Mahesh’s Brahmotsavam first look on New Year

There is good news for the movie lovers and fans of Superstar Mahesh Babu. According to the reliable sources,  makers of forthcoming much awaited  family entertainer movie “Brahmotsavam” are going to unveil the first look poster of Mahesh Babu on the occasion of New Year. Currently movie is progressing at brisk pace in Ooty under the direction of Srikanth Addala. Recently few dialogues of the movie and pictures from shoot locations went viral on the internet and created lot of buzz. Three actresses Kajal Aggarwal, Pranitha and Samantha are playing female lead roles in multistarrer movie. Prasad V Potluri is producing the movie and Mickey J Meyer is rendering the music.
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Mahesh Babu: When heroes get real

Mahesh Babu wears his superstardom like no other—he owns up and apologises when a movie flops, retreats to introspect and even imbibes his films' social message
It is mid-July this year and the Shilpakala Vedika auditorium in Hyderabad is packed. The crowd is excited and is at its vocal best. The function, held on a Saturday evening, is the audio release of Telugu star Mahesh Babu’s film Srimanthudu. The event goes according to script—the music is launched followed by a live performance of the songs and then various artistes speak. 

When the superstar takes the stage, the fans get frenzied. He thanks all the artists involved in the film and then he says something unexpected: “You are always in my heart. Last time I disappointed you. If you think I have made a mistake, please forgive me.” For a moment, the hall falls silent before his fans erupt into cheers. Their hero was apologising to them for the poor performance of his earlier film Aagadu (2014). An outright potboiler, it failed to recover even half its budget at the box office.

“When a film fails, the stars usually blame everyone other than themselves but Mahesh Babu is one of those rare heroes who own up for the failure and apologise,” says Sreedhar Pillai, a columnist who tracks the film industry. “A film fails for many reasons and it need not necessarily be on account of the star. In fact, there was no need for him to apologise.”

Mahesh Babu does not agree. “I made a mistake in choosing the script and let my fans down with Aagadu. When I saw them cheering for me so excitedly at the Srimanthudu audio launch, I felt very bad and spontaneously chose to say sorry for disappointing them,” he tells Forbes India at his residence in the posh Jubilee Hills locality of Hyderabad.

Failure is something the top-billed actor—who has delivered some of the biggest blockbusters the Telugu film industry has ever seen, such as Okkadu (2003), Athadu (2005), Pokiri (2006), Dookudu (2011), Businessman (2012) and more recently Srimanthudu—takes very personally. In fact, after Aagadu bombed at the box office, he retreated into a shell. “I shut myself off and did not meet anyone for a month or two,” he says. “It was an introspection phase for me.”

Those two months were neither the first, nor the longest, phases of introspection for the actor. Between 2007 and 2010, he removed himself from films after two of his movies—Sainikudu (2006) and Athidhi (2007). These flicks hurt him as they happened immediately after the two biggest hits of his career—Athadu(2005) and Pokiri (2006)—that propelled him to superstardom. “First there are two blockbuster films and then sainikudu was flops and Athidhi was average, despite the fact that I gave it all I could. I was confused and scared,” he says. He announced he was taking a short break.

Months extended to years. He did not listen to any scripts and spent his time reading books and playing with his young son. This began to worry his father Krishna Ghattamaneni (a leading Telugu actor who has starred in over 350 films) and his wife Namrata Shirodkar (a former Bollywood actor and model whom Mahesh Babu married in 2005). It was only in 2010 that he returned to the screen with Khaleja, which turned out to be a moderate hit.

“The break helped me. I emerged stronger,” he says. “My approach to work changed. Rather than focusing on the final outcome, I began to enjoy the process.” He began to observe and learn and has no qualms in saying that despite being a superstar who typically dons the role of a larger-than-life hero bashing his enemies to pulp, he is very nervous whenever he goes to the sets. “I realised that if I do not fear, I will not learn. If I do not learn and grow, the star in me would die,” says Mahesh Babu, whose favourite actor is Aamir Khan, whom he admires for the variety of roles he has enacted on screen.

There are compelling reasons for Mahesh Babu’s fear and nervousness and why he takes failures personally. “For a superstar like Mahesh Babu, his last hit becomes the barometer that gauges his stardom. His next movie has to be a bigger hit,” says Pillai. His next film Brahmotsavam, due for release in 2016, will have to collect at least 10 percent more than the Rs 150 crore that Srimanthudu collected at the box office, he adds.

There are financial implications too. “A film involving a superstar is made with high budgets and this means that it must become a massive hit to recover the money,” says Mahesh Babu. “The opening is critical and so is its promotion.”  These factors put enormous stress on the star. “The pressure is immense,” he admits. “To manage it, I strike a proper work-life balance. At home, I am not a star. My father never brought his stardom home.” 

Today, Mahesh Babu tries hard to understand what his fans expect from him. “They expect a clean, content-based film that brings out my natural style of acting and has a social message,” he says. Srimanthudu, his latest blockbuster and the second biggest grosser ever in the Telugu film industry after Bahubali: The Beginning, did just that. It had a strong social message: The protagonist adopts a village and takes responsibility for its development.

The fact that he lost sight of this when he took up Aagadu still rankles him. “The audience is evolving. Gone are the days when the presence of a star alone could carry the film through,” he says. This, according to him, is a new trend that is being witnessed in the Telugu film industry.

“The biggest strength of Mahesh Babu is the natural flair he brings out on the screen,” says AR Murugadoss, the director of Ghajini (2008) and Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014) that set the Bollywood box office on fire. Next, Murugadoss will be working with Mahesh Babu on a light action film. It will be a Telugu-Tamil bilingual and will go on the floor in April 2016. It will, of course, have a social message delivered subtly.

Fans and directors apart, advertisers too love him. “Mahesh Babu reflects the image of one who dares to be different and is a cut above the rest… As a leading actor, he is a quintessential combination of style and spirit, a go-getter always aspiring to reach greater heights,” said JS Srinivasan, vice-president, sales, TVS Motor Company, while announcing the star as a brand ambassador in June 2013. He also endorses brands such as Thums Up, Idea, Santoor, Intex Mobiles and Paragon. His box office hits and brand endorsements have together placed him at rank 36 on the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List, though he’s down six places from rank 30 last year.

The forty-year-old Mahesh Babu began acting when he was only four years old. “Every summer vacation my father ensured that I acted in some film or the other,” he says. He acted in nine films as a child artiste and had a considerable fan following when his father asked him to focus on his education. 

He re-entered films in 1999, after graduating from Chennai’s Loyola College, with the lead role in the film Raja Kumarudu. His first blockbuster film was Okkadu that grossed Rs 32 crore—the highest for any Telugu film at that time. With that film, he announced his arrival as a star and there has been no looking back since.

The massive success of Srimanthudu prompted the inevitable questions: Whether he, like the character Harshavardhan he played in the film, would also adopt a village and transform it. 

“My brother-in-law Jay (Jayadev Galla is a sitting member of Parliament and managing director, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd) broached this subject even before Srimanthudu was made,” says Mahesh Babu. “I have decided to adopt Burripalem village [where his father comes from] in Andhra Pradesh and another village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.” 

In the hamlets, Mahesh Babu will invest in providing basic amenities such as drinking water, roads and drainage facilities. The social messages will spill over from his reel life into his real life. And he will be a real hero because of it.


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Mahesh in Puri Jagannadhs Enemy

 Very Soon  Superstar Mahesh Babu is going to team up with Puri Jagannadh for next forthcoming movie. According to the latest update, Puri Jagannadh has registered the title of the movie “Enemy”.  After a long time Puri is coming back with intensive title for the movie. Who will play the female lead role is not yet decided. After holidaying, Mahesh Babu will join the set of his forthcoming movie “Brahmotsavam” under the direction of Srikanth Addala and after wrapping up it, next Mahesh Babu will be seen in the project  of A R Murugadoss which will go on the floor in March 2016. Puri will get chance to direct the movie for Mahesh Babu by the end of 2016.
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SUPERSTAR MAHESH TO STAY BACK IN MALAYSIA

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Supertar Mahesh is currently busy shooting for his upcoming flick “Srimanthudu” directed by Koratala Siva. Y Naveen,Y Ravi Shankar and CV Mohan are producing this movie under Mythri Movie Makers banner. Shruthi Haasan is paired opposite Mahesh Babu for the first time. Jagapathi Babu essays the role of the father of Mahesh Babu while Sukanya plays the role of mother. Rajendra Prasad,Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam will appear in supporting key roles. Music is scored by Devi Sri Prasad.The unit is currently shooting in Malaysia . According to the latest update,the current schedule has been extended up to May 2nd. Initially,the schedule was supposed to end today,as some important scenes are yet to be shot . So the unit has decided to stay back. The shooting is nearing the completion soon. This big budget movie is slated to release on July 17th,2015

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He’s the ‘1’-Interview from " thehindu.com"

A leaner, fitter Mahesh Babu opens up on the controversial poster and his unflinching faith in director Sukumar.

Mahesh had always been a chiselled actor but this time, there is hardly any discernible fat on him. He looks like a man in his 20s. A wintry morning on the sets of his forthcoming film at the Aluminium Factory, Gachibowli, the actor takes pride in his hard work to get the lean mean look for 1-Nenokkadine and discusses the plusses of his director and crew. “I didn’t cheat on my diet for a year but then I eat a lot of healthy, clean food. My trainers put me on a diet and I eat seven meals a day. It is not like I am really hungry; I am eating frequently but I was warding of the temptation of eating our Indian food. Sukumar asked for a certain athletic look and I gave him my word. Once I got down to doing it, the process became easy. I wanted to be fit and injury free as there is a lot of action in the story,” he says.

The actor is aware of the heat recently generated by one of the film’s poster, in which the heroine crawls on his foot prints on a beach like a canine behind him. He says the poster created unwarranted controversy and stresses there is nothing unpalatable or undignified and it was viewed in isolation. “It is a scene from a song and there is a line that goes ‘oka ganta fish padadhama’. We are sorry if we upset people’s feelings. Maybe we made a mistake, but if you see the film you will concur there is nothing distasteful.”

Mahesh is a tenacious person. If he takes a liking to a person or a habit, he clings to it. Call it sentiment, comfort level, the confidence he places in them or a rapport, he doesn’t let go easily. Not all view it in a positive way. For instance he’s been doing films with the same producers for some time now, including his next film. Ask him about this and he explains, “I’m happy with 14 Reels people. They are passionate about their work. I had worked with many producers but yekkado naku full satisfaction undadhu.  Take for instance 1.When Sukumar narrated the story, he clearly said the budget could go haywire and more time would be required. We all got into the project aware of the risk. If I had done this for someone else, they would have viewed Sukumar and me as criminals. I am happy with this space and set up and will work with others soon.”

The topic veers towards Sukumar and Mahesh tells us how the director met him many times to discuss the story and the producers. The first meeting was in Goa when Mahesh was shooting for Businessman.He heard the plot for 25 minutes. Sukumar was visibly disturbed by the noise, the music in the restaurant and didn’t narrate it well but confided in the actor that it was his dream film. But the ambience, the narration hardly mattered to Mahesh and he took a liking to the fresh plot and the director’s motivation to tread that extra mile. Mahesh agreed to do the film within half an hour.

He avers, “I loved Jagadam. Here too there is a novelty in frames, costumes and the entire look. Choreographer Prem Rakshit deserves a solo mention in the title card. The song ‘Who Are You’ is path-breaking; we haven’t seen a proper rock song so far. He gave up other films for this as we insisted he travel with us and stay connected with the story. In most films you see dances coming out of the blue with no connection to the story since dance masters land on the sets on the day of the shoot and the result — hero heroine separate ga eguruthoo untaaru. Kajal was not preferred as she had problems with her dates. We needed 90 days in London and so thought a new artiste would come without a baggage.”

1-Nenokkadine is a psychological thriller and it has the actor’s son play a cameo. But how did the child manage his dubbing? Mahesh is in splits reminiscing Gautham’s antics. He quips, “He enjoyed the shoot and dubbing thoroughly. Yesterday he was telling his mom he has a couple of days more of dubbing left and was questioning if they would call him or not and if they would release the film without his dubbing. He also said he would not like to be a part of the publicity.” A little star in the making? “For all I know the little head might be thinking this could be the best way to avoid school by going to the studio.”

So what about New Year plans? “New Year eve is always at home. It is a sentiment; we celebrate with a close set of people. Maybe on the 2nd or 3rd I might go on a short holiday but wherever I am, I am a bundle of nerves before the film releases. Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.”

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Eros International forays into Telugu market with Mahesh Babu's '1' Nenokkadine

Mumbai, 4th December 2013: Eros International Media Limited (Eros International), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry announced its foray into the Telugu market by co-producing Mahesh Babu's '1' Nenokkadine. Produced by 14 Reels Entertainment and Eros, the upcoming action thriller will release on 10th January 2014.  Directed by Sukumar, the film has been shot in Goa and London with newcomer Kriti Sanon essaying the role of leading lady and Babu's son Gautam playing his younger version. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music for the film.  An added attraction is actress Jacqueline Fernandez performing a special dance number in the film.  Commenting on the acquisition, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, "Eros has been one of the biggest champions of regional cinema be it Tamil, Marathi or Punjabi. What better way to enter the Telugu market than with its superstar Mahesh Babu. We are very excited about "the film" and hope there are many such films to come. We are looking forward to the release of this much anticipated thriller and audience reactions".  About Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International) Eros International Media Ltd. (BSE Script Code: 533261; NSE Script Code: EROSMEDIA) is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media. Eros International is part of Eros International Plc, which became the first Indian media Company to raise capital and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian cinema. The Company has a competitive advantage through its extensive and growing movie library comprising of over 1,100 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and other regional language films for home entertainment distribution. Eros International has built a dynamic business model by combining the release of new films every year with the exploitation of its film library.

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1-Nenokkadine Audio Venue Confirmed

Mahesh Babu is all set to dazzle the silver screens this Pongal,his upcoming movie “1-Nenokkadine” has been onthe floors since an year. It is already evident to the followers of Strikingsoon that this Audio release is scheduled to take place on December 19th,here we have another update for you. It is heard that makers have been planning the event in a grand way at Shilpa Kala Vedika,Hyderabad.

Over 25 theaters across the state are finalized for live screening. The Producers are gearing up to make maximum number of Mahesh Babu fans part of the event . An audio CD will be given free for these who watch the live screening in theaters at ticket cost. “1-Nenokkadine” is scheduled to hit the screens across globe this Pongal. Sukumar has provided the shape out for this Action Entertainer. Kriti Sanon will be seen as Mahesh babu’s love interest. Devisri Prasad has scored music for the film

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TAMANNA OUT AND SRUTHI IN

Tamanna was finalised for the role in AAGADU movie starring Prince Mahesh Babu a few weeks ago, but the makers had to change the heroine since Shruti is the most sought after actress in Telugu industry and Milky beauty tamana got utter negetive feed back from the fans of the Prince Mahesh Babu.It is heard from filmnagar sources that  fans were utterly unhappy with Tamanna’s Inclusion as female lead and said that they even demanded to change the name of the heroine charecter which the makers anonuced few days back.It’s really a hard time for Tammana who is on bad phase as she rejected the offers with mass raja raviteja and few other projects for this AAGADU movie to act beside Prince and all the best for shruti hassan for gaining this chance and hope Tamanna comes out of this Bad phase.

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Mahesh Babu Created Sensation in Twitter

"Nenokkadine" is an upcoming action thriller coming under the direction of sukumar. Mahesh babu who was in good form with the back to back hits "Dookudu", "Bussiness man" and "Seethama vakitlo Sirimalle chettu" is the main lead of the film. Already the movie created some special records before it's release. Now, it's the Mahesh fans turn who came up with some special presentation for Mahesh on the occasion of his new film "1-Nenokkadine".

Tweet By Trends Map India:

#superstariscomingin50days is now trending in India
— Trendsmap India (@TrendsmapIndia) November 20, 2013

Since, There are only 50 days left for the release of the movie. They planned something new to spread the word around the tollywood.That results in #superstariscomingin50days is trending in twitter yesterday which shows his strength and stamina and his fans all over the country. Even, the Nenokkadine production team also felt so surprised and tweeted to congratulate his fans.

Tweet By 14 Reels Entertainment:

And this is why you guys are #Superfans #SuperStariscomingin50days trends at No.1 place all over! wOOt!
— 14 Reels (@14reelsofficial) November 20, 2013

"Nenokkadine" is directed by sukumar who directed the blockbusters "Arya" and "100% Love". Where as Mahesh babu and Kriti Sanon Casted as the lead pair of the movie. The movie is produced by Ram Achanta,Gopichand Achanta,Anil Sunkara under the 14 Reels Entertainment. 

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Prince shows his Rayalaseema power!

Prince Mahesh Babu who is completing his One-Nenokkadine under Sukumar direction is planning to show his Rayalaseema power in his upcoming entertainer Aagadu. According to the latest Mahesh will be sleeping in Rayalaseema slang in the film directed by Srinu Vytla.


Buzz is Mahesh will be seen once again in the role of powerful police officer. Sources say film will have once again trade mark comedy of Srinu vytla. Tamanna is starring opposite Mahesh Babu in the film produced by 14 Reels Entertainment banner.





Dookudu team is planning to recreate the magic of Dookudu with Aagadu. Film's shooting will start from next month.

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Burglar enters Mahesh's bedroom!

Prince Mahesh Babu enjoys superstardom and has super security which noone can breach. However a burglar breached all that super security of Tollywood Super Star and entered his bed room.

Buzz is a burglar breached the security of Mahesh at his Road no 81, Jubilee Hills location and entered his bedroom. Only then servants raised alarm on which he made a speedy retreat disappearing in a flash.

Police who are enquiring the whole incident say this couldn't have happened without the help from security guards.

Mahesh was in deep sleep when the incident happened.

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Mahesh Babu’s big heart rescues producers

Prince Mahesh Babu enjoyed stardom right from his childhood. He as the son of Super Star Krishna enjoyed all facilities. However he never let it get into his head. Though child artists find it hard to become top stars, he bucked the trend to become super star.

Now Mahesh is emulating his dad in many ways. After getting to know his deeds many are hailing Mahesh's good deeds. Currently Mahesh is starring in One directed by Sukumar. The film coming with Nenokkadine tagline, should have been completed. But due to unforeseen circumstances the film got delayed thus increasing the budget of the filmmakers.

Though filmmakers never uttered a word,Mahesh, in a kind gesture returned half of his remuneration to help the filmmakers. Mahesh remarked he cannot be happy when his producer is suffering losses. In the early days

Super Star Krishna used to do films freely to producers saying if a film flops its his responsibility.

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Mahesh fixes Aagadu muhurtam!

Any thing about Prince Mahesh Babu generates tremendous interest. It is quite natural since Mahesh with his handsome charms enjoys huge female following. To the top of it he delivered three consecutive hits with Dookudu, Business Man and Seetamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.

He is already preparing sweet sankranthi dish getting ready to turn 'One-Nenokkadine'. Sukumar is directing the film in which Kriti Sannon is romancing Prince.Even his son Gautam Krishna is making his debut on silver screen.

Now good news is emerging from Dookudu filmmakers. Muhurtam of their upcoming venture Aagadu is fixed. According to sources the film's muhurtam will be held on 16th October at Hyderabad. Thaman is the music director for the film. More details will be announced soon.

Srinu Vytla is directing the film on which huge expectations are there.

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Gunasekhar's love signals to Mahesh!

Gunasekhar who is currently busy with his prestigious venture Rudramadevi is sending love signals to Prince Mahesh Babu. Anushka is turning Rudramadevi in the film which stars leading actors in important roles.

Earlier there was talk of

Mahesh Babu doing the role of Gona Gannareddy. However later Mahesh clarified that he is not doing the role. But Gunasekhar is not leaving Mahesh out of the film. He is trying his best to cast him in the role.

Gunasekhar who is hellbent on casting Mahesh in the Robinhood type of powerful role as Gona Gannareddy already started designing costumes for him. Buzz is when Gunasekhar informed Mahesh about this role in the sets of Arjun, Mahesh was excited. Rudramadevi recently completed its schedule at Annapurna 7 acres. From Oct 1st its new schedule will start. The film is the first hirsotical stereophonic 3D film in India.

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Prince's beauty says 'Dil Maange More'!

None can forget Amrita Rao who made her Tollywood debut grandly opposite Prince Mahesh Babu in Atidhi. She starred in many films and more recently featured in Prakash Jha's Satyagraha.
Amrita says 'Dil Maange More' now. Amrita who reveled in normal roles says she will never star in such roles from now on and will star only in challenging roles.
Amrita's interest in challenging roles increased after Satyagraha turned out to be a hit. She expressed her happiness on her role in the film where she is seen as Big B Amitabh Bachchan's daughter in law. Amrita starred in hit films like Ishq Vishk,Deewar,Vivah, Life Partner, Jolly LLB.

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Nenokkadine audio release on...

Prince Mahesh Babu's much awaited film Nenokkadine-One is getting ready to offer grand treat to movie lovers during Sankranthi next year. Film directed by Sukumar is progressing at brisk pace.
Filmmakers recently completed its European schedule and is planning to go to Bangkok for song shoot. In between filmmakers are caning important scenes on lead pair in Hyderabad.

According to the latest filmmakers cameout with the audio release date. The film's audio tuned by Devi Sri Prasad will be released on Dec 15th. Film stars Kriti Sannon opposite Mahesh Babu. Film is produced on 14 Reels Entertainment. Mahesh's fans are waiting eagerly for the film as Mahesh is eyeing another hit with the film. The film's teasers created everlasting impact on viewers increasing interest on the film. 

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Prince's action in Banjara Hills!

Prince Mahesh Babu's entertainer Nenokkadine (One) is progressing at brisk pace. Film unit recently completed its 45 days UK schedule last month. Currently Mahesh's action is progressing in a well known diagnostic center in Banjara Hills. Buzz is soon he will be flying to Bangkok to shoot some important scenes.

Mumbai's well known model Kriti Sannon is romancing Mahesh in the film directed by Sukumar. 14 Reels Entertainment banner is producing this movie which is slated for Sankranthi treat. Mahesh's son Gautam Krishna is making his Tollywood debut in the film as a little Mahesh Babu.


Mahesh is also doing Aagadu under the direction of Srinu Vytla. Expectations are high on the film as the duo are coming together for the first time after Dookudu. Film's regular shoot starts from October. 

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Mahesh's maths secret revealed

Is Prince Mahesh Babu who is shaking Tollywood box office with his blockbusters a good mathematics man? His maths secret was revealed by his Kollywood friend and Surya's brother Karthi. While Karthi is currently offering Biryani, Mahesh is coming as Nenokkadine and Aagadu.

Karthi says Mahesh is his good friend. He reccollected how he and Mahesh studied in the same class and in same school in T.Nagar. He says he used to collect Mahesh Babu's maths note book as early as 4 AM.

This made many wonder why Karthi is revealing all these secrets now. Buzz is he is eyeing Tollywood share and is keen to expand his market in the region. At present his market share is Rs 11 crs. Wonder whether Karti's tricks will pay rich dividends to him in future. 

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After Mahesh, it’s Puri for voice over

Prince Mahesh Babu and director Puri Jagannadh are good friends in the industry and their wavelengths worked well at box office and created films like Pokiri & Businessman. But lately Puri is going through a rough phase with series of flops under his belt. If we look in to what is common between Mahesh and Puri does occasionally it’s doing voice overs for other films. Mahesh takes first place for introducing a hero character in a movie and now Puri is going to take that place in directors.
Puri has already given voice-over in films like Solo, Disco and now he is going to intro hero Srikanth in his upcoming film Mondodu. Many say there are uncountable conflicts and cold wars between industry people but things like Mahesh giving voice over to Pawan, Charan attending NTR’s film openings, other heroes attending audio launches of another hero shows a healthy attitude among movie fraternity.

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