Mahesh Babu is a famous Indian actor and also well-known in the producer as Telugu film industry. He was born on 9 August 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mahesh became popular in Telugu with the superhit films Murari (2001), Okkadu (2003), Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Khaleja (2010), Dookudu (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), and Bharat Ane Nenu (2018).
When Mahesh Babu was four years old, in 1979, he visited the sets of the film Needa along with his elder brother, Ramesh. Needa’s director Dasari Narayana Rao gave Mahesh a chance to act in his film as a child artist.
He was eight years old at that time, and initially, he hesitated to act in the film; however, he was later persuaded to act by the crew of the film.
He then went on to appear as a child artist in many popular Telugu films including Sankharavam (1987), Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988), and Gudachari 117 (1989).
In 1989, he appeared in a double role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram. Mahesh Babu marked his debut as a lead actor in 1999 in the film Raja Kumarudu alongside Indian actress Priety Zinta.
In 2002, he appeared in two films Yuvaraju and Vamsi, which were both flops. In 2003, he worked in the film Murari, which was directed by Krishna Vamsi.
In 2004, he appeared in the film Nanni alongside Indian actress Amisha Patel. The film was a flop. In 2005, he appeared in the film Athadu opposite Telugu actress Trisha Krishnan. The film was a huge hit at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year, earning rupees 22 crores.
In 2006, he appeared in the film Pokiri, which was produced by Jagannadh and Manjula. The film was screened at the 7th IIFA Awards, which were organized in Dubai as it was a huge hit and became the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year. In the same year, Mahesh Babu, along with Trisha, appeared in the film Sainikudu, which flopped at the box office.
In 2007, he was cast in his brother, Ramesh’s film Athidhi alongside actress Amrita Rao, who made her Telugu debut with this film. In 2011, he worked alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the film Dookudu, a part of which was inspired by the German film Good Bye, Lenin! This film became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of the year with a total collection of rupees 12.58 crores on the first day of its release. In 2012, he appeared in the film Businessman alongside Kajal Aggarwal.
The film became the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year and earned rupees 18.73 crores in India and collected rupees 13.78 crores at the global box office.
In 2015, he appeared in the film Srimanthudu alongside Shruti Haasan. In 2016, he appeared in the film Brahmotsavam alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Pranitha Subhash.
The picture was a huge flop. In 2017, he marked his Tamil debut with the film Spyder, which was directed by A. R. Murugadoss. He then appeared in the film Bharat Ane Nenu, a political action drama, alongside Kiara Advani in 2018.
In 2019, he appeared in the film Maharshi alongside Pooja Hegde. The film was directed by Vamshi Paidipally. The film had a net collection of rupees 175 crores worldwide.
Mahesh Babu’s father’s name is Krishna Ghattamaneni, and he was a noted Tamil actor. His father died on 15 November 2022 at a city-based private super-specialty hospital in Hyderabad after suffering a cardiac arrest.
His mother’s name is Indira Devi, and she passed away on 28 September 2022 at the age of 70 in Hyderabad. His elder brother, Ramesh Babu, was a Telugu actor and film producer.
Ramesh Babu passed away on 8 January 2022 in Hyderabad. He has three sisters named Padmavathi (elder), Manjula (elder), and Priyadarshini (younger).
On 10 February 2005, Mahesh Babu got married to Indian actress Namrata Shirodkar The couple has two children, a daughter named Sitara (born on 20 July 2012) and a son named Gautam Krishna (born on 31 August 2006).