Mahesh Babu Indian Actor Known for Dookudu

Mahesh Babu is an Indian actor born on 9 August 1975 in Chennai. He is recognised as Major Ajay Krishna in Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).

Early life

Mahesh Babu is the son of Krishna Ghattamaneni. Mahesh Babu was educated at University of Madras, Loyola College and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Mahesh Babu is Gudachari 117 (1989). During the 1990s, he worked on Rajakumarudu (1999). Work from the 2000s includes Pokiri (2006) and Sainikudu (2006). 1: Nenokkadine (2014) and Aagadu (2014) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Acharya (2022) and Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022).

His filmography here covers 30 films from 1989 to 2022. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (8), followed by drama (5) and action comedy (2).

Prakash Raj appears in 14 of his listed titles, including Businessman (2012) and Okkadu (2003). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Vennela Kishore (six titles) and Sonu Sood (four titles). Koratala Siva directed three of his titles on record, among them Srimanthudu (2015) and Bharat Ane Nenu (2018). Gunasekhar is credited as director on two of them, including Arjun (2004). Mahesh Babu reaches 1.6M subscribers on YouTube, according to the February 2025 count.

Recognition

His awards include an award at the International Indian Film Academy Awards for Srimanthudu. He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for Okkadu and an award at the CineMAA Awards for Okkadu. The records list 6 awards won by him.

Personal life

He has been married to Namrata Shirodkar since 2005. He has 2 children on record.