Tollywood prince and Superstar Mahesh Babu has gone one step ahead in Bollywood! He replaced Akshay Kumar as the national face for Thums Up.  Mahesh, who is already the number one brand for corporate endorsements in Tollywood, will now unveil his brand power with Thums Up across India. Reports say that Mahesh Babu’s Thumbs ad would be shot shortly and the ad would come out on March 7. Ask Namratha Shirodkar about Mahesh Babu replacing Akshay Kumar, Namrata said, ‘I donno who replaced who but the ad would come on Mrach 7 so we need to wait till then’.