The prince of Tollywood (Telugu Cinema), Maheshbabu, the younger son of legendary actor and super star Krishna and Smt. Indira Devi is known for his good looks, charisma, polished acting and dancing skills. The celluloid world welcomed him as a child artiste with the movie 'Poratam' and he firmly cemented his stardom with a succession of movies. But later he decided to take a break to concentrate in his studies and earned a B.Com degree from Chennai. He made a comeback debut as a hero with the film 'Rajakumarudu' which was a big hit.  6' 3" tall, very boyish and charming, Mahesh babu, became the heartthrob of Tollywood with a series of hits to his credit. Mahesh is one star who has a fantastic opening for his films, all over Andhra and Chennai. The actor with high caliber is on the peaks of success with the his recent hit 'Athadu'. He got  married to his longtime sweetheart, actress Namrata Sirodkar on February 10th 2005 and is settled in Hyderabad.