Mahesh Babu
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| Mahesh Babu | |
| Birth name | Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu |
| Born | August 9, 1974 (age 32) Chennai, India |
| Other name(s) | Prince,superstar(from blockbuster movie pokiri) |
| Spouse(s) | Namrata Shirodkar |
| Notable roles | Ajay in Okkadu (2003) Seetaram in Nijam(2003) Nanda Gopal in Athadu (2005) Pandu in Pokiri (2006) |
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (Telugu: మహేష్ బాబు), born August 9, 1974 in Madras, India, fondly known as Prince by fans, is an actor in the Indian Telugu movie industry.
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[edit] Background
He is the son of Telugu actor 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.[1] in February 2005. On August 31, 2006, Mahesh and Namrata's first son was born[2] and named as Gautam Gattamaneni.
[edit] Career
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, cast opposite Preity Zinta. His next few films such as Yuvaraju and Vamsi also helped establish Mahesh's career. But in 2001, his release 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 and Bobby flopped at box office.[3] In 2003, Mahesh finally got the hit he was looking for. Okkadu became one of the biggest hits in Tollywood for the year 2003. Mahesh gave another flop at box office with, Nijam, 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, 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 from June 2004 to July 2005. It was a big hit both in India and overseas. In April 2006, his next movie, Pokiri became the highest grosser in the Telugu Film Industry. Mahesh's performance was applauded by even Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan.[4] Mahesh's recent film, Sainikudu had a tremendous opening but failed to live up to expectations and became a mediocre at boxoffice.
His upcoming films are Athidhi, Mirchi, and Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Muhurat was held on March 14, 2007 Filiming will start in October 2007 |
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| 2007 | Mirchi | Announced | |
| Athidhi | To be Released on August 09, 2007 | ||
| 2006 | Sainikudu | Siddhartha | |
| Pokiri | Pandu / Krishna Manohar | ||
| 2005 | Athadu | Nanda Gopal | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2004 | Arjun | Arjun | Winner, Nandi Award for Special Jury |
| Naani | Naani | ||
| 2003 | Nijam | Rama | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| Okkadu | Ajay | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) | |
| 2002 | Bobby | Bobby | |
| Takkari Donga | Raja | Winner, Nandi Award for Special Jury | |
| 2001 | Murari | Murari | Winner, Nandi Award for Special Jury |
| 2000 | Vamsi | Vamsi | |
| Yuvaraju | Srinivas | ||
| 1999 | Raja Kumarudu | Raja | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Male Debut |
[edit] References
- ^ apunkachoice.com. Namrata weds afriendMahesh. Retrieved on 5 November 2006.
- ^ sify.com. Mahesh Babu becomes daddy!. Retrieved on 29 October 2006.
- ^ idlebrain.com. Year 2002 Special - List of Movies. Retrieved on 4 February 2007.
- ^ indiainfo.com. Amitabh wonderstruck by Pokiri. Retrieved on 4 February 2007.
