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Prabhas aka Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati is a famous Telugu movie actor, best known for his acting in the films ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ and ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.’
Wiki/Biography
Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju was born on Tuesday, 23 October 1979 (age 45 years; as of 2024) in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
A childhood image of Prabhas
Prabhas did his schooling at DNR School, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, and got enrolled in Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad from where he got a degree in engineering. His family moved to Hyderabad as his father was working in the Telugu film industry. Although he was the son of a film producer, he had no intention of becoming an actor. He had always wanted to be a businessman. But he could not resist the glamour world for long and soon he entered the film industry as an actor.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′ 2″
Weight (approx.): 90 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 45″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 16″
Family
Parents & Siblings
Prabhas belongs to a filmy background. His father late U. Suryanarayana Raju was a famous film producer in the Telugu film industry, and his mother’s name is Siva Kumari.
Prabhas with Parents
He has one elder brother, Pramod Uppalapati, and an elder sister, Pragathi.
Prabhas’s brother Pramod Uppalapati and sister Pragathi
Wife
He is unmarried.
Other Relatives
His uncle Krishnam Raju Uppalapatiis also a Telugu actor.
Prabhas with his uncle
Relationships/Affairs
Prabhas was in an alleged relationship with the actress Ileana DCruz while they were working together in a film. Although both denied the rumours, it is said that Prabhas is the reason that Ileana decided to quit the Telugu Film Industry.
Prabhas with Ileana-DCruz
As soon as the sequel of Baahubali was released in 2017, the chemistry between Prabhas and Anushka Shetty became an instant hit among the fans. Because of this chemistry, rumours started doing rounds about the two being in a relationship. However, they refused those talks, but their fans are still looking forward to seeing them together as a couple.
Prabhas with Anushka Shetty
Signature/Autograph
Career
In 2002, he made his acting debut as Eeswar in the Telugu action drama film ‘Eeswar.’
Prabhas in a still from the 2002 Telugu film ‘Eeswar’
Moreover, it was his uncle, Uppalapati Krishnam Raju, who encouraged him to try his luck in the acting world. He was critically acclaimed for his performances in the film Chatrapathi (2005), which was directed by S. S. Rajamouli.
Chatrapathi movie poster
Prabhas shot to fame with his role as ‘Venkat’ in the 2004 Telugu film ‘Varsham.’
Prabhas as Venkat in Varsham
For his movie Billa (2009), he was appreciated for his Macho image.
Billa movie poster
In 2014, he was offered a movie Baahubali: The Beginning by director S. S. Rajamouli for which he devoted two years. It was a risk for him as he had signed no other films during that period, but when the film was released, his hard work paid off and the film became India’s third highest-grossing film worldwide. Later he appeared in its sequel Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017) and the film broke its previous record becoming India’s second-highest-grossing film worldwide. With this film, he gained more fans not only in South India but also in North India. His performance was critically acclaimed in the movie. The film also won a National Award for the Best Film (2017).
Baahubali movie poster
In 2014, he made his debut in Bollywood with the movie ‘Action Jackson.’
Prabhas with Sonakshi Sinha in a still from the 2014 Hindi film ‘Action Jackson’
Awards
- 2004: Best Young Performer Award for the Telugu film ‘Varsham’ at the Santosham Film Awards
- 2010: Best Actor (Critics) Award for the Telugu film ‘Darling’ at the CineMAA Awards
- 2013: Best Actor – Telugu Award for the Telugu film ‘Mirchi’ at the Nandi Awards
- 2015: Best Actor Award for the Telugu film ‘Baahubali: The Beginning‘ Santosham Film Awards
- 2017: Best Actor (Telugu) Award for the Telugu film ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ at the South Indian International Movie Awards
Car Collection
Prabhas owns multiple luxury cars including a Lamborghini Aventador, Range Rover Sports, Audi A6, Mercedes Benz S Class, and a Rolls Royce Phantom worth Rs 8 crores.
Prabhas with his Lamborghini Aventador car
Aircraft Collection
He owns a private jet.
Properties
He owns an ultra-luxurious house worth around Rs 60 crores in the posh Jubilee Hills neighbourhood of Hyderabad. He also owns a house in Mumbai and a property in Italy.
Prabhas’ house in Hyderabad
Expensive Things/Valuables
He owns a Rolex Yacht-Master II watch, which is worth around Rs 28.57 lakhs. He also owns a Hublot Unico Sang Bleu watch.
Salary/Income
Reportedly, Prabhas got a sum of ₹24 crore for each of the Baahubali films. He reportedly received Rs 100 crores for acting in the 2023 Telugu film ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.’
Net Worth
In 2023, Prabhas’ net worth was estimated to be $29 million (approximately Rs 240 crore).
Favourites
- Filmmaker: Rajkumar Hirani
- Film(s): Munna Bhai MBBS (2003), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014), Bhakta Kannappa (1976), and Geethanjali (2013)
- Song: ‘Mellaga Karagani’ from the film ‘Varsham’ (2004)
- Book: ‘The Fountainhead’ by Ayn Rand
- Food: Biryani, Butter chicken
- Travel Destination: London
Facts/Trivia
- Prabhas is the highest-paid actor in the Telugu Film Industry.
- His is affectionately referred to as Darling, Pubsi, Prabha, and Mr Perfect.
- In his leisure time, he loves to play volleyball.
- He smokes and also drinks alcohol.
- He had a huge crush on Raveena Tandon while growing up.
Prabhas with Raveena Tandon
- He is the only South Indian actor to have his wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum.
Prabhas’ wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum
- His film Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017) became the highest-grossing Indian film with more than INR 1500 Cr. worldwide.
- For Baahubali, Prabhas was supposed to tone up his body, and to achieve this, he underwent a strict workout regime in a gym having all the necessary equipment worth around INR 1.5 crore.
He was trained by Mr. World 2010, Lakshman Reddy.Prabhas with Laxman Reddy
- His elder brother Pramod Uppalapati got jailed in a cheque (worth INR 43 Lakhs) bounce case.
- The most eligible bachelor Prabhas was showered with over 6000 marriage proposals across the country after the success of his films Baahubali 1 and 2.
Prabhas in ‘Baahubali’
- Prabhas is very fond of reading books and has a personal library at his home.
- He is an admirer of nature and has housed many different types of birds and that, too, in open cages.
- In an interview, he revealed that he was a food lover and before venturing into acting, he wanted to become a hotelier.
- He is a huge fan of Rajkumar Hirani and has watched the films ‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.’ and ‘3 Idiots’ more than 20 times.
- In an interview, he revealed that while shooting for Bahubali, he included playing volleyball in his workout regime. He has also built a volleyball court in his house.
- He devoted almost five years to Baahubali and did not work on any other project all those years.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Prabhas having a non-vegetarian meal
- He is often spotted smoking in public.
Prabhas holding a cigarette
- He consumes alcohol occasionally.
Prabhas drinking beer