Mahesh Babu Srimanthudu

Mahesh Babu won Best Actor for Telugu drama Srimanthudu while Nayanthara received the Best Actress trophy for her performance in Tamil action-comedy Naanum Rowdydhaan. S.S. Rajamouli's Baahubali received five awards at the do

Telugu drama Srimanthudu and Kannada thriller Rangitaranga won six awards each at the first edition of IIFA Utsavam in Hyderabad. Of the 12 award categories, Koratala Siva-directed Srimanthudu fetched its lead pair Mahesh Babu and Shruti Haasan awards for best Leading Role, Male and Female, respectively

"Mahesh was so happy with the success of Srimanthudu that he gifted an Audi A6 car to director Siva," said a source from the film's unit. With worldwide collection of over Rs 200 crores, Srimanthudu has emerged as the second highest grossing Telugu film after Baahubali - The Beginning

Mahesh had announced earlier that he would adopt his ancestral village Burripalem, under Tenali rural mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district. The village is the native place of his father, actor Krishna

On the back of the big success of Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Telugu release Srimanthudu, the management of Eros International is upbeat about its performance in the September quarter.

"The opening weekend numbers could be anywhere between Rs 50 crores and Rs 60 crores. The exact numbers are awaited. On release day, the film raked in a whopping Rs 31 crores," trade analyst Trinath said

Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu, which was earlier set to release a week after Baahubali, has now been pushed to August 7

In his over decade long career, Mahesh Babu never gone shirtless

Mahesh Babu won Best Actor for Telugu drama Srimanthudu while Nayanthara received the Best Actress trophy for her performance in Tamil action-comedy Naanum Rowdydhaan. S.S. Rajamouli's Baahubali received five awards at the do

Telugu drama Srimanthudu and Kannada thriller Rangitaranga won six awards each at the first edition of IIFA Utsavam in Hyderabad. Of the 12 award categories, Koratala Siva-directed Srimanthudu fetched its lead pair Mahesh Babu and Shruti Haasan awards for best Leading Role, Male and Female, respectively

"Mahesh was so happy with the success of Srimanthudu that he gifted an Audi A6 car to director Siva," said a source from the film's unit. With worldwide collection of over Rs 200 crores, Srimanthudu has emerged as the second highest grossing Telugu film after Baahubali - The Beginning

Mahesh had announced earlier that he would adopt his ancestral village Burripalem, under Tenali rural mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district. The village is the native place of his father, actor Krishna

On the back of the big success of Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Telugu release Srimanthudu, the management of Eros International is upbeat about its performance in the September quarter.

"The opening weekend numbers could be anywhere between Rs 50 crores and Rs 60 crores. The exact numbers are awaited. On release day, the film raked in a whopping Rs 31 crores," trade analyst Trinath said

Mahesh Babu's Srimanthudu, which was earlier set to release a week after Baahubali, has now been pushed to August 7

In his over decade long career, Mahesh Babu never gone shirtless