Chiranjeevi Gets Emotional During Padma Vibhushan Felicitation: 'Truth Be Told, I Was Much Happier...'

Chiranjeevi was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan Award last month, on January 24. Chiranjeevi is among the five people this year to have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. The actor was finally felicitated with the special achievement by Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and he was brimming with emotions.

As quoted by the entertainment portal PinkVilla, Chiranjeevi said in his acceptable speech, “People in my house asked me how I felt after receiving the Padma Vibhushan, and I said I felt good. But, truth be told, I was much happier after receiving the Padma Bhushan award. After so many years, I was awarded the Padma Vibhushan and I was not at all excited. Sure, I was happy and I knew that I had to acknowledge this award with dignity and respect, and I did that.”

He continued, “But it was truly the support that I got after receiving the award that made my heart fill with joy. So many people came forward to congratulate me. From people in the cinema industry, people from various organizations and associations to the politicians seated here at this event. It is the love that was showered upon me in this last week or so that gave me so much more happiness than actually receiving the award.”

The actor couldn’t stop himself from getting emotional, “The love I received from my supporters and well-wishers made me feel satisfied with life. I felt like this life was enough now. It felt as if some blessing of a lifetime had led me to this. The encouragement and the excitement that the award failed to give me, I got from the support of the people. It must be some blessings from my parents,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi has started shooting for his 156th film ‘Vishwambhara’. Recently, the makers of the movie shared a new intriguing poster as they also announced that the much-awaited film will hit theatres on January 10, 2025. “A LEGEND RISES. MEGASTAR @KChiruTweets sets his foot into the mighty world of #Vishwambhara (heart and fire emojis. Shoot in Progress. In cinemas 10th Jan 2025 (sic),” the makers wrote.