Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni was born on 9th August 1975.
He is an
Indian film actor who was best known for
his work in
Telugu Films.
He was born to actor
Krishna.
Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in 1979 with the film
"NEEDA".
His first leading role was in the film
"Rajakumarudu" which was released in the year 1999 and in the month of August.
After playing the role of a young
Kabbadi player in the 2003 blockbuster film
"Okkadu",
Mahesh continued in this vein, gaining mass appeal and appearing in many successful
films such as
Rajakumarudu(1999), Murari(2001), Okkadu(2003),
Athadu(2005), Pokiri(2006),Dookudu(2011),
Business Man(2012) and
Seethama Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu(2013).These accomplishments,have established him as one of the most sought after actors in
Telugu Film.In the year 2012,
Mahesh has won the CNN-IBN actor of the Year Award.
Mahesh Babu has worked in nine films as a
child artist and in seventeen films as a lead actor till today.
He has won seven
Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards,three Filmfare Best
Telugu Actor Awards,three
CineMAA Awards and one South Indian International Award.In addition to the films,
Mahesh also endroses several brands in
Andhra Pradesh and South India.
He is also the national brand ambassador for Thums Up.
He was listed as #31 in Forbes India top 100
Celebrities for the year 2012.
Mahesh Babu was born in Chennai,Tamilnadu,to prominent
Telugu Film actor
Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna and
Smt.Indira Devi on 9th August 1975.
He is the
younger brother of
Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni who turned as a producer.
He also has two elder sisters,
padmavathi and
actress-producer Manjula Ghattamaneni and one younger sister
Priyadarshini.All sibilings have the rare honour of having acted in
films as child artistes.
Mahesh's chidhood was spent mostly in
Madras under the care of his paternal grandmother
Smt.Durgamma and the rest of
his family.As
his father had to spend considerable amount of time away from home working,
his elder brother
Ramesh Babu had a significant role in
his upbringing and
he enjoys a great relationship with him.Growing up in a big family,
Mahesh shares an equally warm relationship with all
his sisters and
his grandmother.All of them in the
family fondly call him
"Naani".
His father made sure all the
children spent sufficient time with him on location and on
his sets, especially during holidays .
Mahesh many times said that this was where
his interest for acting began.The
film sets were a second playground and
Mahesh didn't hesitate to face the camera when asked to do a small role in
his brother
Ramesh Babu's debut film,Needa at the age of four.
Mahesh studied at St. Bede's School in
Chennai while continuing to attend
his dad's
filiming during holidays.Few of
his schoolmates at St. Bede's were
Surya(Tamil film actor), Vishnuvardhan(Tamil film director).
Mahesh obtained an Honours Degree in Commerce from Loyola College Chennai.
Mahesh Babu acted in seven of
his father's
films as a child actor.
Personal Life:
Mahesh dated with
Bollywood actress and former Femina Miss India
Namrata Shirodkar for five years.She was
his co-star in the movie
Vamsi .They got married on 10th February 2005 in Mumbai.They have two children ,son
Gautham Krishna born on 31st August 2006 and daughter
Sitara born on 20th July 2012.
Career:
Early Career(1979-1990):
Mahesh started
his acting career by playing a small role in
his brother
Ramesh Babu's debut film,Needa at the age of four,under the direction of
Dr.Dasari Narayana.In 1983,at the age of 8,director
Kodi Ramakrishna requested him to play a role in the film
Poratam since they were having difficulty casting for the role of
Krishna's sibling.This was
his first full length feature film.Producer and director Dhoondy,one of the early backers of Krishna in
his struggling days,watched a preview of the movie and was stunned to find out
he was
Krishna's own son and remarked that there was a spark in him and
Mahesh would become an excellent artist.True to that prognostication ,
Mahesh become successful as a
child artist through varied roles.In
Sankharavam(1987), he faced the cameras with
his father directing him for the first time.Veteran director
A.Kodandarami Reddy directed him and
his brother Ramesh for
Bazaar Rowdy (1988), where
he won accolades for
his acting.
Mugguru Kodukulu(1988), saw him again team up with
his brother and father ,the father directing them all this time.
Gudachari 117(1989) reunited
Mahesh with
his first film director Kodi
RamaKrishna in a James Bond type of flick for which
his dad,the lead in the movie,was famous.
Koduku Diddina Kapuram(1989), directed by Krishna again,had
Mahesh in a dual role.
Balachandrudu and Anna Tammudu(1990) saw the tennaged
Mahesh Babu completing
his first innings on celluloid after which
he concentrated on
his studies and went out of the public eye while letting nature take it's course through the awkward adolescent years.
1999-2004
In 1999,
Mahesh was re-introduced as a full-fledged hero with the movie
"RajaKumaradu".Directed by
K.Raghavendhra Rao and co-starring Priety-Zinta,
this movie was a debonair start for
his career earning him Nandi Award for Best Male Debutant.After the movie was released,both fans and the media started fondly calling him
"Prince Mahesh" .
His next release
Yuvaraju followed in the year 2000.Directed by
Y.V.S Chowdary,the movie did moderately well at the box office completing 100 days in 19 centers all over Andhra Pradesh.In the same year,another movie
Vamsi was released under the direction of
B.Gopal and
this movie had
Namrata Shirodkar co-starring for the first time with
Mahesh .During the
movie,they had been seen on the screen couple.
Mahesh and
Namrata started seeing each other in real life and this relationship later resulted in their marriage.
2005-2010
In 2005,
Mahesh married
Namrata Shirodkar after being in a relationship with her for almost 5 years.The year also saw the first release after
his marriage and
Trivikram Srinivas's second directorial venture,
"Athadu" .
He was praised alongside with
Trisha Krishnan.
Mahesh once again achieved critical acclaim for
his performance in the movie and also earned himself the
Nandi Award for Best Actor for the second time.
Pokiri, produced jointly by
his sister
Manjula Ghattamaneni and Vaishno Academy and was directed by
Puri Jagannadh and it was the highest grossing
Telugu Film of the year.The movie saw
him paired alongside with Illeana D'Cruz.
Pokiri was a success in
Andhra Pradesh as well as other states and overseas.The
film completed 100 days in as many as 200 centers in Andhra Pradesh and completed silver jubilee in a record at 63 centers.
Mahesh earned his second
Filmfare Best Actor Award (telugu) for this
movie.
The year also saw
Mahesh working again with the Director
Gunasekhar and actress Trisha Krishnan for the
movie Sainikudu.In 2007, for
his next venture
Mahesh embraced corporate film making in
Telugu Film industry.
He collaborated with
UTV and with young director
Surender Reddy for
Athidi which made
him the first corporate hero in
Telugu Film Industry.
He was paired along side Amrita Rao.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 death.In 2008,
Mahesh lent
his voice for the film Jalsa, directed by
his friend
Trivikram Srinivas.In 2009,
Mahesh started working on a movie with
Trivikram Srinivas as director.
In 2010, after a 3 year long hiatus
Mahesh returned to the silver screen with the
movie Khaleja, which was directed by
his friend
Trivikram Srinivas.The
movie languished in development hell due to production problems and the telangana agitations.Upon release, the
movie received mixed
reviews and also became one of the highest grossing
Telugu film overseas.The year also saw
Mahesh embracing social networking site
Twitter to interact with
his fans.
2011-2012
Dookudu completed a successful run in 52 centers after 50 days.
CNN-IBN for the year 2011,declared him as the
Actor of the Year and
Dookudu as the hit of the
Year in a survey conducted for
Telugu Films .
He also won his third
Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) for
his performance in the
movie.He then co-starred with Khajal Agarwal in the movie
Business Man .The
film was produced by
RR Movie Makers and was directed by
Puri Jagannadh, releasing worldwide on 13th January 2012.Similar to
his previous release,it took the largest worldwide opening by collecting 18.73 crores on the first day and 62.94 crores
worldwide in the first week.For the first time in
his career,
Mahesh along with director Puri Jagannadh lent
his vocals for a song in
this project.According to certain reports,
Mahesh emerged as the highest paid actor in
SouthIndia after
Rajinikanth.
His next venture was a
multi-starrer film
Seethama Vakitlo Serimalle Chettu under the direction of
Srikanth Adala. Being produced by Dil Raju, the
film also starred
Daggubati Venkatesh in a leading role. The film was officially launced on 6th October, 2011 and the
film began on 18th January ,2012.
This film casted Samantha opposite him, for the second time. The
movie released on January 11th ,2013 and it was a
BlockBuster at the
Box Office, thus giving
Mahesh a Hat-Trick in
his career.
His performance was widely praised by critics. idlebrain.com wrote
Mahesh Babu is planning
his career in a
beautiful way.After doing an all-round entertaining character in
Dookudu and teriffic character of a ruthless angry young man in
Business Man,
Mahesh has selected a nice family guy role in
this movie. The
character is playful most of the times and highly intense in a few conflict scenes.It's a right career movie for
Mahesh.He also has signed up for a role in a
film under the direction of
Sukumar.The
film produced by 14 Reels Entertainment has debutant Kriti Sanon acting opposite him and the
film was launched on 12th Febuary 2012.
He also hired
Hollywood trainer Mike Ryan as
his personal trainer.
Filimography:
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1979 | Needa |
| Debut film as a child artist |
| 1983 | Poratam |
| Child artist |
| 1987 | Sankharavam | Raja | Child artist |
| 1988 | Bazaar Rowdy | Mahesh | Child artist |
| 1988 | Mugguru Kodukulu | Surendra | Child artist |
| 1989 | Goodachari 117 | Chinna | Child artist |
| 1989 | Koduku Diddina Kapuram | Vinod / Pramod | Child artist / Dual role |
| 1990 | Anna Thammudu | Murali | Child artist |
| 1990 | Balachandrudu | Chandu | Child artist |
| 1999 | RajaKumarudu | Raja | Nandi Award for Best Male Debut |
| 2000 | Yuvaraju | Srinivas |
|
| 2000 | Vamsi | Vamsi |
|
| 2001 | Murari | Murari | Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2002 | Takari Donga | Raju | Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2002 | Booby | Booby |
|
| 2003 | Okkadu | Ajay Varma | Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Telugu |
| 2003 | Nijam | G.Seetaram | Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Naani | Naani |
|
| 2004 | Arjun | Arjun | Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2005 | Athadu | Nanda Gopal / Parthu | Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Pokiri | Pandu(Krishna Manohar) | Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Telugu |
| 2006 | Sainikudu | Siddhartha |
|
| 2007 | Athidi | Athidi |
|
| 2008 | Jalsa | Narrator | Voice Over |
| 2010 | Khaleja | Seetharama Raju |
|
| 2011 | Dookudu | G.Ajay Kumar | Nandi Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Telugu |
| 2012 | Business Man | Surya Bhai |
|
| 2013 | Seethama Vakitlo Serimalle Chettu | Chinnodu |
|
| 2013 | "Sukumar's untitled project" |
| Filiming |
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