9 Movies Make Mahesh Babu Becoming The "Prince Of Tollywood"

Mahesh Babu first started his acting career as a young artist at the age of 4 in Needa (1979). And in 1999, he officially debuted in The Prince along with Preity Zinta. The film brought Mahesh a lot of critical acclaims and the State Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. The nickname "Prince of Tollywood" came along that film success as well.

For almost 40 years now, Mahesh has had a diverse filmography in the industry. If you are new to Tollywood or simply curious about the Prince, go watch his new film Sarileru Neekevvaru released in this month.

Here are 9 films of Mahesh Babu that you can enjoy on Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar and Zee5.

Spyder

In Spyder, Mahesh Babu portrays a phone-tapping officer in Intelligence Bureau office. His daily task is responding to calls and helping people with their problems via phone. However, this job leads him to a row killer who enjoys watching the victim’s relatives grieve over their heinous deaths. The movie was filmed in Telugu and Tamil and you can watch on Netflix.

Maharshi

Mahesh Babu portrays Rishi - CEO of a software company - who returns to India from the United States. The movie is a story about his journey to championing agriculture and farmers at home. Many gripping moments are created that make the film become a popular social drama.

Furthermore, this film marked the 25th cinematic venture in Mahesh's career. You can watch it on Amazon Prime Video.

Bharat Ane Nenu

The movie features Mahesh Babu with Kiara Advani and Prakash Raj. The film is about a character named Bharat and his journey to be the Chief Minister of the undivided Andhra Pradesh. This is a political drama with all political ropes, corruptions in the governments and the efforts of Bharat in his political career, also his sweet love story.

Bharat Ane Nenu is now available on Amazon Prime Video.

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

Mahesh attends in the film as the lead role, together with other Tollywood stars. The film has a typical plot that love eventually conquers money, status and pride in modern life. But the film brings a message on which you may feel relaxing after working day. You can see the movie on Hotstar.

Dookudu

Mahesh Babu portrays a police officer who takes down villains by violence and does everything to hide this fact, especially to his ill father. Series of comical moments and events have been created because of his lies. The film will be a good idea for a relaxing night with your family. You can easily find it on Hotstar.

Pokiri

This is a remake of Salman Khan’s Bollywood film, Wantedwas which is based on a ruffian named Krishna Manohar (or Pandu). Mahesh portrays Pandu as a local goon who always jumps between two rival gangs for money. The film not only has violent scenes between gangsters but also the love of Pandu to a girl. It's now available on Hotstar.

Athadu

The film was released in 2005 but you can watch it on Hotstar now. Mahesh is in the play of an assassin named Nandu who is hired to kill a politician but unintentionally causes death to an innocent man. Being guilty of the crime, Nandu impersonates the man to live with his family. The film has become one of the most popular film ever in Tollywood.

Brahmotsavam

Our Tollywood Prince in this movie plays the role of Ajay, a young boy who gets stuck in tumultuous family chaos. As his father’s wish, he has to get married to a cousin meanwhile he falls in love with another girl. Finally, Ajay fights for his love and backs out the family’s wedding commitment. The film is available on Zee5 now.

Srimanthudu

Alongside the lead role, Mahesh is also the co-producer of Srimanthudu. This is a story about Harsha Vardhan, a young man who inherits a business empire from father. In order to get into the family’s ancestral roots, he moves to his home village. Here, he tries to enhance the living standards of people as well as the village infrastructure. However, the local lagoon boss and his brother, played by Sampath Raj and Venkata Ratnam, are not pleased about it. The movie can be found on Zee5.