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Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu in Spyder in 2017

Born Mahesh Ghattamaneni

9 August 1975 (age 44)[1]

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Nationality Indian

Alma mater Loyola College Chennai

Occupation Film actor

Years active 1979–1990 (child actor),

1999–present (lead actor)

Namrata Shirodkar (m. 2005)
Spouse(s)
 Children 2

Parent(s) Krishna (father)

Vijaya Nirmala (step-mother)

Relatives List[show]

Signature

Mahesh Babu (born Mahesh Ghattamaneni; 9 August 1975) is an Indian film actor,

producer, media personality, and philanthropist known for his works in Telugu
cinema. He owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The
younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Mahesh made his cameo as a child
artist in Needa (1979), at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child
artist. He made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu (1999) and won the
State Nandi Award for Best Male Debut.
Mahesh achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama Murari (2001), and
the action film Okkadu (2003). He went on to act in other commercially successful
films such
as Arjun (2004), Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012)
, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), 1:
Nenokkadine (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) Maharshi (2019)
some of which rank among the List of highest-grossing Telugu films. To date, he has
won eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three South
Indian International Movie Awards and one International Indian Film Academy
Award.
Mahesh has been cited in the media as one of the most attractive male celebrities in
India. His accomplishments have established him as a leading actor in Telugu
cinema.[3] Referred in the media as the Prince of Tollywood, he is one of the most
popular and influential actors of Telugu cinema, [4][5] and is described as the superstar
of Telugu cinema by the audience.[6] In addition to his acting career, Mahesh is an
active humanitarian and philanthropist through his charitable trust and non-profit
organisation Heal-a-Child.[7] He is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their
goodwill ambassador.[8]

Contents

 1Early life
  2Acting career
o 2.1Early career and breakthrough (1979–2003)
o 2.2Mainstream film acclaim and success (2004–2010)
o 2.3Dookudu, Businessman and career setback (2011–2014)
o 2.4Resurgence and recent work (2015–present)
 3In the media
 4Personal life
o 4.1Family
o 4.2Philanthropy
o 4.3Controversy
 5Filmography
 6Awards and nominations
 7Notes
 8References
 9External links

Early life
Mahesh was born on 9 August 1975 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India.
[9]
 He is the fourth of the five children of Telugu actor Krishna and Indira,
after Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi and Manjula Swaroop and before
Priyadarshini. Mahesh's childhood was spent mostly in Madras under the care of his
maternal grandmother Durgamma and the rest of his family. [10] Since Krishna was
busy with his film commitments, Ramesh used to look after Mahesh's academic
performance.[9] Along with his siblings, Mahesh used to play cricket regularly at
the VGP Golden beach in Madras. To spend time with him, Krishna used to make
sure that his films' shoots would be conducted at the VGP Universal Kingdom during
the weekends.[9]
Krishna also made sure that none of his children would reveal his name during their
schooling to ensure a peaceful environment.[9] He was educated at St. Bede's Anglo
Indian Higher Secondary School in Madras where actor Karthi was his schoolmate.[11]
[12]
 Mahesh in an interview said that actor Vijay and he have been longtime close
friends and studied at the same college before establishing themselves in their
respective film industries.[13] Mahesh was an above average student. He obtained a
bachelor's degree in commerce from Loyola College in Chennai.[14] After graduating,
he met with director L. Satyanand in Vishakhapatnam for further training in acting
which went on for three to four months.[14] Being unable to read and write Telugu, he
used to memorise the dialogues given by his directors during the dubbing phase of
his films.[15]

Acting career
Further information: Mahesh Babu filmography
Early career and breakthrough (1979–2003)
At the age of four, Mahesh visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa (1979) 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. Needa marked his debut as a child
actor.[16] During the shoot of Poratam (1983) at Vauhini Studios, after watching
Mahesh on the sets director Kodi Ramakrishna suggested to Krishna that he cast
Mahesh in the role of the protagonist's brother. Initially terrified, Mahesh agreed to
act in the film after being persuaded by the film's crew. [16] He went on to act as a child
artist in the films Shankharavam (1987), Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru
Kodukulu (1988) and Gudachari 117 (1989). He played a dual role in the
film Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989). Mahesh then appeared in Bala
Chandrudu (1990), and Anna Thammudu (1990). Later, Mahesh continued his
college studies.[17]
In 1999, Mahesh made his debut as a lead actor with the film Raja Kumarudu,
directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and co-starring Priety Zinta. The film was
commercially successful, and people began referring to him with the title Prince. [18] He
received the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. [19] He starred in two films the following
year – Yuvaraju and Vamsi. Following their poor performance at the box office,
Mahesh starred in Krishna Vamsi's Murari the next year. Mahesh called Murari an
important film in his career and the role he played in it one of his favourites. [20]
[21]
 Murari was a commercial success and earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award.
[19]
 Though his 2002 releases Takkari Donga and Bobby performed poorly at the box
office, Mahesh received his second Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in
the former.[19]
Mahesh had two film releases in 2003, the first one being Gunasekhar's Okkadu co-
starring Bhumika Chawla, which went on to become the highest grossing Telugu film
of the year collecting ₹23 Crores at the boxoffice.[22] He won his first Filmfare Award
for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in the film.[23] The other release
was Teja's Nijam co-starring Rakshita. The film was noted for introducing Dolby EX
surround system in Telugu cinema.[24] Though the film was a commercial failure,
[25]
 Mahesh received praise from the critics for his performance in the film, with
Vijayalaxmi of Rediff.com calling him the only reason to watch the film's second half
which she termed a routine tale of vendetta. [26] Mahesh won his first Nandi Best Actor
Award for his performance in the film.[27]
Mainstream film acclaim and success (2004–2010)
Manjula produced his next film, Naani, directed by S. J. Surya co-starring Amisha
Patel. While its simultaneously shot Tamil version New featuring a different cast was
commercially successful, Naani flopped at the box office.[20] He received the Nandi
Special Jury Award for his performance in his next film, Arjun, directed by
Gunasekhar and produced by Ramesh.[28] The failure of Naani depressed both
Mahesh and Manjula, who took a small break in Goa before resuming their other
commitments.[29] He chose to act in Trivikram Srinivas's Athadu, co-starring Trisha
Krishnan, whose script had been approved back in 2002 before the production
of Naani and Arjun had begun.[30] Athadu became one of the highest-grossing films of
the year.[31] The film was commercially profitable venture for the producers and
distributors.[32] The film benefited Mahesh's career as he won the Nandi Best Actor
Award for his performance in the role of a hired assassin. [33] Athadu collected a share
of ₹25 Crores at the boxoffice.[34]
Mahesh collaborated with Puri Jagannadh in 2006 for the film Pokiri, which was
jointly produced by Jagannadh and Manjula.[35] Made on a budget of ₹100 million and
shot within six months,[36] Pokiri became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time
by the end of its run, and was screened at the 7th IIFA Awards held in Dubai.
[37]
 Mahesh received praise for his performance, with Y. Sunita Chowdary of The
Hindu opining that "Mahesh's understated performance in Pokiri allows him
effortlessly to reclaim the title of a star, overshadowing more questionable recent
career choices".[35] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for the second
time.[38] Pokiri grossed 67 crores at the boxoffice.[39] That same year, his next
film, Sainikudu, co-starring Trisha, was released amid huge expectations but flopped
at the box office.[40]
The following year saw Mahesh acting in the film Athidhi, co-starring Amrita
Rao marking her Telugu debut. The film was produced by Mahesh's brother
Ramesh.[41] UTV Motion Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights for ₹185
million, which became its first Telugu film venture. [42] In 2008, Mahesh provided voice-
over for the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas.[43]
After Athidhi's release, Mahesh took a break from films for seven months; two
months later, he signed Khaleja, but the break was unintentionally extended for two
years due to several delays. During this time, Mahesh's grandmother and his wife
Namrata's parents died. Krishna was worried about Mahesh's career as the film's
shoot was delayed for so long.[44] Upon release, Khaleja received mixed reviews from
critics and was a commercial failure in India.[45] However, it managed to perform well
at the overseas box office.[46]
Dookudu, Businessman and career setback (2011–2014)
In 2011, Mahesh collaborated with Srinu Vaitla for the film Dookudu, which was
inspired in part by the 2003 German tragicomedy film Good Bye, Lenin!.[47] Co-
starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, the film received positive reviews upon release and
became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Dookudu had the largest
opening for a Telugu film, and collected a share of ₹101.1 million and a gross
of ₹125.8 million on the first day of its release. [48] The Los Angeles
Times called Dookudu the "biggest hit you've never heard of".[49] For his performance
in the film, Mahesh won the Best Actor Award at the 2012 Nandi Awards ceremony.
[50]
 He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu at the 59th Filmfare
Awards South and 1st South Indian International Movie Awards ceremonies.[51][52] After
the film's gross crossed the ₹1 billion mark, Income Tax Department officials
conducted a raid on Mahesh's Jubilee Hills residence as he was rumored to be
getting a remuneration of more than ₹1.2 million for his next projects.[53]
He 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.
[54]
 Upon the film's release, Mahesh received praise from the critics for his
performance in the film, with Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu writing, "The film has
no frills, no vulgar wastage and the hero is practically in every frame; you hear only
his voice, he looks good, sounds good, he also steals the comedian's job. Mahesh
plays it straight.".[55] It grossed approximately ₹187.35 million and collected a share
of ₹137.8 million at the global box office on its first day creating an all-time record in
terms of opening day collections.[56] Businessman became one of the highest
grossing Telugu films of the year.[57] Businessman collected a share of 41 crores at
the boxoffice.[58] He received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
at both the 60th Filmfare Awards South and the 2nd South Indian International Movie
Awards ceremonies.[59][60] By then, Mahesh was reported to be the second highest-
paid actor in South India after Rajinikanth.[61]
Mahesh receiving Best Actor – Telugu Award at the 61st Filmfare Awards South from Tamannaah for his
performance in the film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)

Mahesh then began filming for Srikanth Addala's Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle

Chettu, whose script Mahesh had approved during the pre-production phase
of Dookudu.[62] Co-starring Daggubati Venkatesh along with Anjali and Samantha
Ruth Prabhu, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu became the first
Telugu multistarrer film to be produced in the last twenty-five years. [63] Released in
January 2013, the film became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year
and marked the completion of Mahesh's hat-trick of successful films. [64] Mahesh won
the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu at the 61st Filmfare Awards
South ceremony and the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony.[65]
[66]
 He provided voice-over for Srinu Vaitla's Baadshah the same year.[67] Seethamma
Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu collected a distributor share of ₹550 million and was the
second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[68]
Mahesh had two releases in 2014, the first one being Sukumar's 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. Kriti
Sanon played the female lead in this film, marking her acting debut. [69] Made on a
budget of around ₹70 crores, 1: Nenokkadine was released amid huge expectations,
but received mixed reviews from the critics, turning out to be a box office bomb by
incurring a loss of around ₹26–27 crores.[70] However, Mahesh's performance
received praise, with critics calling it one of his best performances. [71][72][73] He also
earned a nomination for the Best Actor – Telugu at the 4th South Indian International
Movie Awards.[74] Grossing over $1.32 million,1: Nenokkadine became the fourth-
highest-grossing Telugu film in history at the United States box office at that time.
[75]
 The other release, Aagadu, directed by Srinu Vaitla and co-starring Tamannaah,
flopped at the box office,[76] even though it had a gross of ₹60 crores.[77]
Resurgence and recent work (2015–present)

Vijay on the sets of his friend Mahesh film Spyder

Mahesh collaborated with Koratala Siva for the action drama film Srimanthudu co-

starring Shruti Haasan. He co-produced the film under his newly formed banner G.
Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, marking his first film production venture. [78] He
opted to do so in order to control the film's budget, accepting a share in profits in lieu
of remuneration.[79] Released on 7 August 2015, Srimanthudu opened to positive
reviews from the critics,[80] was commercially successful, and gained the Filmfare
Award for Best Actor – Telugu at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South for Mahesh,
[81]
 marking his resurgence.[82] Sethumadhavan N. of Bangalore
Mirror stated, Srimanthudu wouldn't have been as effective if it did not have Mahesh
Babu who is at his charming best, adding that he "underplays the emotional scenes,
making them a treat to watch".[83]
The Film was a commercial success, grossing nearly ₹2.0 billion globally on a
budget of ₹400—700 million and becoming the second-highest grossing Telugu film
of all time and the highest grossing Telugu-language-only movie. After the film's
release, many actors, bureaucrats and politicians announced plans to develop the
backward villages and encouraged the adoption of villages in Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh.[84] Mahesh himself has adopted his native village, Burripalem.[85]
Mahesh acted in Srikanth Addala's film Brahmotsavam co-starring Kajal
Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Pranitha Subhash. Originally produced as a
bi-lingual, the film would've marked Mahesh's first straight Tamil film. However, later
on the plan was altered due to its disastrous performance at the Telugu box office
and the film wasn't released in Tamil.[86] While the film underperformed at the box
office, the Deccan Chronicle stated that Mahesh Babu was its saving grace. The film
was criticised by the public, due to the lack of a proper story. [87] Mahesh stated that
this was an error of judgement, where he had picked the wrong director. [88] Mahesh
later appeared in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Spyder, directed by A. R. Murugadoss,
which finally marked his Tamil cinema debut[89] and grossed over ₹113 Crores at the
box office.[90] His next film was a political action drama Bharat Ane Nenu, directed
by Koratala Siva and co-starring Kiara Advani. In this film, he played the role of a
chief minister. It went on to become a hit and grossed over 150 crores, making it the
5th highest grossing Telugu film of all time, Mahesh Babu winning the Dadasaheb
Phalke Best Actor Award for his performance.[91] His next film, Maharshi, was
released on 5 April 2019. It collected a total of ₹175 crore in worldwide gross figures
as of August 2019.[92] Mahesh has confirmed, in an interview, that he will be working
with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga on a new film whose title is yet to be
determined.[93] His January 2020 release Sarileru Neekevvaru collected ₹260
crores in worldwide box office collections.[94][95]

In the media
Mahesh Babu is considered one of the most popular actors in Telugu cinema. [96] His
popularity has been documented in several Telugu films such as Ashta
Chamma (2008),[97] Kiraak (2014),[98] and Superstar Kidnap (2015).[99] He
joined Twitter in April 2010 and has 7.4 million followers as of February 2019.[100] He
was ranked twelfth on the Times' 50 Most Desirable Men in India for the year 2010,
[101]
 fifth in 2011,[102], and second in 2012.[103] He 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.[104] He stood at sixth place on the same list for the year 2014, [105] sixth in
2015,[106] seventh in 2016,[107] and sixth in 2017.[108] He was then added to the Forever
Desirable list along with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Aamir
Khan.[109]
Mahesh is an ambassador for about a dozen South Indian brands. [110][111] In 2007, he
signed a five-year endorsement deal with the cola company Thums Up to
replace Chiranjeevi as its brand ambassador in Andhra Pradesh.[112] He endorsed
brands such as UniverCell Mobile Store, [113] Navratna Oil,[114] Amrutanjan,[115] Provogue,
[116]
 ITC Vivel,[117] Jos Alukkas,[118] Idea Cellular,[119] Santoor Soap,[120] South India
Shopping Mall,[121] Royal Stag,[122] Rainbow Hospitals,[123] TVS Motor Company,
[124]
 Mahindra Tractors,[125] Paragon footwear, and[126] Tata Sky in South India.[127] He was
signed as the brand ambassador of Intex Mobiles in August 2015 for one year. [128] In
2012, he replaced Akshay Kumar as the national brand ambassador for Thums Up
across India.[129] He also promotes the real estate firm Ramakrishna Venuzia.
[130]
 Mahesh commands a figure of ₹25–30 million per endorsement per annum, thus
earning around ₹300 million per annum as a brand ambassador. [131] In 2016, he was
signed as the brand ambassador of YuppTV[132] and AbhiBus.[133] In February 2018 he
was signed as the brand ambassador for Protinex.[134] Some of the other brands he
endorses, or had endorsed previously, include Chennai Silks, [135] Sai Surya
Developers,[136] Close-Up,[137] Gold Winner,[138] Denver Deodorant,[139] Lloyd A/C,[140] and
Flipkart.[141] Overall, Mahesh has endorsed 28 brands thus far.
Mahesh stood in 31st place on Forbes India's 'Celebrity 100' List for the year 2012,
with annual earnings of ₹422.5 million. He stood in 15th place in terms of Money and
79th place in terms of Fame.[142] He slipped to 54th place on the same list for the year
2013, with his annual earnings, Money and Fame rankings dropping to ₹289.6
million, 24 and 84, respectively.[143] However, he climbed to the 30th position the
following year with an annual earning figure of ₹510 million. His Money and Fame
rankings stood at 14 and 84, respectively.[144] In 2015, he placed 36th, the highest
ranking Tollywood celebrity, with an income of ₹510 million.[145] In 2017, he placed
37th, the second-highest ranking south-Indian celebrity in Forbes magazine.[146]
Mahesh was once criticised for his limited and predictable wardrobe when attending
events.[147]

Personal life
Family
During the shoot of B. Gopal's Vamsi at Australia, Mahesh began to date his co-
star Namrata Shirodkar. After being in a relationship for four years, they decided to
get married, and Manjula convinced Krishna in favour of their decision. [14] They were
married on 10 February 2005 at the Marriott Hotel, Mumbai during the shooting
of Athadu.[148] The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, on 31 August 2006 at the
Global Hospital in Hyderabad.[149] The boy, named Gautham Krishna, was a
premature baby and was in critical condition during his birth. His condition turned
stable after the doctors treated him in time.[76] On 20 July 2012 Namrata gave birth to
a girl whom they named Sitara.[150] Before her delivery, they preserved her stem cells
using stem cell banking to ensure a better immunity level. [151]
Telugu actress and filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala is Mahesh's step-mother, and
actor Naresh is his step-brother.[152] Mahesh's elder sister Padmavathi is married
to Galla Jayadev, an industrialist and Member of the Indian Parliament who is
currently aligned with the Telugu Desam Party.[153] Mahesh's younger sister
Priyadarshini is married to Sudheer Babu, who later made his debut as an actor in
Telugu cinema.[154]
Philanthropy
Mahesh gives 30% of his annual income to charities, and most of his philanthropic
activities are unpublicised because he prefers them to be so. [155] Mahesh
joined Farhan Akhtar's Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD) campaign in
August 2013 and lent his voice to the Telugu version of a poem written by Javed
Akhtar.[156] He 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. [157] In October 2014,
he donated ₹2.5 million to a relief fund run by the chief minister of  Andhra
Pradesh for reconstruction of area destroyed during Cyclone Hudhud. Krishna and
Vijaya Nirmala later donated ₹2.5 million to the fund.[158]
Jayadev announced in February 2015 that Mahesh 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.[159] Mahesh also announced that he is working with Telangana's Rural
Development minister K. T. Rama Rao to adopt another village in Mahbubnagar
district.[160]
Controversy
In September 2004, Mahesh attended a rally organised by his fans at Warangal for
the promotional activities of Arjun. He and his fans allegedly raided two video
libraries and assaulted their owners who were circulating unauthorised CDs of the
film. Cases under IPC section 448 (criminal trespass), section 427 (mischief) and
section 366 (kidnap) were registered on Mahesh, who was the principal accused,
and five others.[161] Later, a delegation from the Telugu film industry,
including Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ghattamaneni Krishna, Allu
Aravind and Daggubati Suresh Babu, approached the then chief minister Y. S.
Rajasekhara Reddy to intervene in this case. Regarding the issue, Mahesh said that
while cases were booked against him, not a single case has been booked against
the person dealing in bootlegged CDs, which he found the "funniest" thing. [162] Actor
and filmmaker Pawan Kalyan openly supported Mahesh throughout the episode.
[163]
 Mahesh surrendered in the district court on 20 September 2004 and appeared
before the court again on 22 April 2006. The final hearing was held on 7 July 2006,
and Mahesh and the others were exonerated.[164]

Filmography
Main article: Mahesh Babu filmography

Awards and nominations

Ceremony[a] Category Year Film Result Reference

International Indian Film Best Actor –

2016 Srimanthudu Won [165]

Academy Awards Utsavam Telugu

[19]
Nandi Awards Best Male 1999 Raja Kumarudu Won
 Debut

2002 Murari Won [19]

Special Jury
2003 Takkari Donga Won [19]

Award

2005 Arjun Won [28]

2004 Nijam Won [27]

2006 Athadu Won [33]

Best Actor
2012 Dookudu Won [50]

2015 Srimanthudu Won [166]

Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – 2001 Murari Nominated [167]

Telugu

2003 Okkadu Won [23]

2005 Athadu Nominated [168]

2006 Pokiri Won [38]

2011 Dookudu Won [51]

2012 Businessman Nominated [59]

Seethamma Vakitlo
2013 Won [65]

Sirimalle Chettu

[81]
2015 Srimanthudu Won
 2019 Bharat Ane Nenu Nominated [169]

2012 Dookudu Won [52]

2013 Businessman Nominated [60]

Seethamma Vakitlo
2014 Won [66]

Sirimalle Chettu
South Indian International Best Actor –
Movie Awards Telugu
2015 1: Nenokkadine Nominated [74]

2016 Srimanthudu Won

2019 Bharat Ane Nenu Nominated [170]

2003 Okkadu Won[b] [171]

Best Actor –
Male
2011 Dookudu Won [172]

CineMAA Awards

Best Actor –
2015 1: Nenokkadine Won [173]

Male (Jury)

2007 Pokiri Won [174]

Santosham Film Awards Best Actor

2013 Businessman Won [175]

Notes
1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They
recognize different recipients and have runners-up.
2. ^ Tied with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. for Simhadri.[171]

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