Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 and is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema.
63 Facts About Mahesh Babu
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Mahesh Babu has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award.
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The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in Needa, at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child artist.
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Mahesh Babu made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu which won him the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut.
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Mahesh Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama Murari, and the action film Okkadu.
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Mahesh Babu went on to act in other commercially successful films such as Athadu, Pokiri, Dookudu, Businessman, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Srimanthudu, Bharat Ane Nenu, Maharshi, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Sarkaru Vaari Paata.
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Mahesh Babu is associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador.
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Mahesh Babu entered into the film exhibition business alongside the late Narayandas Narang of Asian Group with the inauguration of the seven-screen multiplex, AMB cinemas at Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
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Mahesh Babu married actress Namrata Shirodkar in 2005, with whom he has a son and a daughter.
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Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 in a Telugu speaking family in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Mahesh Babu is the fourth of the five children of Telugu actor Krishna and Indira, after Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, and Manjula and before Priyadarshini.
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Mahesh Babu spent his childhood mostly in Madras under the care of his maternal grandmother Durgamma and the rest of his family.
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Mahesh Babu was educated at St Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
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Mahesh Babu obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from the Loyola College, Chennai.
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Mahesh Babu stated, he was unable to read and write Telugu and used to memorise the dialogues given by his directors during the dubbing phase of his films.
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At the age of four, Mahesh Babu visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa where its director Dasari Narayana Rao shot a few sequences of his as a part of the narrative in the presence of the former's brother Ramesh.
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Mahesh Babu went on to act as a child artist in the films Sankharavam, Bazaar Rowdy, Mugguru Kodukulu and Gudachari 117.
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Mahesh Babu played a dual role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram.
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Mahesh Babu then appeared in Bala Chandrudu, and Anna Thammudu.
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In 1999, Babu made his debut as a lead actor with the romantic comedy Rajakumarudu, directed by K Raghavendra Rao and co-starring Preity Zinta.
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Mahesh Babu regarded Murari an important film in his career and the role he played in it one of his favourites.
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Mahesh Babu received his third Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in his next film, Arjun, directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Ramesh.
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Mahesh Babu chose to act in Trivikram Srinivas Athadu, co-starring Trisha Krishnan, whose script had been approved back in 2002 before the production of Naani and Arjun had begun.
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Mahesh Babu then collaborated with Puri Jagannadh in 2006 for the film Pokiri, which was jointly produced by Jagannadh and Manjula.
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In 2008, Mahesh Babu provided voice-over for the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas.
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Mahesh Babu is the soul of the movie, be it his dialogue delivery, his action, his dances or emotions, he is effortless.
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Mahesh Babu's narrative manages to keep the audience engaged until the end of the movie.
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Mahesh Babu later played the role of a mafia kingpin with a hidden personal agenda in the film Businessman, co-starring Kajal Aggarwal and directed by Puri Jagannadh.
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Mahesh Babu then began filming for Srikanth Addala Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, whose script Mahesh Babu had approved during the pre-production phase of Dookudu.
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Mahesh Babu provided a voice-over for Srinu Vaitla's Baadshah the same year.
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Mahesh Babu had two releases in 2014, the first one being Sukumar 1: Nenokkadine, an action thriller focusing on a celebrity suffering from hallucinations related to the murder of his parents and the discovery of a special variety of rice.
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However, Mahesh Babu's performance received praise, with critics calling it one of his best performances.
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Mahesh Babu collaborated with Koratala Siva for the action drama film Srimanthudu co-starring Shruti Haasan.
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Mahesh Babu co-produced the film under his newly formed banner G Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt.
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Mahesh Babu opted to do so in order to control the film's budget, accepting a share in profits in lieu of remuneration.
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Mahesh Babu stated that this was an error of judgement, where he had picked the wrong director.
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Mahesh Babu next began filming for Sarkaru Vaari Paata, marking his maiden collaboration with director Parasuram in January 2021.
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Mahesh Babu is set to re-unite with Trivikram Srinivas for their third collaboration from April 2022.
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Mahesh Babu is considered one of the most popular actors in Telugu cinema.
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Mahesh Babu is widely referred in the media as "Superstar of Tollywood", and "Prince Mahesh Babu".
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Mahesh Babu's popularity has been documented in several Telugu films such as Ashta Chamma, Kiraak, and Superstar Kidnap.
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Mahesh Babu was ranked twelfth on the Times' 50 Most Desirable Men in India for the year 2010, fifth in 2011, and second in 2012.
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Mahesh Babu climbed to the first position of the same list for the year 2013, beating the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan.
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Mahesh Babu stood at sixth place on the same list for the year 2014, sixth in 2015, seventh in 2016, and sixth in 2017.
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Mahesh Babu was then added to the Forever Desirable list along with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan.
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Mahesh Babu is an ambassador for about three dozen Indian brands.
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Mahesh Babu endorsed brands such as UniverCell Mobile Store, Navratna Oil, Amrutanjan, Provogue, ITC Vivel, Jos Alukkas, Idea Cellular, Santoor Soap, South India Shopping Mall, Royal Stag, Rainbow Hospitals, TVS Motor Company, Mahindra Tractors, Paragon footwear, and Tata Sky in South India.
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Mahesh Babu was signed as the brand ambassador of Intex Mobiles in August 2015 for one year.
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Mahesh Babu has shot a couple of unique concept videos for Zee Telugu to promote their upcoming TV shows.
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Mahesh Babu has supported AIG Hospitals' "End Corona Campaign", which was aimed at creating awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Mahesh Babu stood in 31st place on Forbes Indias Celebrity 100 list for the year 2012, with annual earnings of 42.25 crore.
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Mahesh Babu slipped to 54th place on the same list for the year 2013, with his annual earnings dropping to 28.96 crore.
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Mahesh Babu was placed 37th, 33rd and 54th consecutively in the years leading up to 2019 with an annual earning of 35 crore.
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Mahesh Babu was once criticized for his limited and predictable wardrobe when attending events.
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Mahesh Babu was the first Indian actor whose wax statue was flown back for a day for unveiling at his hometown.
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Mahesh Babu married his co-star Namrata Shirodkar on 10 February 2005 at the Marriott Hotel, Mumbai during the shooting of Athadu.
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Mahesh Babu is the fourth child in a family of five children.
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Mahesh Babu's elder brother Ramesh Babu was a film producer and was an actor.
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Mahesh Babu's elder sister Manjula is a film producer, director, and an actress.
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Mahesh Babu was signed in 2013 as the goodwill ambassador of Heal-a-child Foundation, a non-profit organisation that offers financial support to the parents of terminally ill children to help with the cost of medical treatment.
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Jayadev announced in February 2015 that Mahesh Babu would adopt Krishna's native village Burripalem, a minor panchayat in Tenali, and would address basic needs of the community such as potable drinking water and better roads and drainage systems.
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Mahesh Babu surrendered in the district court in September 2004 and appeared before the court again in April 2006.
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Mahesh Babu is a recipient of eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare South Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three Santosham Film Awards, four SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award.