Prabhas

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Prabhas
BornPrabhas Raju Uppalapati
ResidenceFilm Nagar, Hyderabad,Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesYoung Rebal Star
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Home townBhimavaram Andhra Pradesh
ReligionHindu
Parents
RelativesKrishnam Raju Uppalapati
Websitehttp://www.prabhas.com
Prabhas (born Prabhas Raju Uppalapati) is an Indian film actor known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1] Prabhas is the nephew of veteran Telugu actor Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju.[2] Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film, Eshwar. His works include Varsham (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Chakram (2005), Billa (2009), Mr. Perfect (2011), and Mirchi (2013).[3] In 2014 he appeared in the Bollywood film Action Jackson directed by Prabhudeva.[4]
In 2015 he starred in the epic Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which is the third Global highest grossing Indian film of all time, and the highest grossing Indian film of all time within India.[5][6][7][8][9] The film was screened at the Open Cinema Strand of Busan International Film Festival, Indian Film Festival The Hague,[10] Sitges Film Festival in Spain,[11] Utopiales Film Festival in France,[12]Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan,[13] Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia,[14] L'Etrange International Film Festivalin Paris,[15] Five Flavours Film Festival in Poland[16] and Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu.[17]

Early life[edit]

Prabhas was born to U. Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. He is the youngest of three children, with an elder brother Pramod Uppalapati[18] and sister Pragathi. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Krishnam Raju Uppalapati.[19] His Home town was Bhimavaram and native village is Mogalturu.

Career[edit]

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 Raamuduand Chakram.
In September 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.[20] Idlebrain stated that he had a unique style and macho charm in his screen presence.[21]
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.[22]
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.[23]

Filmography[edit]

NoYearTitleRoleLanguageRemarks
12002EeshwarEeshwarTeluguDebut
22003RaghavendraRaghavendraTelugu
32004VarshamVenkatTelugu100 days in 79 centers
42004Adavi RamuduRamuduTelugu
52005ChakramChakramTelugu
62005ChatrapathiSiva/ChatrapathiTelugu100 days in 54 centers
72006PournamiShiva KeshavaTelugu
82007YogiEeshwar Prasad/YogiTelugu75 days in 22 centers
92007MunnaMunnaTelugu50 days in 17 centers
102008BujjigaduLinga Raju/BujjiTelugu50 days
112009BillaRanga/BillaTeluguFirst dual role. 50 days in 60 centers
122009Ek NiranjanChotuTelugu
132010DarlingPrabhas/PrabhaTeluguCineMaa award for Best actor (jury). 100 days in 78 centers
142011Mr. PerfectVickyTelugu100 days in 36 centers
152012RebelRishiTelugu
162012Denikaina ReadyNarratorTelugu
172013MirchiJaiTeluguHighest grosser with debut director. 100 days in 78 centers
182014Action JacksonHimselfHindiGuest appearance in "Punjabi Mast" Song [24]
192015Baahubali: The BeginningMahendra Baahubali/Shivudu and Amarendra BaahubaliTelugu /Tamil[25][26] won National Award on 28 March 2016 for Best Film 2015.[4] 150 days in 93 centers
202017Baahubali: The ConclusionTelugu /Tamil
212017Bhagmaticameo appearanceTelugu

References[edit]

  1. Jump up^ "Baahubali creates history with opening day collections". India Today. 11 July 2015.
  2. Jump up^ Sashidhar AS (11 November 2012). "Prabhas completes 10 years". The Times of India.
  3. Jump up^ "India's most expensive film?". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b Bahubali wins national award for Best Film. The Times of India (28 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  5. Jump up^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (10 July 2015). "Baahubali review: A little more, a little less".The Hindu.
  6. Jump up^ "Bahubali First Day Box Office".
  7. Jump up^ Oops... 'PK' Is Not Actually India's Top-Grossing Movie Ever. Forbes.com (14 August 2015). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  8. Jump up^ "'Baahubali' Zooms Past 'Dhoom', Now India's All Time #3". Forbes.
  9. Jump up^ Mike McCahill (12 July 2015). "Baahubali: The Beginning review – fantastic bang for your buck in most expensive Indian movie ever made". the Guardian.
  10. Jump up^ "Busan: Final 'Baahubali' Aims to Be Bigger, More Emotional". Variety. Retrieved22 October 2015.
  11. Jump up^ "Sitges Film Festival » Baahubali – The Beginning". sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved22 October 2015.
  12. Jump up^ "Baahubali : the beginning | Utopiales • International Festival of science fiction of Nantes". www.utopiales.org. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  13. Jump up^ "2015 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 巴霍巴利王：創始之初".www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  14. Jump up^ "Baahubali: The Beginning — Special Screenings — Black Nights Film Festival Nov 13 – 29 nov 2015". 2015.poff.ee. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  15. Jump up^ "L'Étrange Festival — XXIe édition — Du 3 au 13 septembre 2015 – Baahubali: The Beginning". www.etrangefestival.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  16. Jump up^ "Festiwal Filmowy Pięć Smaków — Bahubali: Początek". www.piecsmakow.pl. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  17. Jump up^ "BAAHUBALI-THE BEGINNING – 2015 HIFF Fall Festival". program.hiff.org. Retrieved15 November 2015.
  18. Jump up^ "Prabhas' Biography". Prabhas.com. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2005.
  19. Jump up^ "Prabhas' birthday a family affair". Deccan Chronicle. 24 October 2011. Archived fromthe original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  20. Jump up^ Chatrapati – Telugu cinema – 100 days centers – Prabhas & Shriya. Idlebrain.com. Retrieved on 28 April 2016.
  21. Jump up^ Chatrapati – Telugu cinema Review – Prabhas, Shriya. Idlebrain.com (29 September 2005). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  22. Jump up^ Billa review. Billa Telugu movie review, story, rating. IndiaGlitz.com (3 April 2009). Retrieved on 2016-04-28.
  23. Jump up^ Sashidhar AS (12 September 2012). "Denikaina Ready audio on Sep 23". The Times of India.
  24. Jump up^ "Prabhudeva – Ajay Devagn Action Jackson (Hindi) (2014)". imdb. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  25. Jump up^ "Prabhas-Rajamouli Movie Announced". indiaglitz. 18 February 2011. Retrieved5 December 2014.
  26. Jump up^ Sashidhar AS (13 January 2013). "Rajamouli-Prabhas' film is titled Bahubali". The Times of India.

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