1. Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 and is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema.
63 Facts About Mahesh Babu
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Mahesh Babu is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in Forbes Indias Celebrity 100 list since 2012.
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Mahesh Babu is a recipient of several accolades including, nine Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award.
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Mahesh Babu owns the production house G Mahesh Babu Entertainment.
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The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Mahesh Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in a Telugu film called Needa, at the age of four.
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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 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 went on to star 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, some of which rank among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time.
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Mahesh Babu established "Mahesh Babu Foundation", which focuses on supporting children in need by funding life-saving congenital heart surgeries.
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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 in partnership with Asian Group in 2018, with the inauguration of the seven-screen multiplex, AMB cinemas at Gachibowli.
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Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 in a Telugu family to actor Krishna and Indira in Madras, Tamil Nadu.
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Mahesh Babu is the fourth of five siblings, after Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, and Manjula, and before Priyadarsini.
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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 the St Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
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Mahesh Babu went on to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Loyola College, Chennai.
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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, Mahesh Babu made his debut as a lead actor with the romantic comedy Rajakumarudu, and people began referring to him with the title Prince.
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Mahesh Babu starred in Krishna Vamsi Murari which he regarded as an important film in his career and the role he played in it one of his favourites.
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Mahesh Babu had two film releases in 2003, the first one being Gunasekhar Okkadu co-starring Bhumika Chawla.
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Mahesh Babu received praise from critics for his performance in the film, with Vijayalaxmi of Rediff.
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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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In 2011, Mahesh Babu collaborated with Srinu Vaitla for the film Dookudu along with Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
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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.
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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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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 to control the film's budget, accepting a share in profits in lieu of remuneration.
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Mahesh Babu won third SIIMA award for best actor for his performance in the film.
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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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In 2024, Mahesh Babu reunited with Trivikram Srinivas for their third collaboration in the film Guntur Kaaram.
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The movie was a financial failure and received mostly negative reviews, but Mahesh Babu's performance was praised.
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Mahesh Babu established, "Mahesh Babu Foundation", to improve the lives of underprivileged children and communities.
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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 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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Mahesh Babu is the second most searched Google actor in South India for the year 2022.
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Mahesh Babu is the sixth most searched South Indian actor of the year 2023 in Google.
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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.
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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 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 the first Indian actor whose wax statue was flown back for a day for unveiling at his hometown.
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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 married his co-star Namrata Shirodkar on 10 February 2005 at 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 surrendered in the district court in September 2004 and appeared before the court again in April 2006.
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Mahesh Babu was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on 28 April 2025, for questioning regarding alleged money laundering by Sai Surya Developers and the Surana Group.
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Mahesh Babu is a recipient of nine Nandi Awards, five Filmfare South Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three Santosham Film Awards, four SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award.