Mahesh babu enjoys huge fan following not only in Tollywood but also across India. He was chosen as the most desirable man of 2014 by Times. He is also a female heartthrob because of his looks and sex appeal.

Mahesh Babu with that kind of stardom is looked upon by his fans as their role model. Not many people know that Mahesh was a chain smoker and he used to empty two to three packets of cigarettes every day. However, after Mahesh's friend gifted him a book written by Allen Carr on how to quit smoking easily.

Mahesh after being impressed with the book content quit smoking and he has evenly openly admitted about getting rid of the addiction. Even he is careful about the smoking scenes in movies and asked directors to come up with the scenes only if they are necessary.