Mahesh Babu
Birth name	Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu
Born	August 9, 1974 (1974-08-09) (age 33) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse(s)	Namrata Shirodkar
Official site	http://www.superstarmaheshbabu.com
Awards Filmfare Awards Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award 2006 Pokiri Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award 2003 Okkadu

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (Telugu: మహేష్ ‌బాబు), born August 9, 1974 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is an actor in the Indian Telugu movie industry. Image File history File links Maheshbabu. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... , Madras redirects here. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress, sister of actor Shilpa Shirodkar. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... The filmfare award. ... Pokiri (Telugu: పోకిరి) is a 2006 Telugu movie directed, written, and produced by Puri Jagannadh. ... The filmfare award. ... Okkadu(Telugu:ఒక్క డు) is a 2003 Tollywood film which was directed by Gunasekhar. ... “Telugu” redirects here. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... , Madras redirects here. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Telugu Cinema refers to the Telugu film industry. ...

Background

He is the son of Telugu Legend & actor SUPERSTARKrishna and Indira Devi, born in Madras, Tamil Nadu and did most of his schooling and undergraduate in Madras. He has one elder brother, Ramesh, two elder sisters, Padmavathi, Manjula and one younger sister Priyadarsini. He married Bollywood actress Namrata Shirodkar who is two and half years older than him.^[1] in February 2005. On August 31, 2006, Mahesh and Namrata's first son was born^[2] and named as Gautham Ghattamaneni. Tollywood. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ghattamaneni Sivarama Krishna Murthy (born on the May 31, 1943), more commonly referred to as Krishna, is one of Tollywoods most prolific actors, having acted in more than 350 movies. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress, sister of actor Shilpa Shirodkar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal details Name : Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu Born : August 9, 1974, Madras, INDIA Parents : Telugu actor Krishna and Indira Devi Spouse : Namrata Shirodkar Children : A baby boy, Gautham Krishna Siblings : An elder brother, Ramesh babu, two elder sisters, Padmavathi, Manjula and one younger sister Priyadarsini.

Career Education : Graduated from Layola College, Madras. Debut Movie Rajakumarudu - The prince, 1999, with co-actress Priety Zinta. Number of Moives : 14 Awards : 6 Nandi awards. and two filmfare award

Personal Favorites Favorite Hero : Superstar Krishna Favorite Heroine : Sridevi Favorite Music Director : Mani Sharma Favorite Stunt master : Vijayan Favorite Choreographer : Raju sundaram Recognisation:Super star/Prince

Career

Superstar Mahesh Babu started out his movie career as a child actor in his father's films before making his debut as an actor In April 2006, his next movie, Pokiri became one of the highest grosser in the Telugu Film Industry. Mahesh's performance was applauded by even Ram Gopal Varma , Amitabh Bachchan and Rajni Kanth.^[3]He has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) award for this movie. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pokiri (Telugu: పోకిరి) is a 2006 Telugu movie directed, written, and produced by Puri Jagannadh. ... Ram Gopal Varma born April 7, 1962) is an Indian film director, writer and film producer from Andhra Pradesh. ... Bachchan redirects here. ... Rajinikanth, fondly known as Super Star Rajini, is the most popular Tamil movie star ever. ... The Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. ...

Mahesh's next film, Sainikudu had a good opening but didn't live up to expectations. However it managed a 100 day run. Sainikudu (Telugu: సైనికుడు, translation: Soldier) is a Telugu film which released on November 30, 2006 [3]. Gunasekhar directed this film. ...

Mahesh's recent movie Athidhi had a very good opening and also is creating records all over,it generated 6.5 crores on its opening day,16 crores on its 4th day and 32 crores gross by 2nd week,but on the whole it became a hit film. Athidhi (Telugu: అతిథీ) is 2007 Telugu Film starring Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao. ...

His movies also have the reputation of performing very well overseas. Incidentally he has the 2nd highest fan following overseas after Rajnikanth. Most of his hits have been remade in Tamil and Hindi. Mahesh is the brand ambassdor for Thums Up in Andhra Pradesh. Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Andhra redirects here. ...

His upcoming films are Mirchi & Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Mirchi is an Indian word used for chilli. ... Hare Rama Hare Krishna was a film made by Dev Anand in the 70s starring himself and Zeenat Aman. ...

On the whole he has a high percentage of hits in his career. With 2 recents ones being the highest grossers in Tollywood history.

But he is the SUPERSTAR for next generation and is currently enjoying a decent position in Tollywood.

Filmography

Arjun(Telugu:అర్జున్) is a Tollywood film released on August 18, 2004, and was directed by Gunasekhar. ... The Nandi Award for Special Jury winners: Category: ... Naani is a 2004 Tollywood film directed by S J Suryah. ... Nijam is a Telugu film released in 2003, starring Mahesh Babu. ... The Nandi Award for Best Actor winners: Nandi Awards Tollywood Categories: | | ... Okkadu(Telugu:ఒక్క డు) is a 2003 Tollywood film which was directed by Gunasekhar. ... The Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. ... Bobby is a 2002 Telugu film which starred Mahesh Babu, Arti Agarwal, Prakash Raj, and Raghuvaran. ... Takkari Donga is a Telugu film that released on January 12, 2002 and was directed by Jayant Paranjee. ... The Nandi Award for Special Jury winners: Category: ... // Story Way back in 1800s a Jamindar insults Durga Devi by try stealing her idol in the temple in a state of inebriation. ... Vamsi is a Tollywood film which has Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shidrokar in the lead roles. ... Yuvaraju is a Tollywood film directed and produced by YVS Chowdary. ... Raja Kumarudu is a Telugu movie, released in 1999. ... The Nandi Award for Best Male Debut winners: Category: ...

References

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External links

• Mahesh Babu at the Internet Movie Database