While Namrata Shirodkar has been involved in the X-mas festivities with her kids Gautham and Sitara for a few days now, Mahesh Babu on Sunday posed with a Santa Claus look-alike to herald the festivities. The pic, which found its way into the social media, has been widely shared.

Meanwhile, the superstar's Thums-up ad, released recently, has impressed his fans, who are also glad that their icon has found a place in the Forbes' list of top 100 Indian celebrities. The 'SPYder' star is at No. 37, having made Rs. 19.63 Cr, in the list.

Mahesh was shooting at Tamil Nadu's Karaikudi for more than a week for 'Bharat Ane Nenu', the summer release. There is some uncertainty regarding its actual release date. With Na Peru Surya's First Look scheduled to be out on January 1, BAN's makers too are expected to get the promotions going.