Date:25/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/25/stories/2006082520020200.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

`Mega' birthday

Not everybody's birthday gets so much of attention.

But then, that's why this man is called a megastar. Tollywood biggie Chiranjeevi's 52nd birthday celebration was something that almost everyone was hooked onto last week. As if the seemingly endless reams of print on the man was not enough, it was a Chiru deluge on television and radio as well. And yes, fans had his films and songs on almost every channel, for breakfast, lunch, supper and even as late-night snacks. Can't ask for more of the `King of Indian Cinema', as the Big B himself called him, right?

Dennis Marcus Mathew