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Meet the First Indian Actor to Earn 1 Crore Rupees and Set a Guinness Record
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News18•09-10-2026, 20:16
Meet the First Indian Actor to Earn 1 Crore Rupees and Set a Guinness Record
- •Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi made history in 1992 by charging a massive 1.25 crore rupees for the film Aapadbandhavudu.
- •He became the first actor in Indian cinema to receive over a crore rupees as remuneration for a single movie.
- •At that time, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was reportedly earning around 85 to 90 lakh rupees, making Chiranjeevi's fee a groundbreaking record.
- •The national magazine The Week featured him on its cover with the headline Bigger than Bachchan, highlighting his pan-India stardom.
- •Chiranjeevi also holds a Guinness World Record for performing over 24000 dance moves across 537 songs in 156 films.
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Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi made history by becoming the first actor in Indian cinema to receive a remuneration exceeding one crore rupees, specifically charging 1.25 crore rupees for the 1992 film "Aapadhandhavudu".
Chiranjeevi achieved his historic remuneration milestone of 1.25 crore rupees for the film "Aapadhandhavudu," which was directed by Kalatapasvi K. Viswanath.
Chiranjeevi holds a Guinness World Record recognizing his phenomenal feat of performing over 24,000 dance moves across 537 songs in 156 films.
