Superstar Mahesh Babu, who is against going shirtless in his films, has refused once again to do it for her Telugu film tentatively titled "Srimanthudu" despite being requested by the director.

Director Mahesh Siva wanted to sport their abs worked on this film, but was sure it was not going shirtless. Siva was felt from Mahesh had worked exclusively in his body to '1: Nenokkadine', he wanted to flaunt it.

In Sukumar Telugu directed action thriller "1: Nenokkadine" Mahesh took his shirt for a shower scene but not flaunt his abs. Otherwise, Mahesh, in his long career decade, has never gone shirtless. Shruti Haasan is paired with Mahesh in "Srimanthudu" which is being directed by Koratala Siva.