son named Gautham Krishna. [3] Career 1999-2004 Mahesh Babu debuted in 1999 with the K. Raghavendra Rao film Raja Kumarudu for which he earned the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. [4] In 2000, Mahesh appeared in Y.V.S Chowdary ‘s Yuvaraju and Vamsi . The latter was a flop. In 2001, he