It
was
one
heck
of
a
day
for
Mahesh
Babu
yesterday
as
he
celebrated
his
45th
birthday
in
style
with
an
uplifting
message.
The
actor
who
celebrated
the
big
day
with
his
family,
took
to
his
social
media
handles
to
share
a
video
of
him
taking
up
the
Green
India
Challenge.
In
the
6-second
video,
Mahesh
can
be
seen
in
a
sky
blue
shirt
and
white
trousers
planting
a
magnolia
sapling.
The
actor
looked
charming
as
ever
as
he
was
spotted
in
a
messy
hair
look
in
the
video.
Interestingly,
he
challenged
his
friends
from
the
film
industry
including
Jr
NTR,
Vijay
and
Shruti
Haasan
for
the
Green
India
Challenge.
The
Superstar
captioned
the
video
as,
"There
couldn't
be
a
better
way
to
celebrate
my
birthday
#GreenIndiaChallenge
I
pass
this
on
to
@tarak9999,
@actorvijay
&shrutihaasan..let
the
chain
continue
and
transcend
boundaries.
I
request
all
of
you
to
support
the
cause.
One
step
towards
a
greener
world."
It
is
to
be
noted
that
Thalapathy
Vijay
reprised
Mahesh
Babu's
role
in
the
Tamil
remake
of
Telugu
hit
film
Pokiri
(2006).
Both
the
films
(Pokkiri-
Tamil)
became
the
turning
point
of
the
actors'
career.
Recently,
a
fan
war
also
took
place
on
Twitter
after
a
debate
erupted
among
them
as
they
compared
the
two
movies.
For
the
unversed,
a
Bollywood
remake
starring
Salman
Khan
titled
Wanted
(2009)
was
also
released
after
the
Telugu
and
Tamil
films
turned
out
to
be
blockbusters
at
the
theatres.
On
a
related
note,
yesterday,
#HBDMaheshBabu
became
the
most
tweeted
hashtag
of
the
world
with
60.2
million
tweets.
Humbled
by
the
special
gesture
of
his
massive
fans
and
for
the
wishes
that
poured
in
for
his
birthday,
the
superstar
penned
a
thank
you
note
to
show
gratitude
towards
them.
He
wrote,
"This
day,
each
year
is
a
reminder
of
how
blessed
I
am
to
be
loved
by
so
many
of
you.
Reading
all
the
wonderful
things
written
makes
me
really
happy.
Thank
you
for
sending
in
all
your
greetings
and
blessings.
Love
you
all."
On
the
work
front,
Mahesh
Babu
will
next
be
seen
in
Sarkaru
Vaari
Paata
directed
by
Parasuram.