Prabhas

This article is about the actor born in 1979. For other uses, see Prabhas (disambiguation).

Prabhas
Prabhas at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju[1][2]

(1979-10-23) 23 October 1979 (age 44)[3]
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationSri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad (BTech)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
WorksFull list
Parent
RelativesKrishnam Raju (uncle)
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.prabhas.com

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju ([pɾabʱaːs] born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[4] He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015.[5][6][7][8] Referred to in the media as the "Rebel Star", he has appeared in over 20 films, and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award.[9][10]

Prabhas made his acting debut with the drama Eeswar (2002), and later attained his breakthrough with the action romance Varsham (2004). He went on to star in other commercially successful films such as Chatrapathi (2005), Bujjigadu (2008), Billa (2009), Darling (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), and Mirchi (2013), winning the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in the lattermost.[11][12] He went on to play a dual role in the epic action duology Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), with the latter emerging as the highest-grossing Indian film at that point, establishing Prabhas as the first pan-Indian star.[13][14] After a brief period of decline, he made a career comeback with the action drama Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and the science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD (2024).[15]

Prabhas is the only Indian actor to have six ₹100+ crore opening films worldwide. He is also the only South Indian actor to have six films that crossed the ₹100 crore mark in the Hindi market. Prabhas is the first South Indian actor to receive a wax sculpture at Madame Tussaud's wax museum.[16]

  1. ^ "Rapid Fire round with Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor during Saaho Dubai promotions". 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via YouTube. time 3:00 to 3:20
  2. ^ "15 Interesting Facts About Prabhas You Should Know Before Calling Yourself His Biggest Fan!". The Times of India. 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017. His full name is .
  3. ^ "Happy birthday Prabhas: Six lesser known facts about the Baahubali actor". The Indian Express. 23 October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Actor Prabhas turned 37 on Sunday.
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (23 December 2023). "Prabhas On 'Salaar: Part I – Ceasefire', Its Sequel & The Evolving Indian Cinema Industry". Deadline. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ One of the highest paid actors,
  6. ^ "Prabhas – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2017 Celebrity 100 – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Prabhas – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ K., Sayanthana (16 December 2023). "'Natural Star' Nani, 'Rebel Star' Prabhas, 'Stylish Star' Allu Arjun: Popular tags given to stars from fans!". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "When 'Young Rebel Star' Prabhas revealed he is not comfortable with such titles". Hindustan Times. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "India's most expensive film?". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Bahubali wins national award for Best Film". The Times of India. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Top Worldwide Figures – All Formats And Hindi". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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  15. ^ "Saaho – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
  16. ^ "Baahubali 2 star Prabhas becomes first South Indian actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds. See pics". The Indian Express. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.