10 May 2022. The trailer launch event of the film ‘Major’ was organized. The 47-year-old South superstar was asked about his Bollywood debut. Without wasting time came the reply- “I don’t think Bollywood people can afford me. I also don’t want to waste my time working in such an industry.” Here came the statement and there was an uproar. Bollywood did not like this statement at all.
Since the fire of the language controversy was already raging (remember the case of Kiccha Sudeep and Ajay Devgan), this statement added fuel to the fire. The fight which till now was seen only between box office and fans, i.e. “South vs Bollywood”. Both the industries had come face to face on it.
Before the matter escalated, the South superstar revealed. He made a post on social media, in which he wrote, “I love cinema, respect all languages, I am comfortable wherever I film.” The superstar ended his post with the line – My dream is coming true, I am happy because Telugu cinema is touching heights. This is none other than the ‘Prince of Tollywood’. Let’s start his story.
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Debuted at the age of 4
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Year 1975. A son was born to famous actor producer-director Shiva Ram Krishna Ghattamaneni. Name- Mahesh Babu. While other children live their childhood, this little boy embarks on a journey that his father laid the foundation for. At the age of just 4 got the first film, which was called ‘Nida’.
After making his debut, Mahesh Babu has not looked back. Did 8 films as a child artist. Along with films, he also studied away from his family. He spent his childhood in Madras and chose St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School for his studies. After passing out of school, he reached Loyola College, from where he graduated in Commerce.
When Mahesh Babu got the tag of ‘Prince of Tollywood’
Career started. After 20 years, Mahesh Babu gets a film as the lead. It would be the year 1999, when ‘Rajakumarudu’ was released. This is the picture for which he received the first award of his career. After receiving the ‘Nandi Award’, Mahesh Babu has many films in his kitty. At the beginning of his career, one record after another began to be made. ‘Pokiri’ came out in the year 2001 and became the highest grossing Telugu film. Krishna Ghattamaneni’s younger son Mahesh was now known by his name. I kept getting work. At the same time, with every film comes name and popularity. But something happened in the year 2019, which earned him the tag of Prince.
When did the tag of ‘Prince of Tollywood’ get?
This year a picture named ‘Maharshi’ has been released. Mahesh Babu played Rishi Kumar in this action drama film and created a buzz at the box office. For this, the film won the National Award in the Best Popular Film category. This is the film, after which fans gave him the tag of “Prince”.
The ‘prince’ of the industry he became, spoke the language fluently
Mahesh Babu grew up with his maternal uncle in Chennai. In such a situation only Tamil and English were good. But in the Telugu film industry in which he has become such a big star today, he is illiterate. Right from college, he could speak Telugu well, which made it very difficult to do films. But there is a saying – one becomes better after facing difficulties. Mahesh Babu also confirmed that. One of the directors of his film said: He learns his dialogues well.
When I lost my heart to X Miss India
Year 1999. Mahesh Babu’s entire focus was on his career. The shooting of ‘Vanshi’ was going on. He arrived on set like every day. Meanwhile, a beautiful woman was standing before his eyes. It was none other than Namrata, who acted in Malayalam and Bollywood films. They didn’t even know when their love changed from reel to real on the film sets. Mahesh Babu dated Namrata for 5 years. But they were afraid to tell at home. The reason was the age of humility. She was four years older than him.
Heartfelt love to former Miss India
Somehow Mahesh Babu gathered courage and told his sister about the affair. From here the news reached his parents. Both got married in the year 2005. Namrata Shirodkar, who won the title of Miss India in 1993, said goodbye to acting after her marriage. His last film was in 2004. After one year of marriage i.e. in 2006 they welcomed son Gautam. On July 20, 2012, they both had a little angel. During this period, there was a phase in the lives of the two, when rumors started flying about their relationship breaking up. After three years of marriage, the news of a link-up with another actress came. But wife Namrata dismissed all rumours.
While Mahesh Babu stayed away from films for 3 years
It is the year 2007. An action romantic film came out, the name was – Atidhi. The film was directed by Surender Reddy. Amrita Rao was seen opposite Mahesh Babu. Made on a budget of 20 crores, the film collected only 35 crores at the box office. This was a big shock for Mahesh Babu. This had not happened till today and he could not handle this failure. In this situation he went on a long break of 3 years. Fans kept waiting for Mahesh Babu. A tremendous comeback was expected from him.
The film with which Mahesh Babu made a comeback
3 years have passed. Now comes the year 2010. Mahesh Babu made a comeback with the movie Khaleja. Fans were delighted with this impressive comeback. But it can earn decent money only in theatres. After repeatedly answering questions, Mahesh Babu broke his silence after a gap of 3 years. The cause of this break was pressure. After ‘Athidhi’ there was constant demand for films. In such a situation, the year became more difficult for Mahesh Babu when the news of the death of someone close to him came, at the same time, his wife’s parents also said goodbye to the world. How to make people happy? Troubled by this question, Mahesh Babu took a break of 6 months, which extended to 3 years.
Those 12 deals by which Mahesh Babu built his house
Who understands better than an actor how difficult it is to come back from a break? Mahesh Babu’s entry after a long gap of 3 years was not as shocking as expected. Mahesh Babu did not sign any film during the break. But he finalized deals with 12 brands and also built his house with this money. Now imagine how expensive these deals would be to build a house. Along with this, he also became the first actor to do so, bagging 12 major brands in such a short time.
The most expensive film of Indian cinema is going to be done!
Mahesh Babu started his career as a child. This was followed by many blockbuster films, while many were flops. At this time, SS Rajamouli is going to make the most expensive picture of Indian cinema. Mahesh Babu has been signed for the lead role in this 1000 crore film. This will prove to be the biggest film of his career, the preparations for which are going on. The film is in pre-production stage. In this he will be seen in different characters. Soon the makers will make the official announcement of the film.
