The South Indian superstar, Mahesh Babu will celebrate his birthday on August 9. He is one of the most revered actors in Telugu cinema. The multi-award-winning Telugu movie megastar has broken box office records and blazed a trail with blistering performances in modern-day classics.
The fans and followers of the Telugu actor trend the hashtag, #HBDMaheshBabu ahead of the actor’s birthday tomorrow.
Mahesh Babu, son of Telugu actor Krishna, started his career as a child artiste with 1989 film Poratam, featuring his father. He also starred in his father’s films Sankharavam and Bazaar Rowdy among others. Mahesh Babu made his full-fledged silver screen debut with 1999 film Raja Kumarudu opposite Preity Zinta. He went on to feature in commercial potboilers like Athadu, Pokiri, Athidhi, Dookudu.
His record-breaking 2011 release Dookudu was inspired in part by the 2003 German film Good Bye, Lenin, and was described by The Los Angeles Times as “the biggest hit you’ve never heard of”. The multiple award-winning film earned Mahesh Babu more Best Actor accolades.
On the occasion of his birthday, let’s have a glance over Mahesh Babu’s blockbuster movies:
Athadu
A gunman for hire is framed for murder, and assumes a dead man’s identity while hiding from the police.
Bharath Ane Nenu
Bharat, a young graduate, becomes the C.M of Andhra Pradesh (pre-div) after his father’s demise without any political knowledge, faces challenges in the process of reforming the society.
Pokiri
A local goon’s killer instincts earn him his girlfriend’s disapproval, a corrupt cop’s enmity and a wanted don’s attention.
Okkadu
A Kabbadi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.
Maharshi
Rishi, a millionaire businessman, returns to his homeland, where he becomes the champion of poor and downtrodden farmers.
Srimanthudu
Harsha, a multi-millionaire who has everything, still feels that something is missing in his life. In an attempt to fill the void, he adopts a village to bring change in the people.
