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Prabhas Raju

Prabhas Raju Uppalapati is an Indian film actor, who works in Tollywood. He is referred to as 'Young Rebal Star'. He made his acting debut with 2002 film Eeshwar, but gained popularity with blockbuster film Varsham. He has received several awards for his acting and also gained a National Award. He played a guest role in Bollywood movie Action Jackson.

Prabhas was last seen in the blockbuster superhit Baahubali series. With this movie he became one of the most searched actors on Google. He will be seen in upcoming movie Saaho.



Biography

Prabhas Raju was born on 23 October 1979 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He has done his schooling from DNR School, Bheemavaram and Intermediate in Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad. He got graduated in B.Tech/B.E. Prabhas is an avid reader and has a personal library at his home. He loves playing Volley Ball and even has a personal court near his residence. Prabhas has acquired the title "Young Rebel Star" from Krishnam Raju's title "Rebel Star".

Personal Profile Details
Full Name : Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
Calling name : Prabhas
Referred as : Young Rebel Star, Darling, Mr.Perfect
Date of birth : 23 October 1979
Age : 37 years
Height : 6'2"
Weight : 86 kgs (normal weight)
Weight for Baahubali movie : 200 kgs
Zodiac Sign : Scorpio
Hobbies : Watching movies
Education : Sri Chaitanya PU College
First/Debut movie : Eshwar, 2002
Best Friend in Tollywood : Gopichand, Allu Arjun
Religion : Hindu
Caste : Raju
Latest news
Talk is that, Prabhas is constructing an Entertainment Hub at Sullurpeta town in Nellore district, AP. The hub will consists of 3 theatres with India's largest 3D screen (670 seating capacity), theme parks, function hall and other amenities.

According to the latest gossips, Prabhas Raju will team up with director Murugadoss for an upcoming film. The actor-director duo have met recently. The Baahubali star will also shoot for a romantic film with director Radhakrishna.

In Saaho
'Saaho' is an upcoming high-octane multilingual action film under Sujeeth Reddy's direction. It is produced by Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod on UV Creations banner. The movie stars mega hero Prabhas as Police, Shraddha Kapoor and mega villain Neil Nitin Mukesh in main roles.

Bollywood actors like Jackie Shroff, Mandira Bedi as Kalki, Tinnu Anand, Chunky Pandey, Mahesh Manjrekar will be seen in pivotal roles. Music will be composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The movie will be released in 2018.

Marriage/Wife
Prabhas Raju is single and not dating anyone. Recently the actor said that, "At present, my female fans don't need to worry, I'm not getting married now. I'm not even thinking about it". He also added, "I feel lucky that so many people admire me".

Family
Prabhas is the son of late producer Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family is from Mogalturu village, West Godavari district. He has one elder brother Pramod, who is a Tollywood producer and an elder sister Pragathi. His paternal uncle is actor-politician Krishnam Raju and his three daughters Sai Pradeepti, Sai Prakeerthi, Sai Praseeda are Prabhas cousins.

Baahubali series
Baahubali is an Indian epic fantasy film with two parts-The Beginning and The Conclusion. It is directed by S.S.Rajamouli and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works banner. Prabhas played the dual role as Amarendra Baahubali and Shivudu/Mahendra Baahubali opposite Anushka Shetty (Devasena) and Tamannaah (Avantika). Rana Daggubati played the villainous role as Bhallaladeva.

Career
Prabhas has started his acting career with the movie 'Eeshwar' but gained recognition with the blockbuster hit film 'Varsham'. He was also seen in the family entertrainer 'Mirchi', opposite stunning actress Anushka Shetty. The film became super hit and has got great applauses from the audience. He has also rendered voice for a cameo in the film Denikaina Ready. He came up with a big budget film "Baahubali". Prabhas is the brand ambassador for Mahindra TUV 300 Car and has became a huge star in the ad world.

Filmography
2002 Eeshwar
2004 Varsham
2005 Chatrapathi
2007 Munna
2009 Billa
2010 Darling
2011 Mr. Perfect
2013 Mirchi
2015 Baahubali: The Beginning (Part-1)
2017 Baahubali: The Conclusion (Part-2)

Upcoming movies
2017 Bhagmati (Cameo role)
2018 Saaho
Untitled Radha Krishna's film

Awards and Nominations
2004 Santosham Film Awards (won)
2010 CineMAA Awards (won)
2004 Filmfare Awards South (won)
2012 South Indian International Movie Awards (won)

Favorites
Actor : Amitabh Bachchan
Actress : Savitri
Director : SS Rajamouli
Holiday Spot : London
Heroines : Trisha, Shreya & Jayasudha
Sport : Volley Ball
Movie : Baktha Kannappa & Geethanjali
Music Director : A.R Rahman
Color : Black
Hollywood Hero : Robert De Niro
Novel : Fountain Head
Flower : Tulips
Dish : Biryani
Song : Mellaga Karagani (Varsham)
Color : Black
Outfit : Casuals

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