Telugu Prince Mahesh Babu turns 37
A new trailer of Mahesh Babu-Venkatesh starrer Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu will be released today. The trailer is released as a birthday gift for Mahesh Babu's fans as the actor turns 37 today.
Aug 09, 2012 09:00 IST
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A new trailer of Mahesh Babu-Venkatesh starrer Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu will be released today. The trailer will be a birthday gift for Mahesh Babu's fans as the actor turns 37 today.
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A sequel was underway for Mahesh Babu's blockbuster film, Businessman. But according to reports the director of the film Puri Jagannath has confirmed that there will not be a Businessman Part 2. Instead the director is working on a new story for Mahesh.
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On July 20 2012, Mahesh Babu was blessed with a baby girl, Sitara. The actor has been home bound since then spending time with his family.
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Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born to Telugu film superstar Ghattamaneni Sivaramakrishna Murthy, popularly known as Hero Krishna and Indira Devi on August 9. He turned 36 this year.
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Being the son of a popular actor meant film sets were a second playground. The transition to acting began very early for Mahesh Babu when he faced the cameras at the age of 4 in his brother Ramesh Babu‘s debut film, Needa (1979), directed by Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao.
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Mahesh Babu debuted as a full-fledged hero in 1999 with the K Raghavendra Rao film Raja Kumarudu(The Prince) for which he earned the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. "The Prince" tag has remained since then.
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In 2000, Mahesh appeared in Y.V.S Chowdary's Yuvaraju and Vamsi. The latter was a flop but five years later, Mahesh married his Vamsi co-star and former Miss India Universe, Namrata Shirodkar.
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In 2001, he starred with Sonali Bendre in Krishna Vamsi's Murari. His performance earned him the Nandi Special Jury Award.
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However, his next two films, Takkari Donga and Bobby failed at the box-office.
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The 2003 film Okkadu brought a revival of fortune at the box-office for Mahesh Babu and earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu).
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Mahesh Babu won his second Nandi Award for Best Actor with the 2005 film Athadu, opposite Trisha Krishnan. It was also his first release post marriage, so a lucky turn of events for the young actor.
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Good luck and great performances continued with the action film Pokiri (2006).
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Directed by Puri Jagannadh, Pokiri scripted history in the Telugu film industry. The Prince was well on his way to being the undisputed King, earning his second Filmfare Award.
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Apart from his superstar status in films, Mahesh Babu endorses several brands including ThumsUp, Navratan Oil, Univercell Mobile Network, Amrutanjan and Provogue. He is the first South star to have more than 100,000 followers on Twitter (currently 210,266 followers).
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Here's wishing Telugu cinema's Prince a great year ahead.
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