Prabas biography

List of filmography and awards of Prabhas

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Prabhas is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with the Telugu action drama Eeswar and attained his breakthrough with the action romance Varsham () for which he received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. In , he appeared in S. S. Rajamouli's action drama Chatrapathi, in which he portrayed the role of a refugee, exploited by goons. It earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.[1]

Later, he went on to star in the musical drama Pournami (), the action film Yogi () and the action drama Munna (), which received lukewarm response from both audience and his fans alike. In , he collaborated with the director Puri Jagannadh for action-comedy Bujjigadu which gave the actor a much needed comeback. In , he featured in two films, Billa and Ek Niranjan. The latter earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. In , he starred in the romantic comedyDarling, which received positive reviews from audiences and critics upon release. It went on to be one of the highest grossers of the year and critics praised Prabhas performance, terming his performance as the major highlight of the film.[2] In , he starred in another romantic comedy Mr. Perfect and his performance in the film earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. In , Prabhas starred in action film Rebel, received mixed reviews from critics and under-performed at the box office.[3] Post the setback with Rebel, he starred in action drama Mirchi () which opened to positive reviews from critics and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year as well as one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time at the time of its release.[4] He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mirchi.[5][6]

In , Prabhas played a dual role in S.S. Rajamouli's epic action film Baahubali: The Beginning (). With a budget of ₹ crore, it was the most expensive Indian film ever made at the time of release, and became a record-breaking box office success.[7] The film eventually grossed over ₹ crore (US$72 million) worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Telugu film and the second highest-grossing Indian film at that point.[8] He reprised his role in the sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (), with a budget of ₹ crore, it was the most expensive Indian film ever produced at the time of release. It became the first Indian film ever to gross over ₹1, crore (US$ million) worldwide in just ten days and eventually grossed over ₹1, crore (US$ million) worldwide, making it second-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide to date and the highest-grossing film in India till date.[9] Prabhas became the first Indian actor to have ₹ crore and ₹ crore opening day grosser worldwide. His performance in both film earned him his sixth and seventh nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. He won the SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his performance in The Conclusion. The success of Baahubali propelled Prabhas to become the first “Pan-Indian star”.[10]

Prabhas went on to star in Saaho, Radhe Shyam & Adipurush, of which only Saaho performed well commercially. He then collaborated with Prashanth Neel for a two-part film series Salaar, the first part titled Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire () released in December to positive reviews and emerged as the highest-grossing Telugu film of , third highest-grossing Telugu film of all time, the second highest grossing A-rated Indian film and the biggest opener of [11] In , Prabhas starred in an epic actionsci-fi film Kalki AD, which was inspired by the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In , Prabhas is scheduled to star in the horror comedy The Raja Saab and action thriller Spirit and also do a cameo in Kannappa (). In , he will star in two crime action drama thriller movies Fauji and Salaar: Part 2 - Ceasefire.

Film

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu, unless mentioned otherwise.

Television

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

Award

Wins

Nominations

Wins6
Nominations13

Note

  1. ^ abcdefPrabhas played a single character with two or more names
  2. ^ abcdPrabhas played two characters
  3. ^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

References

  1. ^"On Prabhas' Birthday, a Look at Best Movies of the Baahubali Star". News18. 23 October Retrieved 16 July
  2. ^"Movie Review&#;: Darling". Sify. 13 July Archived from the original on 13 July Retrieved 16 July
  3. ^"Rebel movie review". . Retrieved 16 July
  4. ^Seshagiri, Sangeetha (16 February ). "Top Worldwide Share (Telugu): 'Yevadu', 'SVSC', 'Attarintiki Daredi', 'Mirchi' and Other Films". . Retrieved 16 July
  5. ^"India's most expensive film?". Hindustan Times. 15 July Archived from the original on 18 July
  6. ^"Bahubali wins national award for Best Film". The Times of India. 28 March Archived from the original on 31 March Retrieved 28 April
  7. ^McCahill, Mike (12 July ). "Baahubali: The Beginning review – fantastic bang for your buck in most expensive Indian movie ever made". The Guardian.
  8. ^Cain, Rob. "Oops 'PK' Is Not Actually India's Top-Grossing Movie Ever". Forbes. Retrieved 16 July
  9. ^"Baahubali 2 Creates History, Becomes First Indian Movie Ever To Collect Rs 1, Crore". . Retrieved 16 July
  10. ^"How Prabhas Became a Pan-India Star and the Highest-paid Actor in the Country". News18. 14 January Retrieved 16 July
  11. ^"'Salaar' box-office: Prabhas-starrer dethrones 'Jawan', 'Animal' to become 's biggest opener, collects Rs 95 cr on Day 1". The Economic Times. 23 December ISSN&#; Retrieved 30 April
  12. ^"What is the story of Prabhas's Chatrapathi?". India Today. 27 November Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  13. ^"Prabhas on why he is called 'Darling'! – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  14. ^"Prabhas' Rebel to re-release on October 15, 8 days before his birthday". India Today. 9 October Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  15. ^"Prabhas dubs his voice for Manchu Vishnu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June Retrieved 19 June
  16. ^"8 years of Mirchi: Five reasons to watch the Prabhas, Anushka Shetty starrer". The Times of India. 8 February Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  17. ^"Did you know Prabhas made a special appearance in Sonakshi Sinha-Ajay Devgn's 'Action Jackson'?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November Retrieved 24 July
  18. ^"Rajamouli-Prabhas' film is titled Bahubali". The Times of India. TNN. 13 January Archived from the original on 6 May Retrieved 16 January
  19. ^"Baahubali Prabhas's next film is Saaho, will have action by Transformers' stuntman". Hindustan Times. 23 April Archived from the original on 23 April Retrieved 24 April
  20. ^"Prabhas' Radhe Shyam gets a Sankranthi release date, to clash with Mahesh Babu's Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Pawan Kalyan's next". The Indian Express. 30 July Archived from the original on 30 July Retrieved 30 July
  21. ^"Prabhas says he was 'frightened' to play Lord Ram in 'Adipurush' – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  22. ^"Prabhas' Salaar Will Be Bigger Than KGF, Reveals Producers". News18. 27 December Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  23. ^"'Project K' makers unveil futuristic new posters to mark Prabhas' birthday; say 'Heroes are not born, they rise' – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 January Retrieved 16 January
  24. ^"Prabhas begins shooting for next film Raja Deluxe, BTS pic leaked online". Hindustan Times. 26 December Archived from the original on 4 May Retrieved 26 December
  25. ^"Prabhas confirmed to star as Lord Shiva in Vishnu Manchu's film Kannappa". Film Companion. 11 September Archived from the original on 29 December Retrieved 29 December
  26. ^Das, Ananya (10 November ). "Maa Dong-seok gives shoutout to Prabhas and Salaar Part 2 as film's shoot begins, fans ask: Is he officially confirmed?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 November
  27. ^Kaushal, Ananya (9 November ). "Prabhas-starrer Salaar Part 2: Ceasefire Begins Shooting With A Grand Announcement". Zee News. Retrieved 14 November
  28. ^"Prabhas collaborates with Hanu Raghavapudi for an epic war saga, film commences with pooja ceremony". The Indian Express. 18 August Retrieved 18 August
  29. ^"Prabhas and Director Hanu Raghavapudi kick off new film Fauji with grand puja ceremony, watch pics". Moneycontrol. 17 August Retrieved 19 August
  30. ^Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (1 June ). "'B&B: Bujji & Bhairava' is a smart, fun-filled prelude to Nag Ashwin's 'Kalki AD' starring Prabhas". The Hindu. ISSN&#;X. Retrieved 1 June
  31. ^"Telugu Cinema function – Santosham Film Awards ". . Archived from the original on 20 March Retrieved 3 June
  32. ^"Lux Cinemaa awards – Telugu cinema". . Archived from the original on 8 November Retrieved 3 June
  33. ^"iifa Utsavam". 25 December Archived from the original on 25 December Retrieved 26 May
  34. ^IIFA Utsavam Awards | Best Performance in a Leading Role Male | Tamil – Nominations, 27 November , archived from the original on 26 May , retrieved 26 May
  35. ^ ab"Prabhas – Best Telugu Actor in Leading Role Male Nominee | Filmfare Awards". . Archived from the original on 22 June Retrieved 2 June
  36. ^"Santosham Film Awards Winners". Santosham Film Awards. Archived from the original on 3 June Retrieved 17 August
  37. ^Hungama, Bollywood (16 September ). "SIIMA Baahubali soars high in the Telugu category; Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Raajakumara takes away awards in the Kannada category&#;: Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 May Retrieved 21 May