Happy Birthday Mahesh Babu: Facts about the Superstar

By Entertainment Desk | August 09, 2025

Mahesh Babu’s Hindi-dubbed Telugu movies always get the highest TRP ratings on Hindi cinema networks, often beating Bollywood stars.

The King of TV Ratings

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A huge 18 of his Telugu hits have been dubbed into Hindi. Some of the most popular ones include Pokiri, Athadu, Dookudu, and Okkadu.

Hits that are widely dubbed

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He is known as one of the highest-paid brand endorsers in South India, making double-digit crores every campaign, which is more than several Bollywood stars.

Most Expensive Endorser

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A well-known foreign publication labeled him the highest-paid actor in India in 2016, saying he made almost Rs 42 crore for one movie.

With the highest salary

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Mahesh Babu is said to give 30% of his income to charity, which is a unique and admirable quality that adds depth to his superstar image.

Generous with Charity

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He is one of the few South Indian actors to get national brand endorsement deals, which shows how popular he is all over India.

National-Endorsement

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Almost a dozen of his movies have ratings of 7 or higher on major movie information sites, which shows that he consistently makes good movies that people like.

Filmography

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Mahesh Babu started acting when he was four years old in the movie Needa (1979). He went on to star in many other movies as a child artist before making his lead debut in Rajakumarudu (1999).

Started acting as a kid

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For the first few years of his career, his older brother Ramesh Babu dubbed Mahesh’s voice in movies because Mahesh was still learning how to speak Telugu.

Brother Dubbing the Voice

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Mahesh works mostly in Telugu movies, but he speaks English fluently and understands Tamil well. This helps him connect with fans outside of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Speak more than one language

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