New Delhi, Feb 6 (TruthDive):

Mahesh Babu has been voted as the 5th Most Desirable Man in India in a nationwide poll conducted by Times of India. Keep going Mahesh!

Mahesh Babu was the only Star from Tollywood who found the place in this National list which is majorly populated by Bollywood and Kollywood Stars.

India’s well reputed Times Network has conducted an opinion poll in India to find the Times Fabulous 50 Most Desirable Men & 50 Most Desirable Women of 2010.

This list will be decided based on the most desired, beautiful, sexy, successful and popular personalities in India through Online voting to set the DQ (Desirability Quotient) which ended on December 31 on which nearly 3 Lakhs people voted for their Fab.

Mahesh Babu was one among the three Telugu actors who were short-listed among the Top 50 list. The other two were Rana Daggubati and Siddharth.

Mahesh Babu is on a new high post two blockbusters – Dookudu and Businessman. Moreover, his brand value has increased manifold over the past couple of years. Now with him being ranked among the most popular actors in the country, it is yet another proof of his charismatic appeal and massive fan following. He has scaled the ladder from 12th position last year to fifth spot this year. Great going Mahesh!

With seeing a good improvement in the most desirable man status, the prince of Tollywood has set a new goal and has begun.

Well, it is heard that Mahesh’s next target is to bag the National Award. Apparently, he has seen enough with the likes of ‘Pokiri’ and ‘Businessman’. While the commercial string of flicks still continues, reports say Mahesh wants to get into the league of performers and prove his mettle as an actor.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is next to Mahesh Babu in the placing.

New entrant Daggupati Rana of Tollywood is in the 20th place,

source: http://www.TruthDive.com / Entertainment> Exclusive> News / by Kanchana Devi / February 06th, 2012