the list of his movies that have run for 50 days or more at their main theaters in Hyderabad.

Year	No. of 50days films	Film	Theatre	No of Days
1978	1	Mana Oori Pandavulu	Shanthi	112
1979	1	Sri Ramabantu	Sagar	70
1980	1	Punnami Nagu	Subhash	71
1981	4	Thodu Dongalu	Sudarshan 70	50
-	-	Nyayam Kavali	Kishore	105
-	-	Chattaniki Kallulevu	Sandhya 70	106
-	-	Kirayi Rowdilu	Santhi	57
1982	3	Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya	Santhi	106
-	-	Subhalekha	Sandhya 35	112
-	-	Patnam Vachina Pativratalu	Subhash	105
1983	5	Abhilasha	Santhi	48
-	-	Maga Maharaju	Subhash	112
-	-	Khaidi	Santhi	104
-	-	Mantrigari Viyyankudu	Subhash	85
-	-	Sangharshana	Sandhya 70	50
1984	3	Devantakudu	Sandhya 35	50
-	-	Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu	Sandhya 35	50
-	-	Challenge	Devi70	51
1985	2	Adavi Donga	Devi70	65
-	-	Vijetha	Sudarshan 70	68
1986	3	Kandaveeti Raja	Sudarshan 70	56
-	-	Magadheerudu	Sandhya 70	56
-	-	Chantabbai	Santhi	61
1987	3	Donga Mogudu	Devi 70	70
-	-	Pasivadi Pranam	Sudarshan 70	113
-	-	Swayamrushi	Odeon 70	70
1988	6	Manchi Donga	Devi 70	57
-	-	Yamudiki Mogudu	Sudarshan 70	104
-	-	Khaidi No.786	Odeon 70	105
-	-	Marana Mrudangam	Sudarshan 35	85
-	-	Trinetrudu	odeon 70	106
-	-	Yuddabhumi	Sudarshan 35	49
1989	3	Athaku Yamudu Ammaiki Mogudu	Sandhya 70	125
-	-	State Rowdy	Devi70 + Sudarshan35	50 + 72
-	-	Rudranetra	Sandya 35	50
1990	4	Kondaveeti Donga	Devi 70	105
-	-	Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari	Odeon 70	120
-	-	Kodama Simham	Devi 70	100
-	-	Raja Vikramarka	Sandhya 35	69
1991	2	Gang Leader	Sudarshan 70	162
-	-	Rowdy Alludu	Sudarshan 70	119
1992	2	Gharana Mogudu	Sandhya 70	183
-	-	Apadbhandavudu	Sandhya 70	56
1993	2	Muthamestri	Sandhya 35	104
-	-	Mechanic Alludu	Sandhya 70	100
1994	2	Mugguru Monagallu	Devi 70	50
-	-	SP Parusuram	Odeon 70	50
1995	3	Alluda Mazaka	Sandhya 70	104
-	-	Bigboss	Sudarshan 70	50
-	-	Rikshavodu	Sandhya 70	50
1996	na	no release	na	na
1997	2	Hitler	Sudarshan 70	104
-	-	Master	Sandhya 70	133
1998	2	Bavagaru Bagunnara	Sudarshan 35	113
-	-	Choodalani Vundi	Sudarshan 35	100
1999	2	Sneham Kosam	Sudarshan 35	100
-	-	Iddaru Mitrulu	Sudarshan 35	105
2000	1	Annayya	Sandhya 70	100
2001	1	Daddy	Sandhya 70	100
2002	1	Indra	Sudarshan 35	100
2003	1	Tagore	Saptagiri	141
2004	2	Anji	Sudarsan 70 MM	106
		Sankardada MBBS	Odeon 70 MM	126
2005	2	Andarivadu	Sandhya 70 MM	63
2005		Jai Chiranjeeva!	Sandhya 70 MM	105
2006	1	Stalin	Sandhya 70 MM	100

MEGA RECORDS IN MEGA CITY

• Except Mega Star Chiranjeevi, no other hero in the 73 year old Telugu cinema has 34 direct 100 days' films in Hyderabad.

• Megastar has 29 direct 100 days' films in RTC Cross roads, Hyderabad, a record.

• Having Chiru, no other hero in the field-past or present- has 22 direct 100 days films on title role (eg Rakshashudu, Adavi Donga etc) in the metropolis.

• Megastar Chiranjeevi is the only hero to have 5 100 days films at Sandhya 70 mm, Sudarsan 70 mm, and Sudarsan 35 mm.

• Megastar has raised the high water mark for other heroes by having 13 100 days films in Sudarsan complex- Sudarsan 70 mm, Sudarsan 35 mm, Devi 70 mm in the capital.

• Mega star is the only hero to have 2 100 days films in 1981, 3 100 days films in 1982, 3 100 days films in 1988 and 1990, 2 100 days films in the years 1991 and 1999.

• While no other hero has 5 direct 100s before and after the slab system was introduced, Mega star has 7 100 days movies before and after the introduction of this new tax system. This will remain as an unbeatable record.

• Except Chiranjeevi, no other hero has 2 100 days films on title role before slab and after slab. More importantly, Chiru achieved this distinction twice:

Before slab, 1983-Khaidi and Maga Maharaju
After slab, 1988-Yamidiki Mogudu and Khaidi No. 786.

• In the 43-year history of Telugu color cinema, no other hero has 46 50 days color films in the capital. But Megastar has 60 direct 50 days films to his credit.

• Only mega star has four 50 days films and 5 48 days films in the year 1983, 3 50 days films in the year 1984, 5 50 days films and 6 49 days films in the year 1988, 3 50 days films in the year 1995.

• 11. Mega star is the only hero to have 2 100 days films in a single year in three different years both before after the introduction of slab system. None of the others has this kind of record even in a single year. [Before slab, 1981, 1982, and 1983. After slab, 1988, 1990, and 1991.

• Megastar's films hold the theater record for maximum run in the following theaters:

Sagar - 70 days -Sri Ramabantu (theater record for color films),
Subash -112 days -Maga Maharaju,
Kishore-Nyayam Kaavali-105 days (record for a Telugu film),
Sapthagiri 70 mm-106 days-Tagore.

• Megastar is the only hero to have

14 50 days films at Sandhya 70 mm.
11 50 days films at Sudarsan 70 mm.
9 50 days films at Subash Theater.

• Mega star's Sri Rama Bantu is the first film to be screened in two main theaters for 34 days (regular shows) in Hyderabad- Sagar-70 days and Subash-34 days.