Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, and philanthropist who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is recognized for his nuanced performances, and has established himself as one of the most bankable and highest-paid stars in Indian cinema over the past two decades.
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The Baahubali and RRR director says decades of disappointment with screen versions of the Ramayana pushed him to attempt his own, inside a bigger adventure starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
Fahadh Faasil’s Telugu debut as a solo hero has ended in disappointment, with the film emerging as a clear box-office flop.
SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi is set for April 7, 2027, with Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in lead roles. Producer SS Karthikeya says the film’s action will be unlike anything seen before — and possibly eligible for the new Oscars stunt category starting in 2028.
Mahesh Babu has praised Fahadh Faasil’s Don’t Trouble the Trouble, calling it a complete and entertaining experience with emotional depth and strong chemistry between leads. The film releases October 2.
Pawan Kalyan’s performance? Not enough. His dubbing, according to the reviewer, doesn’t gel with the character. Only a few scenes are salvageable. The rest? A child’s playground script dressed up as cinema. The director, the review suggests, treated storytelling like a joke. And the audience isn’t laughing.
The real trouble might be managing expectations.
Mahesh Babu took a special screening of Fahadh Faasil’s Telugu debut ‘Don’t Trouble The Trouble’ and posted on X that the movie blends joy and depth, highlighting the director’s craft and the actors’ performances.
Industry trackers say Rajamouli’s upcoming Varanasi could earn about ₹775 crore globally, beating Pushpa 2’s ₹625 crore record, thanks to Mahesh Babu’s star power and early rights deals.
SS Rajamouli's Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, is being shot in IMAX and scheduled for release on April 7, 2027, as the director completes 25 years in cinema.
Twenty-five years after Student No. 1, SS Rajamouli's filmography spans Baahubali, RRR and now Varanasi, a Mahesh Babu film trade sources expect to collect thousands of crores at the box office.
Mahesh Babu turned up at a Delhi airport with a clean‑shaven visage, confirming that the Varanasi schedule is 90% complete. A March 2027 trailer and a possible Hollywood cut add extra buzz to the April 7 release.
A picture claiming to show the Varanasi set, complete with a dinosaur and towering temple structures, has gone viral, though nobody has confirmed it's real or from the film at all.
South Indian cinema's Hindi box office momentum has cooled after recent flops from Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Yash, but a 2027 slate led by Allu Arjun's Raaka, Prabhas' Spirit and Mahesh Babu's Varanasi aims to restore it.