Sunday, October 29, 2006

Mahesh Babu


Name : Gattamaneni Mahesh Babu
DOB :August 9, 1974
Place of Birth : Madras
Height:6ft 3 in
Gattamaneni Mahesh Babu (Telugu: మహేష్ ‌బాబు), born August 9, 1974 in Madras, India, fondly known as Prince by fans, is an actor working in the Indian Telugu movie industry.
Personal lifeHe is the son of Telugu actor Superstar Krishna and Indira Devi, born in a small village Burrepalem near Tenali in Guntur District.He has one elder brother, Ramesh, two elder sisters, Padmavathi, Manjula and one younger sister Priyadarsini. He married Bollywood actress Namrata Shirodkar in February 2005. On August 31, 2006, Mahesh and Namrata's first son was born and named as Naren Gattamaneni..
Career
Mahesh Babu started out his movie career as a child actor in his father's films before turning professional at the age of 25 with the hit movie
Rajakumarudu.
Mahesh Babu's last movie
Pokiri, directed by Puri Jagannadh was the biggest hit this year in Tollywood.
Up next, Mahesh Babu has signed
Sainikudu directed by Gunasekhar and Athidi directed by Surender Reddy.
Mahesh is also doing
Tapori, which is a hindi remake of Pokiri
Another announced movie of mahesh is
Mirchi - Chala Naatu Guru, Produced by Durga Arts under the direction of Jasti Hemamber.
Awards and nominations
Nandi Awards
1999: Winner, Best Male Debut for Raja Kumarudu
2001: Winner, Special Jury Award for Murari
2002: Winner, Special Jury Award for Takkari Donga
2003: Winner, Best Actor for Nijam
2004: Winner, Special Jury Award for Arjun
Telugu Filmfare Awards
2003: Winner, Best Actor for Okkadu
2005: Nomination, Best Actor for Athadu
Santosham Film Awards
2003: Winner, Best Young Performer for Okkadu
2005: Nomination, Best Actor for Athadu

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