Happy Birthday Mahesh Babu: 7 facts you probably didn't know about Telugu superstar

First Published Aug 9, 2019, 9:32 AM IST

Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu aka Mahesh Ghattamaneni was born on August 9, 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is celebrating his 44th birthday today. Fans were trending #HappyBirthdaySuperStarMAHESH on the micro-blogging website Twitter on Friday.
 

Mahesh Babu acted in nine films before making his debut as a lead actor in movies. Koduku Diddina Kapuram, Mugguru Kodukulu, Poratam, Needa, Bazar Rowdy, Shankharavam, Gudachari 117, Bala Chandrudu and Anna Thammadu are the films.
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Mahesh took a break from films in 1990 to concentrate on his education following his dad Krishna's insistence. He made his debut with 'Raja Kumarudu’ in 1999.
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After the huge success of 'Dookudu' movie, I-T officials raided the actor's Jubilee Hills home and Film Nagar offices in Hyderabad on December 8, 2011.
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Mahesh supports charities like Heal-A-Child Foundation, Rainbow Hospitals, Basavatarakam Cancer Foundation and MARD.
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The superstar has adopted two villages, Burripalem in Andhra Pradesh and Siddhapuram in Telangana. Mahesh's father Krishna's native place is Burripalem.
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Mahesh was voted the most desirable man in the Times Most Desirable Men 2013 online poll. He was also ranked 31st on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 in 2013.
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The superstar can't read Telugu, his mother tongue. The reason is him being born and brought up in Chennai.
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