Prince Mahesh Babu

Actual Name:
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu
Nick Name:
Prince, Sensational Star
Date of birth:
9 August 1974
Place of birth:
Chennai
Debut Film:
Rajakumarudu (as hero)
Education:
B. Com
Awards:
Nandi Awards for best actor for the movie Nizam and Athadu.
BiographyGhattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born August 9, 1974 in Kalyani Hospital in Chennai to Super Star Krishna and Indiradevi. His pet name is Naani. His native village is Burripalem in Guntur district. He did his schooling in Shanti Public School and earned his B. Com degree from Loyala College in Chennai. Mahesh Babu started his movie career as a child actor. He played several roles as child artiste in some of the films where his father played the hero. He acted in the films like Mugguru Kodukulu and Koduku Diddina Kapuram.
He made his debut as hero through Rajakumarudu under the direction of K. Raghavendra Rao with Preeti Zinta as heroine. After Rajakumarudu, his films Yuvaraju and Vamsy were released. The first big hit in Maheshbabu's career was Murari released in 2001 in which he paired up with Bollywood heroine Sonali Bendre.
His next films Takkari Donga and Bobby released in 2002 were not very satisfactory. Next came Okkadu directed by Gunasekhar and produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Arts in 2003 and proved to be a blockbuster. His film Nijam, which was released in the same year, though failed to prove a commercial hit, but earned him the Nandi Award as a Best Actor.
In 2004, Maheshbabu's films Naani and Arjun were released and once again Maheshbabu bagged Nandi Award as a Best Actor for Arjun directed by Gunashekhar and produced by Maheshbabu's brother Rameshbabu. In 2005, Maheshbabu played hero in Trivikram Srinivas direction with Trisha in the female lead, for Athadu. Once again Maheshbabu bagged Nandi award for his best performance in this film. At the same time, he also received the Best Hero award from Filmfare for his performance in Athadu.
The most memorable film in Maheshbabu's career Pokiri was released in 2006. Directed and produced by Puri Jagannath, the film broke the records of the 75-year-old Telugu film industry history and rewrote the Box Office records. Then came Sainikudu which proved to be unsuccessful. Presently, Maheshbabu is playing hero under Surender Reddy's direction for Athidi being produced by his brother Rameshbabu.
After this film, Maheshbabu had two more projects on hand. One is Mirchi to be directed by Hembar and produced by Dr KL Narayana on the banner of Durga Arts and another is Hare Rama Hare Krishna to be produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Arts.
Maheshbabu married Bollywood heroine Namrata Shirodkar in February 2005. The couple blessed with a son Ghattamaneni Gautham on August 31, 2006.
Nandi Awards
1999 – Special Jury Nandi award for Best Debut Hero for Rajakumarudu
2001 – Special Jury Nandi award for Best Performance for Murari
2002 – Special Jury Nandi award for Best Artiste for Takkari Donga
2003 – State government's Golden Nandi for his performance in Nijam
2004 – Special Jury Nandi Award for Best Performance for Arjun
2005 – State government's Nandi Award as 'Best Artiste' for performance in Athadu
Filmography
Hare Rama Hare Krishna (filming)
Mirchi (filming)
Athidhi (filming)
Sainikudu (2006)
Pokiri (2006)
Athadu (2005)
Arjun (2004)
Naani (2004)
Nijam (2003)
Okkadu (2003)
Bobby (2002)
Takkari Donga (2002)
Murari (2001)
Vamsi (2000)
Yuvaraju (2000)
Raja Kumarudu (1999)
Filmography (as child artist)
Needa
Poratam
Sankharavam
Bajaru Rowdy
Mugguru Kodukulu
Gudhachari 117
Koduku Diddina Kapuram
Anna Tammudu
Balachandrudu