Kathi Mahesh Height, Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Kathi Mahesh Kumar [1]News Meter
Profession(s)	Actor, Film Critic, Director, Writer
Famous for	His reviews on Telugu cinema
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 172 cm in meters- 1.72 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Telugu; actor): Edari Varsham (2011) Film (Telugu; director): Pesaratu (2015) Film (Telugu; writer): Minugurulu (2014) TV (Telugu): Bigg Boss Telugu: Season 1 (2017)
Last Film	Krack (2021) as 'Kathi'
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 December 1977 (Wednesday)
Birthplace	Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Death	10 July 2021 (at 4 p.m.)
Place of Death	Apollo Hospital, Chennai
Age (at the time of death)	43 Years
Death Cause	Respiratory Complications [2]Deccan Chronicle
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
School	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
College/University	Hyderabad Central University [3]The Hindu
Educational Qualification	Graduate in Communications [4]Rediff
Religion	Hinduism [5]The Hans India
Caste	Dalit [6]English Lokmat
Political Inclination	YSR Congress Party [7]The News Minute
Controversies	• Mahesh landed into a controversy in 2018 for making derogatory remarks on Lord 'Rama.' During a debate on a regional news channel, Kathi called Lord Rama a ‘cheat’ and also said that Sita would have been better off with Ravana. He was banned from entering Hyderabad on 9 July 2018 for a period of six months by the Telangana police, under the Telangana Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980, after the act. [8]Deccan Chronicle • A case was registered against Mahesh in 2020 after he made a statement during an anti-CAA event held in Osmania University, Hyderabad, that Lord Rama had many mistresses and that Sita was willing to eat the golden deer that Lord Rama was chasing. [9]The News Minute After the controversy, his father came into his support and said that whatever his son said about Lord Rama was true and people were criticising him because he was a Dalit. He also said that the real truth of Lord Ram would be understood if one reads the book ‘Ramayana Visha Vruksham.’
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Divorced (The couple was rumoured to be divorced. However, in one of his interviews, his father said that Mahesh and Sonalika were not separated and were very much together) [10]Suman TV
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sonalika Kathi
Children	Son- Mukund Avinash
Parents	Father- Kathi Obulesu Mother- Sarojamma
Siblings	Brother- Kathi Ravi Kumar Sister- Vani Kathi
Favourite Things
Fruit	Pomegranate
Quote	"If God exists, that is His business."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahesh Kathi

• Mahesh Kathi was an Indian actor and film critic who mostly worked in Telugu films.

• Kathi grew up in a middle-class family in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
  

  Kathi Mahesh in childhood

• He developed an interest in films at a very young age and wanted to make his career in the film industry since childhood.
  

  Kathi Mahesh in his college days

• Mahesh started his career in the area of communication development.

• Before entering the Telugu film industry, Mahesh had worked for many NGOs.

• While he was pursuing his post-graduation, he met a girl named Sonalika and fell in love with her. Later, the duo got married to each other.

• In 2014, Kathi co-wrote the film “Minuhurulu.” The film was the first Telugu film to be preserved in the Oscar Library’s permanent collection. It was also the first Telugu script to contest in the Best Feature Film category at the Academy Awards.

• Kathi also worked as the co-writer for the Tamil film “Egise Taarajuvvalu.”

• As an actor, he worked in the Telugu films “Hrudaya Kaleyam” (2014), “Nene Raju Nene Mantri” (2017), “Kobbari Matta” (2019), and “Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu” (2020).
  

  Mahesh Kathi during the shooting of Hrudaya Kaleyam

• Mahesh actively supported the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the YSR Congress Party. He had been vocal about it in various television debates.

• He was also involved with philanthropy work and had worked with UNICEF, World Bank, Save the Children, and the Clinton Foundation for social causes.

• Not just social issues, Mahesh was also famous for his straight views on politics, religion, and prominent figures from the film industry.

• He worked as an associate editor for the book “Slap Philosophy.”
  

  Mahesh Kathi holding the book Slap Philosophy

• Prior to his death, Mahesh was residing in Hyderabad, Telangana.