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| Mahesh Babu 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu , born August 9, 1975 in Madras, India, fondly known as Prince by fans, is an actor in the Indian Telugu movie industry.
He is the son of Telugu SuperStar Krishna 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 year older than him. in February10. 2005. On August 31, 2006, Mahesh and Namrata’s first son was born and named as Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni. Mahesh Babu started out his movie career as a child actor in his father’s films before making his debut as an actor. His debut film as a lead actor was Rajakumarudu (Raj Kumar), cast opposite Preity Zinta. His next few films such as Yuvaraju and Vamsi (Vamsee) also helped establish Mahesh’s career. But in 2001, his release Murari (Kannayya,Murari)) became a breakthrough for Mahesh. Mahesh and Sonali Bendre played the main roles of the film. However in 2002, Mahesh had a dull phase. Both releases Takkari Donga ( Raja ) was avverage and Bobby ( Bobby )flopped at box office. In 2003, Mahesh finally got the hit he was looking for. Okkadu (Ajay ) became one of the biggest hits in Tollywood for the year 2003. Mahesh gave another average at box office with, Nijam ( Seetaram ) but it gave commertial hit profits to producers, that same year. However, he won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Nijam. In 2004, Mahesh acted in the flop, Naani, which was a remade from Tamil hit New. Arjun ( Arjun ), Which released in Summer 2004, came to be an average to above average grosser. For one year, Mahesh did not sign up for any film, as he was busy with Athadu ( Nandu ) from June 2004 to July 2005. It was a big hit both in India and overseas. In April 2006, his next movie, Pokiri ( Pandu & Krishna Manohar ) became the highest grosser in the Telugu Film Industry. Mahesh’s performance was applauded by even Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan. Till Pokiri he is Prince Mahesh and after Pokiri he became Super Star Mahesh Mahesh’s t film, Sainikudu ( Siddharth ) had a tremendous opening but failed to live up to expectations.But it managed a cool 100 day run. All his hits have been remade in Tamil and Hindi. In 2007 Mahesh came as Athidi ( Athidhi ) and bagged a record of highest grosser in first two weeks in Tollywood History. Hope He will give biggest hit in 2009 after neary two years gap. All the best Super Star Mahesh Babu for your future projects. |
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As Child Artist:
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Best actor for ‘Pokiri’ in 2006.
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On the heels of such a big blockbuster, his next film in 2003 with Teja, a director who had not tasted failure till then and was turning into a brand himself, created high expectations. Nijam became a victim of a routine revenge story line and Mahesh’s newly minted star status did not help audiences receive his innocent chocolate boy next door characterization. Despite the result, Mahesh‘s spellbinding performance as naive ‘Sitaram’ received huge applauses all over, which again acquired him the prestigious Nandi Award as best actor. While Okkadu showed a new dimension to his image, Nijam unveiled a capacity to emote beyond anyone’s expectations, especially in the scenes between Mahesh and Brahmaji in the police station and the mortuary.
He then worked in the direction of his college mate S.J Surya in Nani, produced by his sister Manjula, the story of an 8-year old boy transforming overnight into a 28- year old charming young man. The 2004 released movie, inspired by Big, did not do well at the box office due to a confused screen play and again miscasting Mahesh in a soft chocolate boy role that audiences could no longer accept after Okkadu. For hard core fans, though, Mahesh’s ease of morphing into a child like persona with all the innocence required is an ultimate treat in acting ability. S J Surya, who essayed the role in Tamil, remarked that he could not get close to even 10% of Mahesh’s acting in the Tamil version. The film will, however, be remembered for the best lyrics in the 2000s on motherhood “Pedave Palikina Maatallone Teeyani Maate Amma,” written by Chandra Bose.
Mahesh again collaborated with Guna Sekhar for his next movie Arjun which was produced by his brother Ramesh Babu. This movie, released in 2004, turned in a decent performance at the box office. He received a Special Jury Nandi award for his emotional performance in role of loving brother who attempts to rescue his twin sister from the clutches of her evil in-laws. This film will remain etched in peoples’ minds for the Madurai Meenakshi temple set that was recreated as close to the original as possible and Veturi Sundararama Murthy’s lyrics on the history behind Madhura Meenakshi and the bonds between Tamilians and Telugus.
2005 saw the first release of Mahesh after his marriage with Namrata. Trivikram Srinivas’ second directorial venture, Athadu, was completely different from his prior works as writer and director and a stylishly made film with high technical values on the famous Jayabheri banner of actor, producer Murali Mohan. Mahesh once again captivated the audience in the role of an assassin Nanda Gopal/ Parthu, achieved critical acclaim and earned himself the Nandi award for Best actor. With Trivikram’s brand of punchy retorts in dialogues, heart warming family scenes especially the interplay between Parthu and his maradalu Poori and the moonlight scene in Poori‘s room, fascinating action episodes and fabulous songs, it remains a mystery as to why the movie did not end up being another blockbuster. Most audiences have repeatedly viewed this movie post release on DVD and on TV giving it greater appreciation than during its big screen release.
2006 saw the transformation of Mahesh from star to Superstar. Mahesh again worked with a director trying to find his bearings at the box office after a string of failures. Pokiri, produced jointly by his sister Manjula and Puri Jagannadh, and directed by Puri Jagannadh, became the biggest blockbuster in both their careers, earning for Mahesh the unsolicited title of Superstar spontaneously and unanimously from audiences and critics alike. Re-writing 75 years of Telugu Cinema Industry box office records, Pokiri drew huge crowds everywhere in AP , other states and overseas, and expanded the box office potential for Telugu cinema worldwide. Children equally embraced the movie despite its ‘A‘ rated Censor certification. Perhaps for the first time in Telugu film history, parents themselves refused to comply with the certification and argued with exhibitors to let their children in to see the movie. Mahesh’s mesmerizing performances as street smart ‘Pandugaadu’ with a North Andhra dialect and no-nonsense undercover cop ‘Krishna Manohar’ created waves at the box office thus springing up ‘Pokiri Mania’ everywhere. He received accolades from titans like Amitabh Bachchan , Ram Gopal Varma, Rajinikanth, Rajkumar Santoshi and other luminaries from the Indian film industry. This film was later remade in other languages but none of those versions created the mania that Pokiri did. Mahesh earned his second Filmfare award for Pokiri.
He again collaborated with Director Guna sekhar in 2006, for the third time for the film Sainikudu which was released a few months after ‘Pokiri’. This didn’t reach the obvious high expectations developed after delivering a blockbuster like Pokiri. He portrayed the role of a responsible student, who subsequently works for achieving corruption-free politics, thus elucidating and emphasizing the need for involvement of youth and educated in current politics.
For his next venture, Mahesh embraced corporate film making in TFI, by collaborating with UTV, with young director Surender Reddy for Athidi which made him the first corporate hero in Telugu Film Industry. Released in 2007, with plenty of shades of Pokiri but without a cohesiveness in narration, the movie did not do well at the box office, though it still managed to draw highest openings in his career. The failure of this movie to maintain its stamina at the box office left Mahesh in a quandary, trying to understand what audiences were really expecting from him.
On the family front, on 31 August, 2006, Namrata gave birth to a baby boy, giving Mahesh a wonderful gift. They named the boy Gautam. After Athidi Mahesh devoted more time to family matters with a new toddler to spend time with, supporting and helping Namrata cope with her father’s illness and then his death, followed by Namrata’s mother’s bout with cancer and her passing away in 2008. He supported Namrata’s first venture into TV production with a Marathi dance based show where Namrata and her sister Shilpa judged the dancing talent of contestants. He has also been involved in charity work, especially with cancer stricken children and other social causes that he doesn’t prefer publicizing. Recently he has become an idol for people who are trying to give up smoking ever since he publicly revealed how he quit smoking.
Mahesh also lent his voice for the film Jalsa, directed by one of his friends and favorite directors Trivikram Srinivas, who directed him in Athadu, thus welcoming a new trend in Telugu Cinema. As a fallout of this, several other top stars have lent voiceovers for other stars’ films. Mahesh also signed on to do a movie with Trivikram Srinivas as director in 2009.
Mahesh endorsed several corporate brands during the time away from shooting and is currently the brand ambassador forThumsUp, Navratan Oil, Univercell Mobile Network, Amrutanjan and Provogue . As part of his duties as brand ambassador he has been getting in touch with his fans from time to time and also started a Twitter account to get more close to his fans and hear their opinions. He is the first South Indian star to have more than 100,000 followers on Twitter.
Primary shooting for his current under-production film Mahesh Khaleja is nearing completion. It is expected to release in October 2010. Mahesh has listened to advice from his Superstar father and entreaties from his fans and has decided to work on projects that complete faster. As part of this new approach, he will soon start primary filming on Sreenu Vytla directed Dhookudu for 14 reels Entertainment, where he essays the role of a police officer and is pairing up with newcomer Samantha Prabhu. This film is expected to release in the first half of 2011.
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He is tall! He is Intense! There is a Boyish Charm and an Intense Aura around him! He is a Natural! He Commands his Presence in a Film! This is probably the First Impression any Open-Minded Person will get when he Watches a Well Known Telugu Film Actor on Screen! No Second Guesses as to His Name! Yes! It’s the Person we fondly call “Superstar” and “Prince” – Mahesh Babu!
There are Probably just a Handful of Star-Sons throughout the Earth, who gain a Higher Popularity than their Star Parent! And Mahesh stands out among them like the Moon amidst Stars! And the Reasons are Innumerable. We List Out a Few!
1. Actor of Pure Class – Any Guy can speak out a Set of Dialogues! Few can actually act! But there are very Few, in fact just a Handful who Live their Roles! Lighting the Screen alight with their acting is no easy Task! And Mahesh stands out as one of those Few in the Contemporary Telugu Cinema who can underplay and Dramatize at the Same Time! And such actors are a Minority! Every time a Person thinks about ‘Pokiri’ he remembers Pandu – The Carefree Ruffian with Morals and Krishna Manohar – The Righteous Undercover Cop! And this fact itself Speaks Volumes of the Kind of Actor he is! He Doesn’t Play a Character! He Lives it!
2. Dedication Beyond Compare – Twitter is probably a Platform Majority of the Celebrities use to Connect to their Fans! We’ve Seen Loads of Actors tweeting from their Shooting Spot! They Tweet about what they Do, What they don’t and some even Chat during their Shoot! But Mahesh is one of those Few Actors, probably in the Entire World who doesn’t carry his PDA to the Shoot! When asked, he shrugs saying “It’s a Principle!” This Act itself is Proof Enough that Mahesh is one of the Most, if not the Most Dedicated Actors alive! And this Fact Sets him far apart from Most of his Peers!
3. Ever-Expanding – Mahesh is One Actor who improves each time he Acts! Most Actors once they Achieve Success tend to Stagnate! But Mahesh, keeps getting Enhanced! Some People say that Perfection cannot be improved! Mahesh is One Example to prove that it can! The Great Author Washington Irving once said – “Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You’re never as good as you’d like to be. So there’s always something to hope for.” This Quote just about describes Mahesh perfectly! From the ‘Boy on a Mission’ in “Rajakumaradu” to the Intense Portrayal of a Man out to protect his Love in “Athidi” – Mahesh has come a Long Way! While “Pokiri” was remade in 3 other Languages, No Other actor was able to reach up to the Standard Mahesh Set for the Movie! The Fact that he has Won 6 Nandi Awards in a Span of 11 Years is Proof enough of his Ever-Improving acting abilities!
Yes! There is more than sufficient proof to say that “Mahesh is an Actor beyond Compare”. And when we talk about Popularity, well, have one look at the Pokiri Records and you have your answer! Not Satisfied? Ok! Here’s another fact! Mahesh currently endorses 5 National and International Brands, which is much more than any Contemporary Telugu Actor! Yes! Even the Top Corporate Brands vouch for his Immense Popularity! Still Not Satisfied? Well here’s another Fact! After a Gap of 3 years, A mere 30 second long Teaser of his upcoming movie “Mahesh Khaleja” took over Youtube like a Storm and was rated the Most Viewed Video in India! Yes! Time is not a Factor when we talk about his Popularity! His Popularity is Unquestionable and his Acting Impeccable!
So just like a Lion which Roars to Reiterate its Royalty, the “Prince” of Telugu Cinema is all ready to Roar and Establish his Royalty in the Industry!
This Content is From Prince Mahesh Babu Official Website.Thank u …… .
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