Overheating macbook pro 2010

I am using macbook pro 13" since may 2010, it was working great so far. Since last week my macbook is getting overheated even I am not using it heavily. I tracked the CPU temp with smcFancontrol, it rises to 80-90 degree centigrade just with the youtube video within one minute. I never saw this behaviour earlier with my macbook.
Any idea and remedy for this overheating. Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated.
Thanks!!

Actually the temperatures that you quote, though high, are not lethal to your MBP.  There are internal temperature sensors in the MBP that will shut down the unit before any damage from heat occurs.
You might do the following:  Open the unit up and see if the is any dust or dirt has accumulated, particularly in the fan and the vents.  Clean it out with care if that is the case.
When the fans start spinning, open Activity Monitor and select 'All Processes' and set the '% CPU' from high to low to check to see if you may have some application that is causing a problem.  Read the attached link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473
Run an Apple Hardware Test if that picks up any issues, particularly if there is a bad sensor.
An SMC reset might mitigate the the problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If no change, an appointment at the Apple store genius bar for a free diagnosis is the last stop,
Ciao.

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        Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
        Choose the method for:
        "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
         If this does not help, contact Apple store.
         Genius Bar reservation:
         http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
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