Babu then appeared in Bala Chandrudu (1990), and Anna Thammudu (1990). He played a dual role in the film Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989). He went on to act as a child artist in the films Shankharavam (1987), Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988) and Gudachari 117 (1989). Initially terrified, Babu agreed to act in the film after being persuaded by the film's crew. During the shoot of Poratam (1983) at Vauhini Studios, after watching Babu on the sets, director Kodi Ramakrishna suggested to Krishna that he cast Babu in the role of the protagonist's brother. Acting careerįurther information: Mahesh Babu filmography Early career and breakthrough (1979–2003)Īt the age of four, Babu visited the sets of the Telugu film Needa (1979) where its director Dasari Narayana Rao shot a few sequences of his as a part of the narrative in the presence of the former's brother Ramesh. Being unable to read and write Telugu, he used to memorise the dialogues given by his directors during the dubbing phase of his films.
Satyanand in Vishakhapatnam for further training in acting which went on for three to four months. After graduating, he met with director L. He obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from the Loyola College, Chennai. Babu in an interview said that actor Vijay and he have been longtime close friends and studied at the same college, before establishing themselves in their respective film industries. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai where actor Karthi was his schoolmate. Krishna also made sure that none of his children would reveal his name during their schooling to ensure a peaceful environment. To spend time with him, Krishna used to make sure that his films' shoots would be conducted at the VGP Universal Kingdom during the weekends. Along with his siblings, Babu used to play cricket regularly at the VGP Golden beach in Madras.
Since Krishna was busy with his film commitments, Ramesh Babu used to look after Mahesh Babu's academic performance. Babu spent his childhood mostly in Madras under the care of his maternal grandmother Durgamma and the rest of his family. Their family hails from Burripalem in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the fourth of the five children of Telugu actor Krishna and Indira, after Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, and Manjula and before Priyadarshini. Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born on 9 August 1975 in a Telugu family in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. He plunged into the film exhibition business along with Narayandas Narang of Asian Group with the inauguration of the seven-screen superplex at Gachibowli AMB Cinemas. He is also associated with Rainbow Hospitals as their goodwill ambassador. In addition to being an actor, he is a humanitarian and philanthropist - he runs a charitable trust and non-profit organisation, Heal-a-Child. Referred to in the media as the Prince of Tollywood, he is one of the most popular and influential actors of Telugu cinema, and is described as the superstar of Telugu cinema by his fans. Pokiri held the record of being the highest-grossing Telugu film while Sarileru Neekevvaru, his highest grosser, collected over ₹2.6 billion at the box office. He went on to act in other commercially successful films such as Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), Maharshi (2019), and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama Murari (2001), and the action film Okkadu (2003). He made his debut as a lead actor with Rajakumarudu (1999) which won him Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in Needa (1979), at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child artist.