Megastar Chiranjeevi on Thursday (May 9) was honoured with the second highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, by the Government of India. Chiranjeevi received the prestigious award from President Droupadi Murmu in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The ceremony took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital. The recipients of this year's Padma awards were announced on Republic Day Evening. Chiranjeevi Awarded With Padma Vibhushan: SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR, Mammootty and Others Congratulate the Telugu Stalwart- Check Posts.

Expressing his gratitude over the special honour, Chiranjeevi earlier said, "After hearing this news, I became speechless. I'm really overwhelmed. I am humbled and grateful for this honour. It's only the unconditional and invaluable love of the people, audiences, fans, my blood brothers and blood sisters that allowed me to reach here. I owe my life and this moment to you. I always try to express my gratitude in ways that I can, though I know I can never do enough." Chiranjeevi Felicitated by Telangana Governor Over His Padma Vibhushan Honour (Watch Video).

Chiranjeevi Honoured With Padma Vibhushan

Chiranjeevi is among the most influential and successful actors and worked in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. He is known for his movies such as Vijetha, Indra, Shankar Dada MBBS, and most recently, he was seen in 'Bholaa Shankar'. He made his debut in 1978 with the film Punadhirallu and since then he has been entertaining audience with his versatile acting skills. Notably, he is the father of actor Ram Charan Teja and the uncle of actors Allu Arjun, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej, Niharika and Sai Dharam Tej.