<p>Hyderabad: Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday clarified that he is not going back to politics. Chiranjeevi had a chequered political career and stayed away from movies for almost 10 years. </p><p>“I will stay away from politics all my life while I stay close to cinema. Some doubts are being raised that I am getting close to powerful people; I won't go that way. Pawan Kalyan is there to fulfil my vision and mission—to serve in politics,” said Chiranjeevi at a film function.</p><p>He took a break from films when his film career was at its peak. He founded a political outfit, Praja Rajyam, in 2008 just before the 2009 polls. Later, he merged Praja Rajyam into Congress. He was elected to Rajya Sabha and served as a Union minister of state with independent charge for tourism during UPA II. After that, he unofficially quit politics and started acting in films.</p>.Our god, star and our friend: Telugu directors on Chiranjeevi.<p>Chiranjeevi's younger brother Pawan Kalyan started Jana Sena and is an ally of BJP in Andhra Pradesh. After storming to power in the 2024 polls in Andhra Pradesh along with the BJP and TDP, Pawan Kalyan now serves as the deputy chief minister.</p><p>In recent times, Chiranjeevi has been seen sharing a good rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a few meetings that had kicked off speculations that the actor may join BJP and the saffron party may send him to Rajya Sabha in a bid to woo Kapus, a numerically strong community Chiranjeevi comes from in Andhra Pradesh.</p><p>Meanwhile, the actor stirred a controversy for his remarks, which were labelled as sexist, when he said that he was "scared" his son Ram Charan would have a daughter again. Chiranjeevi, in a candid conversation at an audio release function of a Telugu movie on Tuesday night, said he wished Ram Charan had a son to continue their family's legacy and lineage.</p><p>He said "with so many granddaughters" at home, he feels it's "like a ladies hostel and he is a warden". Netizens found fault with Chiranjeevi's remarks, terming them sexist.</p><p>“With the granddaughters at home, it feels like a ladies hostel, and I am a warden. I tell Ram Charan to have a boy to continue the family's legacy. I'm scared if he will have a daughter again. They are all lovely kids,” said Chiranjeevi in a conversation during the pre-release event of the <em>Brahmanandam</em> movie.</p><p>Ram Charan, who is also an actor, is married to Upasana, who belongs to the Apollo Hospitals group family. Ram Charan and Upasana have a two-year-old daughter.</p><p>Chiranjeevi has three children, one son and two daughters. All his children have daughters. Recently, in a chat show aired on an OTT platform, Chiranjeevi's wife Surekha requested Ram Charan for a grandson.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday clarified that he is not going back to politics. Chiranjeevi had a chequered political career and stayed away from movies for almost 10 years. </p><p>“I will stay away from politics all my life while I stay close to cinema. Some doubts are being raised that I am getting close to powerful people; I won't go that way. Pawan Kalyan is there to fulfil my vision and mission—to serve in politics,” said Chiranjeevi at a film function.</p><p>He took a break from films when his film career was at its peak. He founded a political outfit, Praja Rajyam, in 2008 just before the 2009 polls. Later, he merged Praja Rajyam into Congress. He was elected to Rajya Sabha and served as a Union minister of state with independent charge for tourism during UPA II. After that, he unofficially quit politics and started acting in films.</p>.Our god, star and our friend: Telugu directors on Chiranjeevi.<p>Chiranjeevi's younger brother Pawan Kalyan started Jana Sena and is an ally of BJP in Andhra Pradesh. After storming to power in the 2024 polls in Andhra Pradesh along with the BJP and TDP, Pawan Kalyan now serves as the deputy chief minister.</p><p>In recent times, Chiranjeevi has been seen sharing a good rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a few meetings that had kicked off speculations that the actor may join BJP and the saffron party may send him to Rajya Sabha in a bid to woo Kapus, a numerically strong community Chiranjeevi comes from in Andhra Pradesh.</p><p>Meanwhile, the actor stirred a controversy for his remarks, which were labelled as sexist, when he said that he was "scared" his son Ram Charan would have a daughter again. Chiranjeevi, in a candid conversation at an audio release function of a Telugu movie on Tuesday night, said he wished Ram Charan had a son to continue their family's legacy and lineage.</p><p>He said "with so many granddaughters" at home, he feels it's "like a ladies hostel and he is a warden". Netizens found fault with Chiranjeevi's remarks, terming them sexist.</p><p>“With the granddaughters at home, it feels like a ladies hostel, and I am a warden. I tell Ram Charan to have a boy to continue the family's legacy. I'm scared if he will have a daughter again. They are all lovely kids,” said Chiranjeevi in a conversation during the pre-release event of the <em>Brahmanandam</em> movie.</p><p>Ram Charan, who is also an actor, is married to Upasana, who belongs to the Apollo Hospitals group family. Ram Charan and Upasana have a two-year-old daughter.</p><p>Chiranjeevi has three children, one son and two daughters. All his children have daughters. Recently, in a chat show aired on an OTT platform, Chiranjeevi's wife Surekha requested Ram Charan for a grandson.</p>