Mahesh Babu was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to actor Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna and Smt. Indira Devi on August 9, 1975. He has four siblings: Ramesh Babu, Padmavathi, Manjula and a younger sister, Priyadarshini. He did his schooling at St Bede's in Chennai and obtained an Honours Degree in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai. Mahesh Babu acted in seven of his father's films as a child.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Director | Notes |
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| 1999 | Raja Kumarudu | Raja | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Male Debut |
| 2000 | Yuvaraju | Srinivas | YVS Chowdary | |
| Vamsi | Vamsi | B. Gopal | |
| 2001 | Murari | Murari | Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi | Winner, Nandi Special Jury Award
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2002 | Takkari Donga | Raju | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Winner, Nandi Special Jury Award |
| Bobby | Bobby | Sobhan | |
| 2003 | Okkadu | Ajay Varma | Gunasekhar | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner, Santosham Best Young Performers Award |
| Nijam | Seetaram | Teja | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Naani | Naani | S. J. Surya | |
| Arjun | Arjun | Gunasekhar | Winner, Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 2005 | Athadu | Nanda Gopal | Trivikram Srinivas | Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Pokiri | Pandu (Krishna Manohar) | Puri Jagannadh | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner, Santosham Best Actor Award |
| Sainikudu | Siddhartha | Gunasekhar | |
| 2007 | Athidhi | Athidhi | Surender Reddy | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Nominated, Santosham Best Actor Award
Nominated, CineMAA Award for Best Actor – Male |
| 2010 | Khaleja | Seetharama Raju | Trivikram Srinivas | |
| 2011 | Dookudu | | Srinu Vaitla | Filming |
| The Business man | | Puri Jagannadh | Pre-production
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