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Superstar Mahesh Babu made his silver screen debut as a hero with Rajakumarudu, produced by senior producer Ashwini Dutt way back in 1999. Mahesh and Ashwini Dutt teamed up for the second time for Sainikudu in 2006. Now, the duo is all set to join forces after nearly a decade for Mahesh’s prestigious 25th project, which be directed by Vamshi Paidipally. Incidentally, this project was supposed to be produced by PVP Cinema banner initially and Dil Raju acquired it a few weeks ago only to be joined by Ashwini Dutt now. More details regarding the film will be revealed soon.
Mahesh Babu and Vamshi Paidipally Surprise Project
Film Director Vamshi Paidipally is all set on his next project. Guess who is roped in for this! This movie has the Superstar Mahesh Babu in the movie. It is said that Mahesh Babu likes the storyline very much. This movie is an inspirational one and the director promises the story is a delight to fans. The director form the blockbuster hit movie ‘Oopiri’ fame has ever since been working on this new venture. While the movie is produced under PVP Cinema, other details are coming soon.Even though his first movie called Munna was a flop at the box office, his went on to make the blockbuster hit movie called Brindavanam. Vamshi Paidipally later made a commercially successful movie called Yevadu. This movie was one of the highest grosser of Tollywood. This commerce graduate never aimed to be a film director. After doing his Master’s in Computer Applications he was completely into software when he later moved as an assistant director into movies.Mahesh Babu is a sought after Tollywood star who has featured in several giant blockbusters hit movies. He started out as a child artiste and his debut movie as a young star was in the movie ‘Rajakumarudu’. He happens to Veteran actor Krishna’s younger son. He is a famous face in Telugu Cinema and is a brand ambassador for almost a dozen companies. This media personality who has over 1 lakh twitter followers is known for his philanthropy works apart from his acting career. In his film career, he won many CineMAA Awards, Nandi Awards and National Film Awards for Nenokkadine, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Dookudu, Okkadu, Pokiri, Businessman and his debut movie Raja Kumarudu. His latest blockbuster movie was Srimanthudu which was a major Box Office success.
Happy Birthday to 'Prince'
Maheshbabu was born on August 9, 1974, to Super Star Krishna and Indiradevi. At that time, nobody might be knowing that Maheshbabu would be called as 'Prince' by his fans and would reach the level of breaking the 75-year-old Box Office records of Telugu cinema. Maheshbabu was quite bubbly and sweety as a child and he entered the films right in his childhood and played several roles as child artiste in some of the films where his father played the hero. Especially, he performed excellently in films like 'Mugguru Kodukulu and Koduku Diddina Kapuram'. Like a flower spreads its fragrance right from the moment it starts blossoming, Maheshbabu could prove himself as a matured artiste right in his childhood as a child artiste. He made his debut as hero through 'Rajakumarudu' under the direction of K Raghavendra Rao and Preeti Zinta was his first heroine. He showed good maturity as hero in his first film itself. He got the necessary glamour from his father as an heir and maintained his own style of action and attained a handsome personality. Especially, his ever-smiling face enhanced his glamour further and made him to attract everyone. After 'Rajakumarudu', his films 'Yuvaraju and Vamsy' were released and received good applause. However, the first biggest hit in Maheshbabu's career was 'Murari' released in 2001 in which he paired up with Bollywood heroine Sonali Bendre. However, his films 'Takkari Donga' and 'Bobby' released in 2002 were not very satisfactory. Next came 'Okkadu' directed by Gunasekhar and produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Arts in 2003 and proved to be a blockbuster. This film earned the star image for Maheshbabu as his stamina and calibre were proved in this movie. His film 'Nijam', which was released in the same year, though failed to prove a commercial hit, earned him the Nandi Award from the State government as a Best Actor. In 2004, Maheshbabu's films 'Naani' and 'Arjun' were released and once again Maheshbabu bagged Nandi Award as a Best Actor for 'Arjun' directed by Gunashekhar and produced by Maheshbabu's brother Rameshbabu. In 2005, Maheshbabu played hero in Trivikram Srinivas direction with Trisha in the female lead, for 'Athadu' and this film was also proved to be a Super Hit film. Once again Maheshbabu bagged Nandi award for his best performance in this film. At the same time, he also received the Best Hero award from 'Filmfare' for his excellent performance in 'Athadu'. The most memorable film in Maheshbabu's career 'Pokiri' was released in 2006. Directed and produced by Puri Jagannath, the film broke the records of the 75-year-old Telugu film industry history and rewrote the Box Office records. As far as collections and the performance of Maheshbabu, the film remained a milestone. It is worth mentioning here that All India Superstar Big B Amitabh Bachchan and one of the greatest directors Ram Gopal Varma openly complimented Maheshbabu's performance before the media. Then came 'Sainikudu' which was again a big dud. Presently, Prince is playing hero under Surender Reddy's direction for 'Athidi' being produced by his brother Rameshbabu. After this film, Maheshbabu had two more projects on hand. One is 'Mirchi' to be directed by Hembar and produced by Dr KL Narayana on the banner of Durga Arts and another is 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' to be produced by MS Raju on the banner of Sumanth Arts. Maheshbabu married Bollywood heroine Namrata Shirodkar in February 2005. The couple blessed with a son Ghattamaneni Gautham on August 31, 2006. Indiaglitz.com wishes Maheshbabu a 'Happy Birthday'. Details of films in which Maheshbabu played child artiste 1. Needa, 2. Poratam, 3. Sankharavam, 4. Bajaru Rowdy, 5. Mugguru Kodukulu, 6. Gudhachari 117, 7 Koduku Diddina Kapuram, 8. Anna Tammudu, 9. Balachandrudu Details of films in which Maheshbabu played hero 1. Rajakumarudu, 2. Yuvarajum 3. Vamsym, 4. Murari, 5. Takkari Donga, 6. Bobby, 7. Okkadu, 8. Nijam, 9. Naani, 10. Arjun, 11. Athadu, 12. Pokiri, 13. Sainikudu Nandi Awards: Of the 11 released films Prince Maheshbabu bagged 6 Nandi awards. He is the only hero who bagged so many Nandi awards in a short span. 1999 ' Special Jury Nandi award for Best Debut Hero for 'Rajakumarudu' 2001 ' Special Jury Nandi award for Best Performance for 'Murari' 2002 ' Special Jury Nandi award for Best Artiste for 'Takkari Donga' 2003 ' State government's Golden Nandi for his performance in 'Nijam' 2004 ' Special Jury Nandi Award for Best Performance for 'Arjun' 2005 ' State government's Nandi Award as 'Best Artiste' for performance in 'Athadu' Maheshbabu biography and filmography Name Ghattamaneni Maheshbabu Pet name Naani Height 6'2" Native place Burripalem, Guntur district Birthplace Kalyani Hospital, Madras Place of education Shanti Public School, Loyola College Chennai Degree B. Com., Parents Ghattamaneni Krishna, Indira Wife Namrata Shirodkar Son Ghattamaneni Gautham Krishna No of films played as child artiste 9 Films played as hero 13
'Pokiri' completes 175 days in 63 centres
Maheshbabu entered the film industry as 'Rajakumarudu' as the heir of Super Star Krishna. He proved himself as an artiste of eminence with 'Murari'. Later, he showed his stamina with 'Okkadu' and further strengthened his position with the success of 'Athadu'. With his latest flick 'Pokiri' he proved one among the top heroes and established himself as 'Prince', a title that was given by his fans. When it comes to heroine Ileana, she made the Telugu audiences as 'Devadasus' with her glamour and won their hearts with her beauty in 'Pokiri'. As of the director, Puri Jagannath made his debut with Badri, and later made his films 'Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani' big hits. His latest film 'Pokiri' had rewritten the history of 75-year-old Telugu cinema, produced by Manjula. The film 'Pokiri' had created yet another record in the Indian film industry by completing 175 days in 63 centres across the State. Though the director Puri Jagannath claimed that the different presentation of the hero, and Mani Sharma's music, had helped for the success of the film, it is he who portrayed the hero's character in an impeccable style. One thing is proved that the Telugu industry started coming out of slump as a majority of Telugu films were proved hits this year. The entire unit gave a new lease of life to the Telugu film industry with their film 'Pokiri'. Another notable point is that the Telugu film industry had erased the image that dubbed films would only remain hits as there was some creativity in them and it was proved that our directors are the best and second to none. 'Pokiri' had received compliments both from the Tamil super star Rajinikanth and the Telugu Mega Star Chiranjeevi. Moreover, 'Pokiri' is being remade in Tamil as well as Hindi after it proved a tremendous hit.