9 Mahesh Films Which Featured In IMDb's Top Rated Indian Movies

A hired assassin, who is framed for murder, takes the identity of a dead man and fights to prove himself. Athadu has feel good family elements, youthful romance, and stunning action scenes. Penned and directed by Trivikram, this action-drama thriller clicked well and became one of the highest grossers of Tollywood. This movie marked the resurgence of Mahesh’s career after a few flops.

Okkadu which is written and directed by Gunasekhar, had Mahesh Babu, Bhoomika and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The movie is about a Kabaddi player who gives up his tournament to save a girl from a cruel man who lusts for her. This action melodrama garnered 8 Nandi Awards and 4 Filmfare awards. This film was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2003 which led him to instant stardom.

Pokiri is one of the biggest hits in Mahesh’s career. The action film was scripted and directed by ace director Puri Jagannadh with Ileana D’cruz as the love interest of Mahesh. The movie revolves around an undercover cop who pretends to be a contract killer to eliminate the mafia in Hyderabad. The movie became an all-time blockbuster. It was made on a budget of Rs. 12 Cr. and collected Rs. 42 Cr. Pokiri stood as the highest grosser of Tollywood for 3 years.

‘Khaleja’ was written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The movie was about a village which is hit by a mysterious illness and the villagers embrace a reluctant taxi driver as their saviour. This action comedy-philosophy film had Anushka besides Mahesh,while Prakash Raj played the antagonist. Though the movie received mixed reviews, Mahesh’s performance received praises, especially for his timing and one liners.

‘Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu’ is a feel good family entertainer which was penned and directed by Srikanth Addala. The movie revolves around two families; one which values money and the other which respects the values of human dignity. This was a multi-starrer with Mahesh and Venkatesh in the lead roles. Anjali and Samantha played the female leads in the movie. SVSC is one of the first multi-starrer Telugu films in the last 2 decades. SVSC stood as the second highest grosser of the year and was nominated for a number of awards. Mahesh‘s performance received a positive response and paved the way for multi-starrer movies in Tollywood.

Srimanthudu, other than its commercial success, gave a message to the people and initiated many volunteers to develop the backward villages in the state and all over the nation. The movie is one of its kind for it changed the way people went about their daily lives. It is about a young millionaire’s son who adopts a village and does all he can to develop the village and help its people. Director Koratala Siva constructed the story in a beautiful manner, prioritizing human values. The movie was received very well by the audience and it became the second highest grosser of all time in Tollywood.

Businessman is the second movie of Puri-Mahesh duo which won a place among the 250. This crime-thriller revolves around a south Indian young man who comes to Mumbai to become a mafia don. This is the second movie in this list where Mahesh's character sported shades of grey. The movie ends with a message advising youngsters not to look back if they have an aim in life. The film was commercially successful and became one of the highest grossers of 2012.

With seven Nandi Awards, six Filmfare Awards, eight SIIMA Awards and eight CineMAA Awards, Dookudu is one of the biggest blockbusters in Telugu Cinema's box office history. This action-comedy-drama made a statement of its own. Mahesh was seen portraying two different shades in the movie. His comedy angle along with Brahmanandam was the most loved one. Los Angeles Times cited this movie as “the biggest hit you have ever seen”. Considering the fact that it is one of the biggest hits of Tollywood and fan favotite, no wonder this movie won a place among the 250 top rated Indian movies of the ​IMDb list.

1: Nenokaddine is a psychological thriller written and directed by Sukumar. This movie revolves around a rock star who is in search of his parent's killers. He hallucinates of murdering those killers. Mahesh appeared in a whole new avatar in the movie with a total new makeover. His son, Gautham, debuted in the movie as the younger version of the protagonist. 1: Nenokaddine is one of the movies with the highest budget in his career. Though the audience liked the appearance of Mahesh, the movie failed to do well at the box office.