Mahesh Babu Short Biography | |
Full Name | Mahesh Ghattamaneni |
Nickname | Naani, Prince, Navataram Superstar |
Profession | Actor & Producer |
Date of Birth | 8/9/1975 |
Age (as in 2020) | 47 years |
Physical Measurement | |
Height (approx.) | 6’2” |
Weight (approx.) | 70kg |
Body Figure (approx.) | 40-34-14 |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Personal Life | |
Family | Father: Krishna; Mother: Indira Devi |
Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Leo |
Religion | Hindu |
Nationality | Indian |
Education Qualification | Bachelor of Commerce |
Schooling | St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai |
College/University | Loyola College |
Debut | Raja Kumarudu |
Hobbies | Reading, jogging and playing video games |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Biryani and coffee |
Favourite Actor | Krishna Ghattamaneni |
Favourite Actress | Sridevi and Trisha |
Favourite Color | Not known |
Favourite Destination | Dubai |
Favourite Sports | Cricket |
Husband, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband/Spouse | Namrata Shirodkar |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Namrata Shirodkar |
Income | |
Movie Fees | 22 to 25 crore |
Net Worth | 18 Million USD |
Mahesh Babu Biography
- Born on August 9, 1975, Mahesh Babu owns his production house named G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
- Mahesh’s incredible work in movies has made him the winner of several awards like South Indian International Movie Award, Nandi Awards & Filmfare Awards.
- At just the age of 4, Mahesh appeared in the Telugu movie named Needa as a child actor.
- Mahesh is the younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna. However, he is famous for his romantic drama movie named Yuvaraju (2000).
Family & personal details
- Mahesh Babu is born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and his father’s name is Krishna who is a Telugu actor by profession.
- His mother’s name is Indira Devi, while Mahesh has one elder brother named Ramesh Babu and one stepbrother Naresh.
- He is the brother of two elder sisters Padmavathi, Manjula, and one younger sister Priyadarshani.
- During the shooting of the movie Vamsi in Australia, he started dating co-star Namrata Shirodkar and then happily got married on February 10, 2005.
- The couple is blessed with one son named Gautham Krishna and one daughter Sitara.
Education & qualification
- Mahesh has successfully completed his schooling from St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
- Later he joined Loyola College in Chennai from where he attained his bachelor’s degree in commerce.
Physical appearance
- Mahesh is a tall and handsome actor with 6’2” height and weighs almost 70kg.
- He has brown color eyes and black hair color.
- Superstar Mahesh Babu has a perfect physique with a 40-34-14 measurement.
Acting Career
- Mahesh started his career in acting right from the age of four. He got the opportunity to play the role of a child actor in Needa movie.
- As a child artist, he also worked for several films like Shankharavam, Gudachari, Bazaar Rowdy, and Mugguru Kodukulu.
- However, in the year 1999, Mahesh made his first debut being a leading actor in the film Raja Kumarudu along with Priety Zinta.
- He also released two movies in the same year- Yuvaraju and Vamsi but unfortunately; they had a poor performance at the box office.
- In 2003, he is seen in Okkadu movie along with Bhumika Chawal which turned out to be the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year and earned ₹23crores.
- Later from the year 2004 to 2010, Mahesh is seen in several movies like ‘Naani’, Arjun, ‘Athadu’, ‘Sainikudu’, and Athidi.
- In 2013, Mahesh is seen in Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and surprisingly it turned out to be the second-highest grossing Telugu film of 2013.
- He is seen in Bharat Ane Nenu movie playing the role of the chief minister, in 2018.
- This movie earned ₹225crore as a result, it turned out to be the highest-grossing Telugu film till now and Mahesh received Dada Saheb Phalke Best Actor Award.
- At the 59th Filmfare Awards South, Mahesh won the Filmfare award for best actor-Telgu.
- However, now Sobhita Dhulipala is also part of Mahesh’s production venture named Major.
- He is also seen in the movie Sarileru Neekevvaru in January 2020 which has made ₹260crore at the box office.
- In 2020, Mahesh Babu Starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru is released which grossed ₹32.77 crores in Telugu States on the 1st day itself.
- Recently on his father’s birthday, he announced his new Telugu film named Sarkaru Vaari Paata.
Interesting facts about Mahesh Babu
- He has huge fan followings on the social media platform. Currently, Mahesh has 5.1m followers on Instagram, while 740k subscribers on YouTube.
- Mahesh joined Twitter in April 2010 but now has 9.5m followers.
- Recently, after Ram Charan and Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh has donated Rs. 1crore to the CM Relief Fund of Andhra Pradesh to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The incredible work of Mahesh Babu has made him the prominent and influential actor in Telugu cinema.
- He has endorsed several well-known brands like Navratna Oil, ITC Vivel, Santoor soap, Royal Stag, Mahindra Tractors, and many more.
- In the year 2019, he ranked in 54th position in Forbes India while in Madame Tussauds Singapore Mahesh wax statue was revealed.
- However, once Mahesh got criticized for his partial wardrobe while attending an event.