Prabhas Wiki, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Caste, Biography & More

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Prabhas aka Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati is a famous Telugu film actor, known for his performance in the films Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. Let’s take a closer look at the personal and professional life and other unknown facts of the real-life Baahubali.

Prabhas

Biography/Wiki

Prabhas was born on 23 October 1979 in Madras, Tamil Nadu (44 years; age as of 2023). His family moved to Hyderabad as his father worked in the Telugu film industry. Although he was the son of a film producer, he had no intention of becoming an actor. He always wanted to be a businessman. But he could not resist his own glamorous world for long, and soon he entered the film industry as an actor.Prabhas

appearance

Prabhas is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 95 kg. His body size proportions are: chest 45 inches, biceps 16 inches, and triceps 35 inches.

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Prabhas

His eye color is brown and his hair is black.

Family, caste and girlfriends

Prabhas and parents

Prabhas and parents

Prabhas belongs to a film background. His father late U. Suryanarayana Raju was a famous film producer in the Telugu film industry and his mother’s name was Siva Kumari. He has an elder brother Pramod Uppalapati and an elder sister Pragathi.

On the left is Prabhas’ brother Pramod Uppalapati, and on the right is Prabhas’ sister Pragati

Prabhas’ brother Pramod Uppalapati and sister Pragati

His uncle Krishnam Raju Uppalapati is also a Telugu actor.

Prabhas and his uncle

Prabhas and his uncle

Prabhas was allegedly in a relationship with actress Ileana D’Cruz while they were shooting for a movie.

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Prabhas and Ileana D'Cruz

Prabhas and Ileana D’Cruz

Although both have denied the rumours, Prabhas is said to be the reason behind Ileana’s decision to quit the Telugu film industry.

When the sequel to Baahubali was released in 2017, the chemistry between Prabhas and Anushka Shetty was immediately welcomed by fans. Because of this chemistry, rumors began to circulate about the two being in a relationship. However, they declined these talks but their fans are still looking forward to seeing them together as a couple.

Prabhas and Anushka Shetty

Prabhas and Anushka Shetty

Prabhas is not married yet.

Profession

Prabhas attended DNR School in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, and attended Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad, where he obtained a degree in engineering. He started his acting career with Eeswar (2002, Telugu), after which he went on to star in one or two films within a year. Moreover, his uncle Uppalapati Krishnam Raju encouraged him to try his luck in showbiz.

Chhatrapati movie poster

Chhatrapati movie poster

Prabhas rose to fame with his role as ‘Venkat’ in the film ‘Varsham’ (2004).

Prabhas plays Venkat in Varsham

Prabhas plays Venkat in Varsham

He received critical acclaim for his performance in the film Chatrapathi (2005) directed by SS Rajamoulli. In his film Biela (2009), he was appreciated for his macho image.

Billa movie poster

Billa movie poster

Baahubali movie poster

Baahubali movie poster

In 2014, director SS Rajamouli offered him a film Baahubali: The Beginning, for which he worked for two years. It was a risk for him as he did not sign any other films during that time, but his hard work paid off when the film released and the film became India’s third highest-grossing film worldwide.

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He later starred in the sequel Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), which broke the previous record and became 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 in the film was critically acclaimed. The film also won the National Award for Best Film (2017).

He made his Bollywood debut with the film Action Jackson (2014).

favorite thing

  • Prabhas loves biryani and butter chicken.
  • His favorite actors include Robert De Niro, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, and his favorite actresses include Raveena Tandon, Deepika Padukone, Jayasudha , Trisha Krishnan and Shriya Saran.
  • He likes to watch Munna Bhai MBBS, 3 Idiots, PK, Bhakta Kannappa and Geethanjali.
  • Prabhas admires director Rajkumar Hirani.
  • His favorite book is “The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand.
  • He is very fond of the song Mellaga Karagani from the movie Varsham.
  • Prabhas is known to prefer black.
  • He enjoys holidays in London.
  • In his spare time, he likes to play volleyball.

car collection

Prabhas owns Rolls-Royce Phantom, BMW X3 and Jaguar XJ.

Salary and Net Worth

According to reports, Prabhas’ salary for each “Baahubali” movie is as high as 240 million rupees. His net worth is estimated at $12 million.

fact

  • Prabhas is the highest paid actor in the Telugu film industry.
  • He smokes and drinks.
  • Growing up, he had a huge crush on Raveena Tandon.

Prabhas and Raveena Tandon

Prabhas and Raveena Tandon

  • He is the only South Indian actor to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds.
    Prabhas wax figure at Madame Tussauds

    Prabhas wax figure at Madame Tussauds

  • His film Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017) became the highest-grossing film in India, grossing over INR 1500 Cr. worldwide.
  • For Baahubali, Prabhas was supposed to strengthen his body and to achieve this, he underwent a rigorous workout regime in a gym that had all the necessary equipment worth around Rs 15 million. He was trained by Mr. World 2010 Lakshman Reddy.
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Prabhas and Laxman Reddy

Prabhas and Laxman Reddy

Baahubali 2 conclusion

  • His elder brother Pramod Uppalapati was jailed in a check (worth INR 43 Cr) shorting case.
  • Prabhas, the most eligible bachelor, received over 6,000 marriage proposals across the country after the success of his films Baahubali 1 and Baahubali 2.

Prabhas

  • Prabhas loved reading and had a private library at home.
  • He was an admirer of nature and kept many different types of birds in open cages.
  • He revealed in an interview that he was a food lover and wanted to be a hotel owner before entering the entertainment industry.
  • He is a huge fan of Rajkumar Hirani and has watched Munna Bhai MBBS and 3 Idiots more than 20 times.
  • In an interview, he revealed that he included playing volleyball in his workout regimen while shooting for Baahubali. He also built a volleyball court at his home.
  • He worked on Baahubali for nearly five years and did not work on any other projects over the years.

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