Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, Babu has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades

 

Bio
Real Name	Mahesh Ghattamaneni
Nickname	Naani, Prince, and Navataram Superstar
Profession	Actor and Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2”
Weight	in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 34 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 August 1975
Age (as in 2017)	42 Years
Birth Place	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College	Loyola College, Chennai
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Commerce
Debut	Raja Kumarudu (1999)
Family	Father- Krishna Ghattamaneni (Actor) Mother- Indira Devi Brothers- Ramesh Babu (Elder) and Naresh (Step-brother) Sisters- Padmavathi (Elder), Manjula (Elder) and Priyadarsini (Younger)
Religion	Hindu
Address	Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
Hobbies	Reading, jogging, playing video games
Controversies	• The State Human Rights Commission filed a complaint him after he endorsed the Royal Stag's whisky ad commercial. • After the rumour that he received a remuneration of around 1.2 million for his blockbuster film Dookudu, the Income Tax department raided his residence in Hyderabad.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Biryani and coffee
Favourite Actor	Krishna Ghattamaneni
Favourite Actress	Sridevi and Trisha
Favourite Director	Mani Ratnam
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Namrata Shirodkar (Actress)
Wife	Namrata Shirodkar (Actress)
Children	Daughter- Sitara Son- Gautam Krishna
Money Factor
Salary	20 Crore/film (INR)
Net Worth	$ 20 million

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahesh Babu

• Does Mahesh Babu smoke?: No

• Does Mahesh Babu drink alcohol?: Yes

• Mahesh Babu is often called as The Prince of Tollywood. 

• Remake of majority of his films in Tamil has been done by actor Vijay.

• His wife Namrata Shirodkar is 2½ years older than him.

• He started acting as an child artist at the age of 4 in his father’s film Needa.

• He did his debut lead role movie Raja Kumarudu opposite Bollywood actress Preity Zinta. 

• Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan praised his performance in the film Pokiri, whose remake was made in Bollywood as Wanted.

• He received 2 Filmfare Awards for Okkadu and Pokiri.

• He owns a film production company called G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

• Because he spend most of his childhood in Chennai, he can’t read Telugu well, though he speaks it fluently.

• He beat Bollywood superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan in the list of the Most Desirable Man by Times of India. 

• In his childhood, he only used to see his father’s films.

• Tamil actor Karthi is a good friend his since childhood.

• Only superstar Rajnikanth gets more salary than him in the South India film industry.