On
July
30,
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu
completed
21
years
in
Tollywood.
The
44-year-old
actor
made
his
debut
as
a
lead
actor
in
1999
with
the
Raghavendra
Rao
directorial
venture
Raja
Kumarudu,
opposite
Bollywood
actress
Preity
Zinta.
On
this
special
occasion
of
Mahesh
Babu's
life,
the
actor
got
emotional
and
remembered
his
maiden
film
as
a
lead
actor.
Taking
to
Twitter,
Mahesh
Babu
got
nostalgic
and
wrote,
"21
years
and
how
Thank
you
@Ragavendraraoba
for
making
my
first
a
super
special
one.
The
learning
that
came
with
the
experience
is
something
I'll
always
cherish.
Extremely
glad
to
have
known
and
worked
with
you
and
our
amazing
team
#21YearsForRajakumarudu."
In
the
above
picture,
one
can
see
Mahesh
Babu
and
his
leading
lady
from
the
film,
Preity
Zinta
smiling
along
with
director
Raghavendra
Rao
amid
the
shot.
The
duo
is
looking
energetic
during
their
young
days.
Not
only
Mahesh,
but
Preity
also
got
nostalgic
about
her
second
film
in
Telugu.
She
thanked
Mahesh
Babu
and
Raghavendra
Rao
for
an
incredible
experience.
Posting
a
couple
of
stills
from
the
film
with
Mahesh,
Preity
Zinta
wrote,
"Thank
you
@Ragavendraraoba
Garu
&
@urstrulyMahesh
for
an
incredible
experience.
I
will
always
cherish
it
#Memories
#21YearsForRajakumarudu."
For
those
who
are
unversed,
Preity
Zinta
made
her
Tollywood
debut
opposite
Venkatesh
Daggubati
with
the
film,
Premante
Idera
(1998).
However,
she
couldn't
do
more
films
in
Telugu
and
established
herself
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Also
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Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata
Team
To
Thrill
Mahesh
Babu
Fans
On
His
Birthday!
On
a
related
note,
Mahesh
Babu
will
next
be
seen
in
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata.
Directed
by
Parasuram,
the
makers
will
begin
shooting
soon
after
the
lockdown
gets
over.
The
makers
have
already
released
the
first
look
poster
of
the
film.
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata
also
stars
Keerthy
Suresh
as
the
female
lead.