title: Mahesh (name)
text: # Mahesh (name)
  
  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
  
  * Mahesh (actor), Indian Malayalam film actor
  * Mahesh (Tamil actor), Indian Tamil film actor
  
  ## Sport
  
  * Mahesh Bhupathi (born 1974), Indian tennis player
  * Mahesh Bogahalanda (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
  * Mahesh Chhetri (born 1988), Nepali cricketer
  * Mahesh Gawli (born 1980), Indian footballer
  * Mahesh Hemantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
  * Mahesh Mangaonkar (born 1994), Indian squash player
  * Mahesh Rawat (born 1985), Indian cricketer
  * Mahesh Rodrigo (1928 - 2011), Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby player
  * Yo Mahesh (born 1987), Indian cricketer
  
  ## Entertainment
  
  * Mahesh Babu (born 1975), Indian film actor
  * Mahesh Aney, Indian cinematographer
  * Mahesh Bhatt (born 1946), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
  * Mahesh Shetty Indian Television and Film Actor
  * Mahesh Dattani (born 1958), Indian director, actor and writer
  * Mahesh Elkunchwar (born 1939), Indian playwright
  * Mahesh Kothare, Indian actor, director and producer
  * Mahesh Mahadevan (1955–2002), Indian film music composer
  * Mahesh Manjrekar (born 1953), Indian director, actor, writer and producer
  * Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor
  * Erode Mahesh, Indian actor and television personality
  
  ## Other
  
  * Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008), Indian spiritual leader
  * Mahesh Das or Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), real name of Birbal, Grand Vizier in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar
  * Mahesh Kumar Kanodia (1937 - 2020), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
  * Mahesh Madhavan (born 1963/64), Indian businessman, CEO of Bacardi
  * Mahesh Rangarajan (born 1964), Indian author and historian
  