Prabhas

Prabhas

Prabhas at the 18th Mumbai Film Festival in 2017
Native name ఉప్పలపాటి వెంకట సత్యనారాయణ ప్రభాస్ రాజు
Born Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati[1]
(1979-10-23) 23 October 1979[2]
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2002 – present
Parents
Relatives Krishnam Raju Uppalapati (uncle)
Awards IIFA, Nandi Award, Filmfare
Website prabhas.com

Prabhas (born Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati on 23 October 1979) is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema.[3] Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film Eshwar. His works include Varsham (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Chakram (2005), Billa (2009), Darling (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), and Mirchi (2013). Prabhas won the state award, the Nandi Award for Best Actor, for his role in Mirchi.[4] He appeared in a Bollywood item song, in Prabhudeva's 2014 film Action Jackson.[5]

Prabhas played the title role in S. S. Rajamouli's epic film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which is the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film to date.[6][7][8] Prabhas reprised his role in its sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), which became the first ever Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore (US$155 million) in all languages in just ten days, and it is the second highest-grossing Indian film to date.[9][10][11]

Early life

Prabhas was born to film producer U. Suryanarayana Raju and his wife Siva Kumari. He is the youngest of three children, with an elder brother Pramod Uppalapati[12] and sister Pragathi. His uncle is Telugu actor Krishnam Raju Uppalapati.[13] Prabhas attended the DNR School, Bhimavaram and graduated with a B.Tech. degree from Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad.[14]

Career

Prabhas started his movie career with Eshwar in 2002. In 2003, he was the lead in Raghavendra. In 2004, he appeared in Varsham. He continued his career with Adavi Raamudu and Chakram.

In 2005 he acted in the film Chatrapathi directed by S. S. Rajamouli, in which he portrays the role of a refugee, exploited by goons. It had a 100-day run in 54 centers.[15] Idlebrain stated that he had a unique style and macho charm in his screen presence.[16]

Later he acted in Pournami, Yogi and Munna, an action-drama film came out in 2007, followed by the action-comedy Bujjigadu in 2008. In 2009 his two films were Billa and Ek Niranjan. Indiaglitz called Billa stylish and visually rich.[17]

In 2010 he appeared in the romantic comedy Darling and in 2011, Mr. Perfect, another romantic comedy. In 2012, Prabhas starred in Rebel, an action film directed by Raghava Lawrence. His next film was Mirchi. He rendered voice for a short cameo for the film Denikaina Ready.[18]

In 2015 he appeared as Shivudu/Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali in S.S. Rajamouli's epic Baahubali: The Beginning. The film became the third highest grossing film worldwide in India and garnered critical and commercial praise all over the world.

The sequel of Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali: The Conclusion was released worldwide on 28 April 2017.[19]

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Remarks
2002 Eeshwar Eeshwar Telugu
2003 Raghavendra Raghavendra Telugu
2004 Varsham Venkat Telugu
2004 Adavi Ramudu Ramudu Telugu
2005 Chakram Chakram Telugu
2005 Chatrapathi Siva / Chatrapathi Telugu
2006 Pournami Shiva Keshava Telugu
2007 Yogi Eeshwar Prasad / Yogi Telugu
2007 Munna Munna Telugu
2008 Bujjigadu Bujji / Linga Raju / Rajnikanth Telugu
2009 Billa Billa / Ranga Telugu
2009 Ek Niranjan Chotu Telugu
2010 Darling Prabhas / Prabha Telugu CineMaa award for Best actor (Jury)
2011 Mr. Perfect Vicky Telugu
2012 Rebel Rishi Telugu
2012 Denikaina Ready Telugu Narrator
2013 Mirchi Jai Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actor
2014 Action Jackson Himself Hindi Guest appearance in "Punjabi Mast" song
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning Mahendra Baahubali resp. Shivudu
Amarendra Baahubali 		Telugu

Tamil

 [20][21]
2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Telugu

Tamil
2018 Saaho TBA Telugu

Tamil

Malayalam

Hindi

[22]

References

  1. ↑ "15 Interesting Facts About Prabhas You Should Know Before Calling Yourself His Biggest Fan!". Indiatimes.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017. His full name is .
  2. ↑ "Happy birthday Prabhas: Six lesser known facts about the Baahubali actor". 23 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Actor Prabhas turned 37 on Sunday.
  3. ↑ "Baahubali creates history with opening day collections". India Today. 11 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "India's most expensive film?". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bahubali wins national award for Best Film". The Times of India. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Oops... 'PK' Is Not Actually India's Top-Grossing Movie Ever. Forbes.com (14 August 2015). Retrieved on 28 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Baahubali' Zooms Past 'Dhoom', Now India's All Time #3". Forbes.
  8. ↑ Mike McCahill (12 July 2015). "Baahubali: The Beginning review – fantastic bang for your buck in most expensive Indian movie ever made". the Guardian.
  9. ↑ "Bahubali 2 Hits 1000 Crore Worldwide In Ten Days".
  10. ↑ Baahubali 2's ₹1000 crore collections: How SS Rajamouli's film achieved its box office numbers
  11. ↑ Baahubali 2 Creates History, Becomes First Indian Movie Ever To Collect Rs 1,000 Crore. Ndtv.com (30 April 2017). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Prabhas' Biography". Prabhas.com. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2005.
  13. ↑ "Prabhas' birthday a family affair". Deccan Chronicle. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Prabhas Profile". forbesindia. 25 December 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Chatrapati – Telugu cinema – 100 days centers – Prabhas & Shriya. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 28 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Chatrapati – Telugu cinema Review – Prabhas, Shriya. Idlebrain.com (29 September 2005). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  17. ↑ Billa review. Billa Telugu movie review, story, rating. IndiaGlitz.com (3 April 2009). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  18. ↑ Sashidhar AS (12 September 2012). "Denikaina Ready audio on Sep 23". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ "It's official! Baahubali 2 to hit the screens on April 28, 2017". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Prabhas-Rajamouli Movie Announced". indiaglitz. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Sashidhar AS (13 January 2013). "Rajamouli-Prabhas' film is titled Bahubali". The Times of India.
  22. ↑ "Baahubali Prabhas’s next film is Saaho, will have action by Transformers’ stuntman". hindustantimes. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
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