Prabhas Height Weight Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Uppalapati Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), 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.
His works include Varsham (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Chakram (2005), Billa (2009), Darling (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), and Mirchi (2013). Prabhas played the title role in S. S. Rajamouli’s epic action film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which is the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film to date. Prabhas reprised his role in its sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), which became the first Indian film ever to gross over ₹1,000 crore (US$155 million) in all languages in just ten days, and it is the second highest-grossing Indian film to date.
Early life
Prabhas was born to film producer U. Suryanarayana Raju and his wife Siva Kumari. He has two siblings, a brother named Prabodh and a sister Pragathi. He is the youngest of the three children. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju. Prabhas attended the DNR School, Bhimavaram and graduated with a B.Tech. degree from Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad.
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Brands
Prabhas, who has been signed on by Mahindra as brand ambassador for the new Mahindra TUV300 car, has made his debut in the television commercial (TVC) arena with their new ad.
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Bio | |
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Real Name | Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati |
Nickname | Darling, Young Rebel Star |
Profession | Actor |
Famous Role | Baahubali/Shivudu in the films Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet-Inches- 6’ 1” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 95 kg in Pounds- 209 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 44 Inches – Waist: 34 Inches – Biceps: 18 Inches |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 23 October 1979 |
Age (as in 2020) | 40 Years |
Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Hyderabad, India |
School | DNR School, Bhimavaram Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualifications | B.Tech |
Debut | Film: Eeshwar (2002, Telegu) |
Family | Father– Late Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju (Producer) Mother– Siva Kumari Brother– Pramod Uppalapati (Elder) Sister– Pragathi (Elder) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Address | Jublee Hills, Hyderabad |
Hobbies | Playing volleyball, reading |
Controversies | • During the filming of Baahubali: The Beginning, there were rumours that his health condition deteriorated and he went into a coma after falling from a horse while doing a scene. However, the Bahubali team denied such rumours. • There were rumours about his relationship with Y. S. Sharmila, the sister of YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. But, he strongly denied that and following it, The Central Crime Station police arrested 2 persons for posting objectionable pictures and derogatory messages about the YSRCP leader and the actor on the internet. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Biryani |
Favourite Actors | Robert De Niro, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan |
Favourite Actresses | Raveena Tandon, Deepika Padukone, Jayasudha, Trisha Krishnan, Shriya Saran |
Favourite Films | Bollywood: Munna Bhai MBBS, 3 Idiots and PK Tollywood: Bhakta Kannappa, Geethanjali |
Favourite Director | Rajkumar Hirani |
Favourite Book | The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand |
Favourite Song | Mellaga Karagani (Varsham) |
Favourite Colour | Black |
Favourite Destination | London |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Anushka Shetty (Actress, Rumour) Ileana D’Cruz (Actress, Rumour) |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Style Quotient | |
Cars Collection | Rolls Royce Phantom, Jaguar XJ |
Money Factor | |
Salary | 24 crore/film (INR) |
Net Worth | $12 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Prabhas
- Does Prabhas smoke?: Yes
- Does Prabhas drink alcohol?: Yes
- Prabhas never aspired to become an actor, instead, he wanted to be a businessman.
- He is the nephew of popular Telugu film actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju, who encouraged him to try his hand in acting.
- He had a huge crush on Raveena Tandon while growing up.
- He got his breakthrough with his role as ‘Venkat’ in the film ‘Varsham’ (2004).
- He made his first Bollywood appearance in the film ‘Action Jackson’ (2014).
- It took around 5 years to make the epic ‘Baahubali series’ and during these 3 years, Prabhas neither acted in any other film nor got married.
- Around INR 1.5 crore was spent on gym equipment to tone his body for his role in Bahubali, and was trained by Mr. World 2010, Lakshman Reddy.
- In early 2016, his brother Prabodh Uppalapati was sentenced to 1-year imprisonment in a cheque bounce case, after he issued a cheque for INR 43 lakh to a businessman, but it bounced due to lack of funds.
- He is the highest-paid actor in Tollywood.
- He is the first South Indian actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Bangkok.
- Prabhas starrer ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ (2017) set the record for the highest-grossing Indian film ever with the worldwide gross of more than INR 1500.
- After the huge success of the ‘Baahubali series’, he has received more than 5000 marriage proposals.
- He is an avid reader and has a personal library at his residence.
- He is a nature and bird lover and has a garden which has birds of various types, that too in open cages.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2002 | Eeswar | Eeswar | Telugu |
2003 | Raghavendra | Raghavendra | |
2004 | Varsham | Venkat | |
2004 | Adavi Ramudu | Ramudu | |
2005 | Chakram | Chakram | |
2005 | Chatrapathi | Siva / Chatrapathi | |
2006 | Pournami | Siva Kesava | |
2007 | Yogi | Eeswar Prasad / Yogi | |
2007 | Munna | Munna | |
2008 | Bujjigadu | Bujji / Linga Raju / Rajinikanth | |
2009 | Billa | Billa / Ranga | |
2009 | Ek Niranjan | Chotu | |
2010 | Darling | Prabhas “Prabha” | |
2011 | Mr. Perfect | Vicky | |
2012 | Rebel | Rishi / Rebel | |
2012 | Denikaina Ready | Himself | Voice role; cameo appearance |
2013 | Mirchi | Jai | |
2014 | Action Jackson | Himself | Hindi |
2015 | Baahubali: The Beginning | Mahendra Baahubali / Shivudu / Shivu Amarendra Baahubali | Telugu Tamil |
2017 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Second highest grossing Indian film of 2018 | |
2019 | Saaho | Ashok Chakravarthy / Siddhant Nandan Saaho | Telugu Tamil Hindi |
2021 | Radhe Shyam | TBA | TeluguHindi |