Mahesh better than Rajini and Pawan Kalyan

Superstar Mahesh is a youngster when compared to Superstar Rajinikanth and Powerstar Pawan Kalyan. However he has crossed them in the Forbes list of 100 celebrities for India that has been announced yesterday. As per the latest update, Forbes has revealed the names of 100 celebrities in India in terms of earnings and popularity. Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan has been leading the list of the celebrities in India with earnings of over 400 crores. He has been followed by Amithabh Bachchan and Sharukh Khan in the second and third place.

Coming to South, Mahesh has overtaken Rajinikanth and Pawan Kalyan and stood in 30th place with annual earnings of Rs 51 crores. He has been followed by Vijay, Rajinikanth, Ajith and Pawan Kalyan among the South actors. Mahesh Babu has shot lot of fame with his recent movies and also he has signed for almost a dozen endorsements through which he has been earning some handsome income. However Rajinikanth and Pawan Kalyan are not seen in any commercials and they earn just through their films. Mahesh is currently shooting for an untitled movie in the direction of Koratala Siva which will release on May 1st 2015.

- Siva Kumar