New Delhi: Actor Mahesh Babu has run into legal trouble due to a real estate company he endorsed in the past. According to some sources, the Ranga Reddy District Consumer Commission in Telangana has issued notices to the Tollywood actor regarding his endorsement of real estate firm. The reports also state that a Hyderabad-based doctor filed a complaint alleging that she was defrauded after paying Rs 34.8 lakh for plots that didn’t exist.
Mahesh has reportedly been named as the third respondent, accused of promoting the firm Sai Surya Developers and misleading buyers. The actor and his team have yet to address the issue. In April this year, the Enforcement Directorate questioned Mahesh in a money laundering case involving Sai Surya Developers and Surana Group. According to some sources, Sai Surya Developers’ owner, Kancharla Satish Chandra Gupta, was facing a police investigation for alleged delivery defaults on a project named Green Meadows.
Mahesh Babu was the project’s brand ambassador and reportedly received Rs 5.9 crore for it, paid through cheques and cash. Sources have told the news agency that the actor was not being investigated as an accused and may not have been involved in the scam. They also stated that he may have endorsed the reality projects of the indicted companies without being aware of the alleged fraud.
Mahesh was last seen in Trivikram Srinivas’ 2023 film Guntur Kaaram, which stars Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishnan, and Sreeleela. The actor is now shooting for SS Rajamouli’s yet-to-be-titled jungle adventure film SSMB 29, which also stars Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran. While the makers haven’t revealed much about the movie, it has a story penned by Vijayendra Prasad and is touted to be along the lines of Indiana Jones.
