Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu, fondly known as Prince by his fans, is a popular Telugu film actor. He is the son of veteran Telugu film actor, Krishna. Born in Chennai, he studied at the prestigious St. Bede's School in Chennai and later graduated with a B.Com from the famous Loyola College in Chennai. He has one elder brother, Ramesh, two elder sisters, Padmavathi, Manjula and one younger sister Priyadarsini. He married Bollywood actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar on February 10, 2005. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni, was born on August 31, 2006.
Mahesh started out with Rajakumarudu (1999) as the hero. The movie co-starred Bollywood actress Preity Zinta who played the hero's romantic interest. The movie was received well at the box office. His second film Yuvaraju (2000) was just about average and starred Sakshi Sivanand and Simran opposite him. But Mahesh playing the father of a 7-year old son surprised all. Although, his third film Vamsi (2000) co-starring Namrata Shirodkar flopped at the ticket window, his next film Murari (2001) co-starring another Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre provided him the much needed hit.
Mahesh started out with Rajakumarudu (1999) as the hero. The movie co-starred Bollywood actress Preity Zinta who played the hero's romantic interest. The movie was received well at the box office. His second film Yuvaraju (2000) was just about average and starred Sakshi Sivanand and Simran opposite him. But Mahesh playing the father of a 7-year old son surprised all. Although, his third film Vamsi (2000) co-starring Namrata Shirodkar flopped at the ticket window, his next film Murari (2001) co-starring another Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre provided him the much needed hit.
He wasn’t done with Bollywood heroines yet. His fifth film also happened to be his first cowboy film - Takkari Donga (2002). His co-stars were Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu and international model Lisa Ray. Though the movie didn’t do as well as expected, Mahesh Babu managed to keep his name intact. It was his seventh film Okkadu (2003) opposite another Bollywood actress Bhoomika Chawla that entrenched him in the Telugu film industry. This film directed by Guna Sekhar was a blockbuster.
Though his eighth movie Nijam (2003) co-starring Kannada actress Rakshita flopped, he was applauded for his sterling performance. He went on to win the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film. His next film Naani (2004) had Bollywood actress Amisha Patel paired with him. Though the film failed, the music hit the charts. His eleventh movie Athadu (2005) was a super hit in South India and overseas. Mahesh won the Nandi Award for Best Actor once again. This movie was also dubbed into Tamil as Nandu. Trisha Krishnan played his romantic interest in this film. Mahesh Babu’s Pokiri (2006) opposite Ileana D'Cruz was a blockbuster and the highest grosser in the history of Telugu cinema.
Mahesh is the brand ambassador of Thums Up beverage in South India.
Mahesh is also the brand ambassador of Hero Honda, one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers.
Mahesh Babu is married to former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar.
His other names are Super star and Prince.
He won the Nandi award for best male debut in Raja Kumarudu (1999).
He won the Filmfare award for best Telugu actor for Okkadu (2003) and again for Pokiri (2006).
Mahesh is also the brand ambassador of Hero Honda, one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers.
Mahesh Babu is married to former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar.
His other names are Super star and Prince.
He won the Nandi award for best male debut in Raja Kumarudu (1999).
He won the Filmfare award for best Telugu actor for Okkadu (2003) and again for Pokiri (2006).
Mahesh Babu - Quotes
I do my part as an actor. I give every film my hundred per cent. I am totally into my character while performing which is why I probably do one film at a time. As a result, my performance is not hindered from any angle.
(About Athidhi being too violent): When you do a film, you try to entertain the audience to the best of your capabilities. Violence is how you perceive it. If you look at it in terms of a film and understand it in terms of a story, you would go with it as opposed to just looking at it saying this is violent, that is violent. Even Pokiri had a lot of violence. People took it differently because as a film Pokiri was totally different.
(About working with Amrita Rao): It was beautiful working with Amrita. She is one of the most capable actors I have acted with. She is diligent and interested in her work which is what makes it even more interesting to see her perform. It is inspiring for an actor when you see the co-actor working in the same capacity.
Many people have the misconception that action is all special effects and computer graphics. We put in tons of effort — from visualising the stunt to actually pulling it off. I do my own stunts so I know what goes into putting an action sequence together. The climax of Athidhi was shot over a period of two-three weeks.
I do one film at a time. I find it difficult doing two films simultaneously because I don’t feel I am doing justice to one. I make it a conscious effort to shoot one film at a time. It takes about 8-9 months from the time I set foot on a set to seeing it released.
(About Athidhi being too violent): When you do a film, you try to entertain the audience to the best of your capabilities. Violence is how you perceive it. If you look at it in terms of a film and understand it in terms of a story, you would go with it as opposed to just looking at it saying this is violent, that is violent. Even Pokiri had a lot of violence. People took it differently because as a film Pokiri was totally different.
(About working with Amrita Rao): It was beautiful working with Amrita. She is one of the most capable actors I have acted with. She is diligent and interested in her work which is what makes it even more interesting to see her perform. It is inspiring for an actor when you see the co-actor working in the same capacity.
Many people have the misconception that action is all special effects and computer graphics. We put in tons of effort — from visualising the stunt to actually pulling it off. I do my own stunts so I know what goes into putting an action sequence together. The climax of Athidhi was shot over a period of two-three weeks.
I do one film at a time. I find it difficult doing two films simultaneously because I don’t feel I am doing justice to one. I make it a conscious effort to shoot one film at a time. It takes about 8-9 months from the time I set foot on a set to seeing it released.
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