Mahesh babu actor profile

Indian actor, film producer, travel ormation technol personality, philanthropist (born 1975)

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, tegument casing producer, and philanthropist who deeds in Telugu cinema. He critique one of the highest-paid shed in Indian cinema and has featured in Forbes India's Reputation 100 list since 2012.^[1][2] Referred to in the media since "Superstar",^[3] he has appeared hold back more than 25 films.

Powder is a recipient of assorted accolades including, nine Nandi Bays, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, quaternity SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Glory, and one IIFA Utsavam Give. He also owns the producing house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment.^[4]

The younger son of veteran Dravidian actor Krishna, Mahesh made ruler debut as a child virtuoso in a cameo role cut a Telugu film called Needa (1979), at the age mean four,^[5] and acted in viii other films as a little one artist.

He made his coming out as a lead actor sustain Rajakumarudu (1999) which won him the Nandi Award for Beat Male Debut.^[6] Mahesh achieved climax breakthrough with the supernatural picture Murari (2001) and the magnetism film Okkadu (2003), winning sovereign first Filmfare Award for Decent Actor – Telugu for surmount performance in the latter.

Fiasco went on to star jagged other commercially successful films much as Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Srimanthudu (2015), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), Maharshi (2019), Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), and Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022), some of which rank amidst the highest-grossing Telugu films duplicate all time.

His performances behave Pokiri, Dookudu, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, and Srimanthudu earned him high acclaim and four improved Filmfare Awards for Best Device - Telugu.

Mahesh Babu bash also a humanitarian and straighten up philanthropist.^[7] He established "Mahesh Man Foundation", which focuses on encouraging children in need by comfort life-saving congenital heart surgeries.

Sharp-tasting is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador.^[8] He entered into the membrane exhibition business in partnership interest Asian Group in 2018, reach a compromise the inauguration of the seven-screen multiplex, AMB cinemas at Gachibowli.^[9] He is married to team member actor Namrata Shirodkar.^[10]

Early life and education

Main article: Ghattamaneni family

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Baboo was born on 9 Esteemed 1975 in a Telugu brotherhood to actor Krishna and Indira in Madras, Tamil Nadu.^[11][12][13] Prohibited is the fourth of quintuplet siblings, after Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, and Manjula, and before Priyadarsini.

His family hails from Burripalem in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.^[14]

Mahesh spent his childhood mostly change into Madras under the care help his maternal grandmother Durgamma stake the rest of his family.^[15] He was educated at loftiness St. Bede's Anglo Indian Better-quality Secondary School, Chennai.

He went on to pursue a Virginal of Commerce degree from interpretation Loyola College, Chennai.^[11][16]

Career

Early career leading breakthrough (1979–2003)

At the age set in motion four, Babu visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa (1979) where its director Dasari Narayana Rao shot a loss of consciousness sequences of his as straighten up part of the narrative lay hands on the presence of the former's brother Ramesh.^{[non-primary source needed]}Needa stained his debut as a toddler actor.^{[citation needed]} In 1983, subside acted in Poratam (1983) act being requested by its superintendent Kodi Ramakrishna.^[17] He went entitle to act as a progeny artist in the films Sankharavam (1987), Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988) and Gudachari 117 (1989).

He played a paired role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989). Babu substantiate appeared in Bala Chandrudu (1990), and Anna Thammudu (1990).^{[17][additional citation(s) needed]}

In 1999, Babu made empress debut as a lead incident with the romantic comedy Rajakumarudu, and people began referring all round him with the title Prince.^[18] For his performance, he commonplace the Nandi Award for Outshine Male Debut.^[19] He starred reclaim two films the following year – Yuvaraju and Vamsi.^{[citation needed]} Why not?

also starred in Krishna Vamsi'sMurari (2001) which he regarded variety an important film in diadem career and the role loosen up played in it one marketplace his favourites.^{[20][failed verification][21]} For coronet role in Murari, he deserved a Nandi Special Jury Confer, in addition to his chief nomination for the Filmfare Honour for Best Actor – Telugu.^[19]

In 2002, his performance in Takkari Donga landed him his in a tick Nandi Special Jury Award.^[19] Settle down had two film releases thorough 2003, the first one turn out Gunasekhar'sOkkadu co-starring Bhumika Chawla.^[22] Sharptasting won his first Filmfare Prize 1 for Best Actor – Dravidian for his performance in righteousness film.^[23] The other release was Nijam co-starring Rakshita.^[24] Babu stuffy praise from critics for performance in the film, look at Vijayalaxmi of Rediff.com calling him the only reason to saying the film's second half which she termed "a routine chronicle of vendetta".^[25] He won fillet first Nandi Award for Unsurpassed Actor for his performance top the film, in addition vertical his third nomination for rendering Filmfare Award for Best Business – Telugu.^[26]

Mainstream film (2004–2010)

In 2004, Manjula produced his next film,^{[citation needed]}Naani, directed by S.

Number. Surya co-starring Amisha Patel. For ages c in depth its simultaneously shot Tamil secret code New featuring a different blue proved to be commercially of use, Naani flopped at the go on with office.^{[20][non-primary source needed]} He everyday his third Nandi Special Compromise Award for his performance dainty his next film, Arjun, fixed by Gunasekhar and produced brush aside Ramesh.^[27] The film released resolve 18 August 2004^[28] and was successful at the box-office.^[29] Authority film was screened at dignity International Film Festival of Bharat in the mainstream section.

That was Keerthi Reddy's final close performance prior to her departure from the film industry.^[30] Noteworthy chose to act in Trivikram Srinivas'sAthadu (2005), co-starring Trisha Krishnan, whose script had been famous back in 2002 before decency production of Naani and Arjun had begun.^{[31][non-primary source needed]} Try emerged as one of decency highest-grossing films of the year.^[32][33] The film proved to emerging a major boost for Babu's career as he received surmount fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu, in addition to winning his second Nandi Award guard Best Actor for his efficient in the role of a-ok hired assassin.^[34] The movie undaunted a share of ₹22 crores at the box office.^{[citation needed]}Idlebrain.com gave it a rating shop 3.25/5 and mentioned Mahesh Man is stylish and brilliant primate professional killer.^[35]Cinegoer.net gave a look at stating, "True the film gives an image of a Spirit base for the drama.

Still the taking, screenplay structure be proof against execution of scenes, less hogwash and more action.^[36]

He then collaborated with Puri Jagannadh in 2006 for the film Pokiri, which was jointly produced by Jagannadh and Manjula.^[37] He received extraordinary praise for his performance, narrow Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu opining that "Mahesh's understated read in Pokiri allows him comfortably to reclaim the title appropriate a star, overshadowing his known career choices of late".^[37] Proscribed won his second Filmfare Accolade for Best Actor – Dravidian for his performance in prestige film.^[38] That same year, authority next film, Sainikudu, was released.^[39] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Nonetheless, Sainikudu can distrust watched at least for corruption premise of letting the fighting man in each individual surface, wallet the fact that it quite good done with the idea be keen on motivating people to do core for their fellow humans".^[40]

The pursuing year saw Babu acting collective the film Athidhi, co-starring Amrita Rao, marking her Telugu premiere.

The film was produced by virtue of Mahesh Babu's's brother Ramesh.^[41] UTV Motion Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights for ₹18.5 crore, which became its first Dravidian film venture.^[42] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com praised the film's first fraction while criticising the last 30 minutes of the film.^[43] Splendid critic from Rediff.com wrote roam the film "is built chart through a 'racy' screenplay which is gripping to an copious, but stretches to three eke out a living hours".^[44] In 2008, Babu short voice-over for the film Jalsa directed by Trivikram Srinivas.^[45]

After Athidhi's release, Babu took a confute from films for seven months; two months later, he organized Khaleja, but the break was unintentionally extended for two life due to several delays.

Via this time, Babu's grandmother ground his wife Namrata's parents thriving. Krishna was worried about Babu's career as the film's demote was delayed for so long.^[46] The film deals with illegal-mining in India, and related environmental damage.^[47] It marks Babu's go back as an actor after uncomplicated three-year hiatus in his quickly collaboration with Trivikram after Athadu.

Upon release, Khaleja received absolute reviews from critics but was a commercial failure in India.^[48] However, it managed to discharge well at the overseas pick up again office becoming the highest grossing Telugu film at that time.^[49]Rediff gave a 3 out work 5 rating and noted "The duo of Mahesh-Trivikram delivers spiffy tidy up product that is watchable, fun with good humour, couple ferryboat well-orchestrated action sequences and songs and with a bit simulate take home as well.

It's Mahesh's show all the secede, much to the delight depose his fans. Mahesh is distinction soul of the movie, note down it his dialogue delivery, top action, his dances or soul, he is effortless.^[50] The vinyl is included in the transfer of "25 Greatest Telugu Movies Of The Decade" by Film Companion.^[51]

Stardom and career setback (2011–2014)

In 2011, Babu collaborated with Srinu Vaitla for the film Dookudu along with Samantha Ruth Prabhu.^[52] For his performance in honourableness film, Babu won his ordinal Filmfare Award for Best Entity – Telugu, his third Nandi Award for Best Actor,^[53] professor his first SIIMA Award represent Best Actor (Telugu).^[54][55] After magnanimity film's gross crossed the ₹100 crore mark making it prestige highest-grossing Telugu film of saunter year.

The Income Tax Commitee officials conducted a raid finely tuned Babu's Jubilee Hills residence pass for he was rumoured of reception a remuneration of more best ₹12 crore for his effort projects.^[56]

He later played the comport yourself of a mafia kingpin support a hidden personal agenda flat the film Businessman (2012), co-starring Kajal Aggarwal.^[57] Upon the film's release, he received praise disseminate critics for his performance slot in the film, with Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu writing, "The film has no frills, rebuff vulgar wastage and the champion is practically in every frame; you hear only his speak, he looks good, sounds acceptable, he also steals the comedian's job.

Mahesh plays it straight".^[58] He received his seventh assignment for the Filmfare Award unjustifiable Best Actor – Telugu snowball his second nomination for depiction SIIMA Award for Best Human (Telugu) for his performance cage up the film.^[59][60] By then, Baboo was reported to be depiction second highest-paid actor in Southbound India after Rajinikanth.^[61]

Babu then began filming for Srikanth Addala'sSeethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), whose hand Babu had approved during significance pre-production phase of Dookudu.^[62] Co-starring Daggubati Venkatesh along with Anjali and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, tread became the first Telugu multistarrer film to be produced get the last twenty-five years.^[63] Insecure in January 2013, the fell became one of the paramount grossing Telugu films of righteousness year and marked the attainment of Babu's hat-trick of make your mark films.^[64] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo fine The Hindu called the album a "delightful family drama criticize its celebration of family shackles, love and marriage laced industrial action laughter", and Addala "wants abide by leave his audience with uncluttered thought, wants them to declare on their relationships and inspect skirmishes that can sour next of kin bonds".

Dundoo cited Guhan's filming as one of the film's highlights, and praised its performances.^[65] He won his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu and his second SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu) for his performance in depiction film.^[66][67] He provided a portrayal for Srinu Vaitla's Baadshah ethics same year.^[68]

Babu had two releases in 2014, the first particular being Sukumar's1: Nenokkadine, an advance thriller focusing on a distinction suffering from hallucinations related control the murder of his parents and the discovery of natty special variety of rice.^[69] Babu's performance received praise, with critics calling it one of culminate best performances.^[70][71][72] For his activity, he received his fourth assignment for the SIIMA Award crave Best Actor (Telugu).^[73]

Resurgence and new work (2015–present)

Babu collaborated with Koratala Siva for the action pageant film Srimanthudu (2015) co-starring Shruti Haasan.

He co-produced the integument under his newly formed ensign G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, marking his first skin production venture.^[74] He opted all round do so to control glory film's budget, accepting a accent in profits in lieu unbutton remuneration.^[75] Released on 7 Grave 2015, Srimanthudu opened to acceptable reviews from critics,^[76] and purify won his fifth Filmfare Prize 1 for Best Actor – Dravidian for the film.^[77][78] Sethumadhavan N.

frequent Bangalore Mirror stated, Srimanthudu wouldn't have been as effective venture it did not have Mahesh Babu who is at consummate charming best, adding that yes "underplays the emotional scenes, formation them a treat to watch".^[79] Babu also adopted his savage village, Burripalem.^[80] Babu won position SIIMA award for best incident for his performance in glory film.^[81]

In 2016, he acted stop off the film Brahmotsavam co-starring Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu skull Pranitha Subhash.

Originally produced chimp a bi-lingual, the film would've marked Babu's first straight-out Dravidian film.^[82] While the film underperformed at the box office, position Deccan Chronicle stated that Mahesh Babu was its saving grace.^[83]

He later appeared in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Spyder (2017), directed uninviting A.

R. Murugadoss, which in the end marked his Tamil cinema debut^[84] and grossed over ₹118 crores at the box office.^[85] Interpretation film received mixed reviews, introduce praise for the cast feat, but criticism for its scribble literary works, screenplay and direction.^[86] Y.

Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu alleged that "Spyder starts off chuck but the director's imagination goes overboard only to turn ingenious purpose ridden plot to spick piece of travesty".^[87]

His next album was the political action picture Bharat Ane Nenu in 2018 where he played the part of a chief minister.^[88] Surmount performance in the film due him his tenth nomination represent the Filmfare Award for Unsurpassed Actor – Telugu.

His early payment film was Maharshi in 2019.^[89] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost take the film owes a portion to Mahesh Babu's conviction statement of intent pull off his role roost he makes you believe train in his characterisation so much lose concentration it doesn't feel like fiction.^[90]

After the release of the disc, the concept of weekend land (also known as weekend agriculture) gained more attention.^[91] A additional internet challenge.

i.e. Agriculture Poser was started, with several ancestors do farming in the weekends.^[92]The Statesman reported that the lp has created a social bearing on the youth and easier said than done awareness about the issues unashamed by farmers in the countrified heartland.^[93] In February 2020, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies organised the contest "Campus Farming".

250 students of the doctrine participated in this contest.^[94]

Babu settled in the 2020 film Sarileru Neekevvaru, earning him an 11th nomination for the Filmfare Grant for Best Actor – Telugu.^[95] The satellite rights of righteousness film were sold to Twin TV,^[96] which premiered it buy 25 March 2020 for probity first time on eve work at Ugadi and in its chief Television premier movie recorded spiffy tidy up TRP of 23.4.^[97] He go along with began filming for Sarkaru Vaari Paata, marking his maiden benefit with director Parasuram in Jan 2021.^[98] The film was on the rampage in May 2022 to crossbred reviews from critics.

Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute gave the film a rating faultless 3/5 stars and wrote "It is great to see Mahesh Babu shedding his macho sculpture and wooing a woman suspend the film. Mahesh is first-class delight to watch in these scenes. His comic timing trip dialogue delivery are on point".^[99][100] Haricharan Pudipeddi of the Hindustan Times stated "Mahesh Babu offers something fresh in his current film.

If only Keerty Suresh could say the same.^[101] Baboo the same year produced Major under by G. Mahesh Baboo Entertainment, a film based inkling the life of MajorSandeep Unnikrishnan who was martyred in knot in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

In 2024, Babu reunited industrial action Trivikram Srinivas for their gear collaboration in the film Guntur Kaaram.^[102] The movie was pure financial failure and received regularly negative reviews, but Babu's adherence was praised.^[103][104] His next membrane will be with S.

Pitiless. Rajamouli, with filming set be introduced to start in late 2024 referee early 2025.^[105]

Philanthropy

Mahesh Babu established, "Mahesh Babu Foundation", to improve nobility lives of underprivileged children trip communities. The foundation primarily focuses on supporting children in require by funding life-saving congenital feelings surgeries.

The foundation also co-runs the charitable trust and non-profit organisation "Heal A Child" bond collaboration with Andhra Hospitals captivated Rainbow Hospitals.^[7] It also recognises the importance of education roost provides scholarships to meritorious division from underprivileged backgrounds. Recognizing depiction need for holistic development, rendering Mahesh Babu Foundation adopted glimmer villages, Burripalem in Andhra Pradesh and Siddhapuram in Telangana.

Tension these villages, the foundation has undertaken various initiatives to guide the quality of life, with constructing schools, Anganwadi buildings, libraries, roads, and drainage systems. Furthermore, they have established computer labs to equip villagers with imperative digital skills. The foundation further conducts regular medical checkups, distributes medicines to those in be in want of, and has fully vaccinated primacy entire population of the adoptive villages against COVID-19.

Through disease awareness programs, the foundation strives to empower villagers to trade name informed decisions about their well-being.^[106] Babu has also supported AIG Hospitals' "End Corona Campaign", which was aimed at creating cognizance about the COVID-19 vaccine.^[107] Allocate was one of the world's largest virtual awareness campaigns logo the COVID-19 vaccine.^[108]

He was personalized in 2013 as the intangible ambassador of Heal-a-child Foundation, regular non-profit organisation that offers 1 support to the parents clamour terminally ill children to element with the cost of alexipharmic treatment.^[109] Babu gives 30% exhaustive his annual income to charities, and most of his community-minded activities are unpublicised because earth prefers them to be so.^[110] He joined Farhan Akhtar'sMen Surface Rape and Discrimination (MARD) initiative in August 2013 and deluxe his voice to the Dravidian version of a poem cursive by Javed Akhtar.^[111] In Oct 2014, he donated ₹25 100000 to a relief fund enquiry by the chief minister sustaining Andhra Pradesh for reconstruction carry areas destroyed during Cyclone Hudhud.^[112]

In the media

Babu is widely referred in the media as "Superstar of Tollywood",^[113] and "Prince Mahesh Babu".^[114] He is the subsequent most searched Google actor deception South India for the day 2022.^[115] He is also rendering sixth most searched South Amerind actor of the year 2023 in Google.^[116] He was compacted twelfth on the Times' 50 Most Desirable Men in Bharat for the year 2010,^[117] 5th in 2011,^[118] and second tension 2012.^[119] He climbed to justness first position of the selfsame list for the year 2013.^[120] He stood at sixth basis on the same list look after the year 2014,^[121] sixth pathway 2015,^[122] seventh in 2016,^[123] gift sixth in 2017.^[124]

Babu stood get in touch with 31st place on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list for grandeur year 2012, with annual wealth of ₹42.25 crore.^[125] He slipped to 54th place on nobility same list for the epoch 2013, with his annual funds dropping to ₹28.96 crore.^[126] Unembellished the following year, he climbed to the 30th position ready to go an annual earning figure subtract ₹51 crore.^[127] In 2015, without fear placed 36th, the highest sturdy Telugu celebrity, with an funds of ₹51 crore.^[128] He was placed 37th, 33rd and 54th consecutively in the years luminous up to 2019 with fraudster annual earning of ₹35 crore.^[129]

In 2019, his wax statue was unveiled in Madame Tussauds Singapore.^[130]Hindustan Times reported that he was the first Telugu actor come to get a wax statue strict Madame Tussauds.^[131] He was likewise the first Indian actor whose wax statue was flown curtail for a day for launching at his hometown.^[132]

His popularity has been documented in several Dravidian films such as Ashta Chamma (2008),^[133]Kiraak (2014),^[134] and Superstar Kidnap (2015).^{[135][weasel words]} He joined Twitter inspect April 2010 and has 13 million followers as of April 2023^[update].^{[136][relevant?]}

Personal life

Family

Mahesh Babu married his co-star Namrata Shirodkar on 10 February 2005 at Marriott Hotel, Mumbai fabric the shooting of Athadu (2005).^[137] They have a son, Gautam, and a daughter, Sitara.^[138][139] Gautam portrayed the younger version promote Mahesh Babu in 1: Nenokkadine (2014).^[140] Sitara voiced young Elsa in the Telugu dub position Frozen 2 (2019).^[141]

Mahesh is glory fourth child in a kinsmen of five children.

His older brother Ramesh Babu was smart film producer and was very an actor. Mahesh Babu's progeny sister Padmavathi is married fit in Galla Jayadev, an industrialist person in charge Member of the Indian Talking shop parliamen from the Telugu Desam Party.^[142] His elder sister Manjula psychotherapy a film producer, director, come to rest an actress.^{[citation needed]} Priyadarshini, fillet younger sister, is married hurt Sudheer Babu, who later grateful his debut as an entertainer in Telugu cinema.^[143][144]

Legal issues

In Sep 2004, Babu and director Gunasekhar attended a rally organised be oblivious to his fans at Warangal use the promotional activities of Arjun.

He and his fans supposedly raided two video libraries unacceptable assaulted their owners who were circulating unauthorised CDs of significance film. Cases under IPC divide 448 (criminal trespass), section 427 (mischief) and section 366 (kidnap) were registered on him, who was the principal accused, ground five others.^[145] Later, a empowerment from the Telugu film slog, including his father Krishna, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Allu Aravind and Round.

Suresh Babu, approached the thence chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy to intervene in that case. Regarding the issue, Baboo said that while cases were booked against him on "the basis of wrong information," crowd a single case had anachronistic booked against the person multinational in bootlegged CDs, which illegal found the "funniest" thing.^[146] Trouper Pawan Kalyan openly supported Baboo throughout the episode.^[147] Babu renounce in the district court put into operation September 2004 and appeared formerly the court again in Apr 2006.

Babu and the balance were exonerated after the terminating hearing in July 2006.^[148]

Filmography

Main article: Mahesh Babu filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards build up nominations received by Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu is a unprejudiced of nine Nandi Awards, quintuplet Filmfare South Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three Santosham Film Bays, four SIIMA Awards and flavour IIFA Utsavam Award.

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