In Pics | Rare facts about Prince of Tollywood Mahesh Babu

From starting out his career as a child actor to emerging as one of the superstars, Mahesh Babu has come a long way in showbiz. While his choice of films has remained interesting, he also makes sure to serve up fan favourites every now and then. Here we list some of the rare facts about the Prince of Tollywood Mahesh Babu his every super fan should know.

Mahesh Babu began his career as a child actor appearing in Telugu movies from 1988-1990. He starred in movies like 'Mugguru Kodukulu', 'Gudachari 117', 'Koduku Diddina Kapuram' and 'Anna Thammudu'. Credit: Special arrangement

Mahesh Babu is a great devotee of Tirupati Balaji and makes sure to visit Tirupati whenever he gets time. It was also reported that a good chunk of the amount goes from his side to the temple every month. Credit: Special arrangement

While celebs are known for their luxurious lifestyle, Mahesh Babu is one of the stars who maintain equanimity at all times. Movie's success or failure never affected his lifestyle and remains modest till date. Credit: Instagram/urstrulymahesh

Mahesh Babu was once a chain smoker and used to smoke whole packets a day. After knowing that his fans are getting inspired by this, he decided to quit smoking. Credit: Instagram/urstrulymahesh

Inspired by his film 'Srimanthudu', Mahesh Babu adopted two villages - Siddhapuram in Telangana and Burripalem in Andhra Pradesh vowed to work for its development. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Mahesh Babu is one of the actors whose movies have been remade in other languages. While he follows a mantra of not to star in any of the remakes as he wants his style to be unique and feels in remakes the movie loses its freshness. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Mahesh Babu has a policy of taking his family on a vacation as soon he finishes his movies. He is a complete family man and loves to spend majority of the time with his family and exploring new places. Credit: Instagram/urstrulymahesh

Not many know that Mahesh Babu has sponsored over 1,000 children's heart surgeries in association with Andhra Hospitals. Also, he maintains a strict rule of donating 30% of his earnings to philanthropic deeds. Credit: Instagram/urstrulymahesh

Mahesh Babu is the second Tollywood star to get a wax statue carved by Madame Tussauds Singapore. Credit: Instagram/urstrulymahesh