Mahesh Babu

Actor

Indian Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Quick Info

ProfessionActor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth09/08/1975
Age50 years
BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameGhattamaneni Mahesh Babu
Nickname(s)Naani, Prince, Superstar

Physical Stats & More

Height6' 2" (188 cm)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College/UniversityLoyola College, Chennai
Educational QualificationBachelor of Commerce at Loyola College, Chennai

Personal Life

HobbiesReading, jogging, playing video games
Blood GroupO positive

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNamrata Shirodkar
Marriage Date10/02/2005
Marriage PlaceMarriott Hotel, Mumbai
SpouseNamrata Shirodkar

Family

FatherKrishna Ghattamaneni
MotherIndira Devi
Siblings
  • Ramesh Babu
  • Naresh (Step-brother)
  • Padmavathi
  • Manjula
  • Priyadarshini
SpouseNamrata Shirodkar
Children

Career

Debut
FilmRaja Kumarudu (1999)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • Nandi Award for Best Male Debut for the film Raja Kumarudu (1999)
  • Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for the films Murari, Takkari Donga, Okkadu, Pokiri, Dookudu, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, and Srimanthudu
  • Best Actor Award at Nandi Awards ceremony for the film Dookudu
  • Listed on TIME magazine's Most Desirable Men in India list
  • Ranked in Forever Desirable list alongside other actors like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan
  • Nandi Award for Best Male Debut for Raja Kumarudu (1999)
  • Nine Nandi Awards
  • Five Filmfare Awards South
  • Four SIIMA Awards
  • SIIMA Award for Best Actor (2011)
  • International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Actor in Telugu (2015)
  • Featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2025
  • Ranked in Forever Desirable list alongside Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan
Notable Films
  • Murari (2001)
  • Okkadu (2003)
  • Athadu (2005)
  • Pokiri (2006)
  • Dookudu (2011)
  • Business Man (2012)
  • Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)

Favourites

FoodBiryani and coffee
ActorKrishna Ghattamaneni
ActressSridevi, Trisha
FilmmakerMani Ratnam

Style Quotient

Car CollectionRange Rover, Lamborghini, AUDI A8, Toyota Land Cruiser V8, Mercedes-Benz E Class, BMW

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was raised in his maternal grandmother's house in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2. His elder brother, Ramesh Babu, took care of his educational performance at first.
3. He learned acting skills from Telugu director L. Satyanand in Vishakhapatnam.
4. He is fluent in speaking Telugu but cannot read or write in the language.
5. Telugu actor Vijay was his college classmate.
6. He began his acting career as a child artist in various Telugu films.
7. He dated actress Namrata Shirodkar for four years before they got married.
8. Before Namrata's second delivery, they stored stem cells in stem cell banking.
9. Tamil actor Karthi was his schoolmate at St. Bede's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai.
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