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Prabhas promoting Baahubali in 2015
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Born |
Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Residence | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | DNR School, Bheemavaram Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
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Relatives | Krishnam Raju Uppalapati |
Website | http://www.prabhas.com |
Prabhas (born Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati) is an Indian film actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Prabhas is the nephew of veteran Telugu actor Krishnam Raju. 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). In 2014 he appeared in the Bollywood film Action Jackson directed by Prabhudeva.
In 2015, he played a titular role 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. The film was screened at the Open Cinema Strand of Busan International Film Festival, Indian Film Festival The Hague,Sitges Film Festival in Spain,Utopiales Film Festival in France,Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan,Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, in Paris, Five Flavours Film Festival in Poland and Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu.