Prabhas

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju ([pɾabʱaːs]), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Rebel star" and "Darling". He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, Prabhas has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015 and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award. Prabhas made his acting debut with the 2002 drama Eeswar, and later attained his breakthrough with the action romance Varsham (2004). He went on to act in other commercially successful films such asChatrapathi (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. In 2015, he went on to play a dual role in the epic action film Baahubali: The Beginning which received national and international acclaim, and became a record-breaking box office success. He reprised his role in the sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) which rewrote several box office records and emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film at that point, establishing Prabhas as the first pan-Indian star. Commercial success has since varied, with action thrillers Saaho (2019) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. Prabhas is the first Indian actor ever to have four ₹100+ crore opening films worldwide, a feat unheard of in Indian cinema. He is also the only South Indian actor to have five films that crossed the ₹100 crore mark in the Hindi market. He is the first South Indian actor to receive a wax sculpture at Madame Tussaud's wax museum.