The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "GREAT RULER " (Mahaa + Ishwar). It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of Shiva.
People with the name include:
Those known by the single name
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Mahesh (actor), Indian Malayalam film actor
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Mahesh (Tamil actor)
Mahesh (born 3 May 1990) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2010 film, '' Angadi Theru'', directed by Vasanthabalan.
Career
Mahesh was spotted by Vasanthabalan's assistants while playing for ...
, Indian Tamil film actor
Sport
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Mahesh Bhupathi (born 1974), Indian tennis player
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Mahesh Bogahalanda
Mahesh Bogahalanda (born 28 September 1979) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Sri Lanka Navy. He was born in Galagegara.
Bogahalanda made a single first-class appearance for ...
(born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Mahesh Chhetri (born 1988), Nepali cricketer
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Mahesh Gawli (born 1980), Indian footballer
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Mahesh Hemantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Mahesh Mangaonkar (born 1994), Indian squash player
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Mahesh Rawat (born 1985), Indian cricketer
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Mahesh Rodrigo (1928 - 2011), Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby player
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Yo Mahesh (born 1987), Indian cricketer
Entertainment
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Mahesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Award ...
(born 1975), Indian film actor
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Mahesh Aney, Indian cinematographer
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Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is '' Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film ...
(born 1946), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
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Mahesh Shetty Indian Television and Film Actor
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Mahesh Dattani (born 1958), Indian director, actor and writer
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Mahesh Elkunchwar
Mahesh Elkunchwar (born 9 October 1939) is an Indian playwright and screenplay writer in Marathi language with more than 20 plays to his name, in addition to his theoretical writings, critical works, and his active work in India's ''Parallel Cin ...
(born 1939), Indian playwright
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Mahesh Kothare
Mahesh Amber Kothare (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ koʈʰaːɾe born 28 September 1953) is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He started his acting career as child artist. Kothare acted in well-known mo ...
, Indian actor, director and producer
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Mahesh Mahadevan
Mahesh Mahadevan was an Indian film composer in the 1990s. Over the last decade of the 20th century, Mahesh composed more than 250 popular advertising jingles including the extremely popular Regaul Blue jingle. He also composed the music for six ...
(1955–2002), Indian film music composer
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Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi, Telugu and Bhojpuri films. He ...
(born 1953), Indian director, actor, writer and producer
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Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor
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Erode Mahesh, Indian actor and television personality
Other
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008), Indian spiritual leader
* Mahesh Das or Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), real name of
Birbal
Birbal (; born Mahesh Das; 1528 16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Saraswat Hindu Bhatt Brahmin advisor and main commander (''Mukhya Senapati'') of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subconti ...
, Grand Vizier in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar
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Mahesh Kumar Kanodia
Mahesh Kanodia (27 January 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a singer and a politician from Gujarat state in India.
Biography
Mahesh Kanodia was born on 27 January 1937, at Kanoda village (now in Patan district, Gujarat), India. He completed hi ...
(1937 - 2020), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
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Mahesh Madhavan (born 1963/64), Indian businessman, CEO of Bacardi
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Mahesh Rangarajan (born 1964), Indian author and historian
Sanskrit-language names
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