10 Hits Of Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti That Are A Must Watch

Gang Leader is a 1991 Telugu crime film starring Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti. Directed by Vijaya Bapineedu, with soundtrack by Bappi Lahari, and dance choreography by Prabhu Deva, the film emerged as a musical blockbuster, cult classic. Gang leader surpassed collections of box office blockbuster and industry hit movie Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari .

This movie about a Robinhood-style thief directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, stars the successful tiro of Chiranjeevi-Vijayashanti-Radha. Produced by Chaitanya Gattu and Neeraja Gatttu, the music for the film has been composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. This blockbuster which collected more than 7.4 million on the opening weekend itself is the first Telugu film to be released on a 70 mm 6-Track Stereophonic Sound. It was dubbed into Tamil as ‘Thangamalai Thirudan’.

Hailed as the comeback film of Vanisri, this romantic action comedy is produced by Allu Aravind under the banner Geetha Arts and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy is one of the most successful ones in the Chiru-Vijayashanti combo. This movie is famous for the intense dialogues exchanged between Megastar and Vanisri. It spurred a slew of remakes in Tamil and Hindi with Rajinkanth and Anil Kapoor reprising Chiru’s role in ‘Mappilai’ and ‘Jamai Raja’ respectively.

This story about the reformation of a thief is directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by Devi Vara Prasad under the banner Devi Film Productions. Starring Suhasini along with Chiru and Vijayashanti, renowned composer Chakravarthy has scored music for the film. Character artiste Rao Gopal Rao plays the baddie in the film which also features Jaggayya Kaikala Satyanarayana and Mohan Babu among others.

Chiranjeevi is seen in a dual role is this socio-fantasy directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and produced by Narayana Rao and Sudhakar. Vijayashanti and Radha play the heroines in this 1988 film which was one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Known for its music, the song ‘Vaanajallu Gillukunte’ featuring Chiru and Vijayashanti is hailed as one of the best romantic numbers in Telugu Cinema. Rajinikanth reprised Chiranjeevi’s role in the Tamil remake of this film.

'Kalatapaswi' K. VIswanath directed this movie about a cobbler who goes from rags to riches through his sheer determination and hardwork. Edida Nageshwara Rao has produced this film which won Chiranjeevi his second Nandi Award for the Best Actor’s rag-to-riches story, presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Vijayashanti plays Chiru’s wife in this family drama which was screened at the Moscow International Film Festival. It ran for 100 days at the box office.

Chirajneevi’s brother-in-law Allu Aravind produced this suspense thriller which is Chiranjeevi’s first silver-jubilee hit is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam superhit ‘Poovinnu Puthiya Poonthennal’ starring Mammootty and Nadiya Moidu. Directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, this movie also marks the Telugu debut of actor Raghuvaran. The song ‘Kashmiri Loyalo Kanyakumari’ and ‘Break Dance’ shot on the lead pair Chiru and Vijayashanti set the silver screen on fire. This box-office wonder is the first Telugu movie to have a break-dance number.

Veteran film-maker Raghavendra Rao has directed this smash hit which is about an archaeological assistant played by Chiranjeevi who goes to a village disguising himself as an unemployed youth to unearth a hidden treasure. K. Chakravarthy has given tunes for the songs elevated by scintinallating dance moves of Chiru, Vijayashanti and Radha. Though, Radha is the main heroine, this film is famous for Megastar and Vijayashanti’s on-screen chemistry.

This blockbuster directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy is based on Yandamoori Veerendranath’s novel ‘Dabbu to the power of Dabbu’. The movie which is a testimony of the human willpower revolves around an unemployed youth who overcomes many obstacles to succeed in life. Despite Vijayashanti playing the second heroine in the film, the songs ‘Induvadana’, Sayamkalam’ and ‘Om Shanthi’ picturised on Chiru and her are enjoyed even after three decades of the film’s release.

This is the first movie in the combination of Megastar and Movie Mogul Ramanaidu. This drama made under the banner Suresh Productions and directed by K. Murali Mohan Rao has music composed by K. Chakravarthy. Chiru is seen in the role of a U.S. returned NRI who and Vijayashanti plays his childhood sweetheart in this super hit. The movie marks the beginning of Chiru and Vijayashanti’s pairing which would be delivering industry hits in the future.