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Mahesh Babu

1975 - Today

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Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer and philanthropist who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2025. He appeared in over 25 films and has been a recipient of several accolades including, nine Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards. The younger son of veteran actor Krishna, Mahesh Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in a Telugu film called Needa (1979), at the age of four. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Mahesh Babu is the 11,211th most popular actor (down from 9,230th in 2024), the 1,275th most popular biography from India (down from 1,036th in 2019) and the 314th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mahesh Babu ranks 11,211 out of 13,578. Before him are Jeremy Irvine, Miles Heizer, Ashton Holmes, Olga Buzova, Loubna Abidar, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. After him are Celina Jade, Garrison Keillor, Hiroki Hasegawa, Natasha Klauss, Kellie Martin, and Colin Egglesfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Mahesh Babu ranks 704. Before him are Alberto Luiz de Souza, Francisco Puñal, Squarepusher, Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, John Hopkins, and Grégoire Colin. After him are Natasha Klauss, Kellie Martin, Francisco Rubio, Haruna Ikezawa, Suguru Ito, and Ian Carey.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahesh Babu ranks 1,275 out of 1,861. Before him are Anjali (1986), Anushka Shetty (1981), Vishnuvardhan (1950), Anu Malik (1960), Dalip Tahil (1952), and Gita Mehta (1943). After him are Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Flora Saini (1984), Alia Bhatt (1993), Pooja Bhatt (1972), Sunita Narain (1961), and Asaduddin Owaisi (1969).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Mahesh Babu ranks 314. Before him are Gauhar Khan (1983), Deepti Naval (1952), Anjali (1986), Anushka Shetty (1981), Vishnuvardhan (1950), and Dalip Tahil (1952). After him are Flora Saini (1984), Alia Bhatt (1993), Pooja Bhatt (1972), Honey Irani (1954), Adil Hussain (1963), and Suhasini Maniratnam (1961).

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