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Prabhas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati, Young Rebel Star, Uppalapati Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju, Darling Prabhas
Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (; born 23 October 1979), 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 Indias Celebrity 100 list since 2015. Referred to in the media as Rebel Star, he has appeared in over 24 films, and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award.
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Prabhas is an Indian actor born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on October 23, 1979. He is a member of the Telugu people and holds Indian citizenship. His professional career began in 2002. He works in the acting department and speaks Telugu, which is also his native language. His name in Telugu is ప్రభాస్.
He is male and is the relative of Krishnam Raju.
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Film & TV
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Uppalapati Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. Prabhas made his screen debut with the 2002 Telugu action drama film Eeswar. He has garnered the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, for his role in Mirchi. Prabhas is the first south Indian actor to have his wax sculpture at Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
Known for
- Spirit — Ajanubahudu2027
- Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1 — Amarendra Baahubali (voice)2027
- Fauzi — Fauzi2026
- The Rajasaab — Raju / Rajasaab2026
- Kannappa — Rudra2025
- Bāhubali: The Epic — Mahendra Bahubali / Amarendra Bahubali / Maharaja Veerendra Vikramadeva2025
- Mirai — Voice2025
- Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli — Self2024
- Kalki 2898-AD — Bhairava2024
- Bujji & Bhairava — Bhairava (Voice)2024
via TMDB
Key facts
- Person.name
- Prabhas
- Person.image
- Prabhas by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Person.caption
- Prabhas at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
- Person.birth_name
- Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju
- Person.birth_place
- Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.education
- Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad (BTech)
- Person.occupation
- Actor
- Person.years_active
- 2002–present
- Person.works
- Full list
- Person.father
- Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju
- Person.relatives
- Krishnam Raju (uncle)
- Actor awards.name
- Prabhas
- Actor awards.wins
- 6
- Actor awards.nominations
- 13
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native language
- Telugu
- Image
- Prabhas at Baahubali media meet, day 2 (cropped).jpg
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- ethnic group
- Telugu people
- date of birth
- 1979-10-23
- Commons category
- Prabhas
- relative
- Krishnam Raju
- name in native language
- ప్రభాస్
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Prabhas
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- 2002–2014: Early work and career progression
- 2015–2017: The ''Baahubali'' pivot and pan-India success
- 2017–2023: Post-''Baahubali'' and setbacks
- Critique of Post-''Baahubali'' Career
- 2023–present: Resurgence
- Upcoming projects
- Philanthropy and public initiatives
- Media image and public perception
- The "Pan-India Star" label
- "Reclusive Star" persona
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (; born 23 October 1979), 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 Indias Celebrity 100 list since 2015. Referred to in the media as Rebel Star, he has appeared in over 24 films, and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award.
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 act 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.
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