Mahesh babu has huge fan following not only in Tollywood but throughout India. He was voted the most desirable man in 2014 by the Times. He is also a female heartthrob for his appearance and sex appeal.

Mahesh Babu with that kind of stardom is seen by fans as their role model. Not many people know that Mahesh was a heavy smoker and used to drain two fifty-eight packs of cigarettes a day. However, after Mahesh's friend gave him a book by Allen Carr on how to quit smoking easily.

Mahesh after being impressed with the content of the book to quit and uniformly has openly admitted about getting rid of addiction. Even he cares about smoking scenes in movies and asked the councilors to get to the scenes only if needed.