India, Aug. 9 -- Tollywood star Mahesh Babu celebrated his 50th birthday on 9 August. Family members, including his children Sitara and Gautam, sister Manjula Ghattamaneni and sister-in-law Shilpa Shirodkar, and friends in the film industry, including Chiranjeevi and Jr NTR, poured in wishes for the actor. Take a look.

Sitara posted an old picture of her and Mahesh from when she was little, writing, "happy birthday to the best dad ever. i love u. #uncstatusachieved #grandunc." Gautam also posted a collage of pictures of them together taken through the years, writing, "Always my first hero. Have the best birthday ever Nanna!"

His sister, actor-producer Manjula, was happy that Mahesh's birthday was on the same day as Raksha Bandhan. She p...