FULL NAME : Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju
Born
October 23, 1979 · Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Birth name
Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
Nicknames :
Darling, Rebel Star, Young Rebel Star
Height :
6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.
He is one of
the
highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since
2015.
Referred to in the media as the "Rebel Star", he has appeared in over 20 films.
MARITAL STATUS :"single king"
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.
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.
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).
Prabhas is the only Indian actor to have six films with a worldwide gross opening of over ₹100 crore.
He is
also
the only South Indian actor with six films that have crossed the ₹100 crore nett mark in the Hindi market.
Prabhas is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema.
One of the highest-paid and highest-grossing actor in
Indian cinema.
Prabhas is hailed as the "First Pan-Indian Superstar".
Prabhas was born in a Telugu
family to
late U.
Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family hails from Mogalthur, Andhra Pradesh.
He is the
youngest
of three children and is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.
Prabhas did his schooling at
Don
Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, and at DNR High School, Bhimavaram.
He then completed
his
intermediate education from Nalanda College, Hyderabad.
He later went on to pursue Bachelor of Technology
(BTech) from Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad.
Prabhas became the first Indian actor to have ₹100 crore and ₹200 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.
