Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mahesh Babu (born Mahesh Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975) is a Indian film actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema. Born to actor Krishna in the Ghattamaneni family, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in 1979's Needa. His first leading role was in the film Rajakumarudu, which was released in August 1999. He played a young Kabaddi player in the 2003 blockbuster film Okkadu, one of the biggest Telugu grossers of the time. The film was subsequently remade into various Indian languages. He received international recognition with the 2005 film Athadu, another high grosser in Telugu cinema. The film was dubbed into Polish for a release in Poland as Poszukiwany, becoming the first Telugu film released in Poland, and has received positive response, grossing 10.40 million from the theatre.In 2006 he starred in Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Awards held in Dubai. The blockbuster film was subsequently remade into Tamil, Hindi and Kannada.In 2011, he starred in Dookudu, which had the largest worldwide opening for a Telugu film. The film was released among seventy nine screens in the United States. In the rest of north, east and west India, it opened up in 21 cities. It became the first Telugu film to reach a gross of more than 1 billion at the time, excluding the dubbed versions. Subsequently, the Los Angeles Times quoted it as "The biggest hit you've never heard of". In 2014, he starred in the psychological thriller, 1: Nenokkadine which reached $1.225 million in its first weekend, and remained one of the best openings ever for an Indian film in the United States. Other box office hits he starred in include the spiritual thriller, Murari (2001), the crime thriller, Businessman (2012), and the family drama Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).He has won seven state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Awards, three CineMAA Awards and one South Indian International Movie Award. In addition to the films, he also endorses several brands in Andhra Pradesh and South India. He was also the national brand ambassador for Thums Up. He was voted as the 2nd most desirable man in the Times Most Desirable Men 2012 online polls conducted by the Indiatimes Group. In January 2013, he was ranked 31st on business magazine Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.. }
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- Mahesh_Babu abstract "Mahesh Babu (born Mahesh Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975) is a Indian film actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema. Born to actor Krishna in the Ghattamaneni family, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in 1979's Needa. His first leading role was in the film Rajakumarudu, which was released in August 1999. He played a young Kabaddi player in the 2003 blockbuster film Okkadu, one of the biggest Telugu grossers of the time. The film was subsequently remade into various Indian languages. He received international recognition with the 2005 film Athadu, another high grosser in Telugu cinema. The film was dubbed into Polish for a release in Poland as Poszukiwany, becoming the first Telugu film released in Poland, and has received positive response, grossing 10.40 million from the theatre.In 2006 he starred in Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Awards held in Dubai. The blockbuster film was subsequently remade into Tamil, Hindi and Kannada.In 2011, he starred in Dookudu, which had the largest worldwide opening for a Telugu film. The film was released among seventy nine screens in the United States. In the rest of north, east and west India, it opened up in 21 cities. It became the first Telugu film to reach a gross of more than 1 billion at the time, excluding the dubbed versions. Subsequently, the Los Angeles Times quoted it as "The biggest hit you've never heard of". In 2014, he starred in the psychological thriller, 1: Nenokkadine which reached $1.225 million in its first weekend, and remained one of the best openings ever for an Indian film in the United States. Other box office hits he starred in include the spiritual thriller, Murari (2001), the crime thriller, Businessman (2012), and the family drama Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).He has won seven state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Awards, three CineMAA Awards and one South Indian International Movie Award. In addition to the films, he also endorses several brands in Andhra Pradesh and South India. He was also the national brand ambassador for Thums Up. He was voted as the 2nd most desirable man in the Times Most Desirable Men 2012 online polls conducted by the Indiatimes Group. In January 2013, he was ranked 31st on business magazine Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.".