"He is better than Tom Hanks", says a female sidekick, leering away at a brilliantly handsome Mahesh, in Rajakumarudu. We might just want to say, "He is better than Salman Khan", after watching him go shirtless in Sukumar's next.

Mahesh would not experiment for the next five years, but he will always be eager to push the envelope. Thus, if he has recently shed his inhibitions and went garrulous in Khaleja, Dookudu and Businessman, he will soon unflesh for her role in the untitled flick to be directed by Sukumar.

Know what he has done to help him shed some kilos and look irresistibly appealing when he removes the shirt? He has drafted physical trainer Greg Joujon-Roche, an exponent of holistic fitness methods and an instructor for the Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt, under whom he will train in the coming months. The fee is said to be Rs. 1 cr. Gasp!

Mahesh said at the audio launch of Businessman that though he would like to exercise for six-pack abs, he is not going for it for fear of losing his beauty. Roche would help him get the body he wants, without having to sacrifice his charm.