The Rise of Sivagami

The Rise of Sivagami
AuthorAnand Neelakantan
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBaahubali
GenreHistorical fiction/Fantasy
Published7 March 2017
PublisherWestland Books
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages492
ISBN9789386224446
OCLC987429288

The Rise of Sivagami is an Indian historical fiction novel written by Anand Neelakantan.[1] It acts as a prequel to the film Baahubali: The Beginning.[2] It was originally released in English on 7 March 2017, with Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil versions released in April 2017.[3][4]

The story revolves around Sivagami, a character of Baahubali. The novel is intended to extrapolate the Baahubali films.[5] It also tells the readers more about Kattappa, another important character of the story.[6]

  1. ^ "The Rise of Sivagami: Dynastic Tale". The New Indian Express. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Baahubali prequel novel The Rise of Sivagami explores SS Rajamouli's epic universe". Firstpost. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "The Rise of Sivagami: First Book in Baahubali Series Unveiled Amidst Fanfare". News 18. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Book 1 in Baahubali trilogy out; will reveal Rajmata Sivagami, Kattappa's backstories". Hindustantimes.com. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "The story of the 'Rise of Sivagami'". The Hindu. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ "'The Rise of Sivagami': First Book in 'Baahubali' series launched amidst fanfare". India TV News. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.