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Prabhas promoting Baahubali in 2015
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Born | 23 October 1979 |
Residence | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
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Relatives | Krishnam Raju Uppalapati |
Awards | IIFA, Nandi Award, Filmfare |
Website | prabhas |
Prabhas 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) for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor. In 2014 he appeared in the Bollywood film Action Jackson directed by Prabhudeva.
In 2015, he played the title role in the epic Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which is the third highest-grossing Indian film to date.
Prabhas was born to U. Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. He is the youngest of three children, with an elder brother Pramod Uppalapati and sister Pragathi. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Krishnam Raju Uppalapati.
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.