Prabhas
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Prabhas
Born Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
October 23, 1979 (age 33)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Rebel Star, Darling, Mr. Perfect
Ethnicity (Telugu)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Relatives Krishnam Raju (Paternal uncle)
Website
www.darlingprabhas.com
Prabhas Raju Uppalapati (born 23 October 1979),[1] popularly known as Prabhas, is an Indian film actor, who is referred to as Young Rebel star in Telugu cinema.[2][3] He made his debut with Eeshwar. After playing the role of a lover boy in the 2004 blockbuster film Varsham, Prabhas continued in this vein, gaining mass appeal and appeared in a Blockbuster Hit in his carrier Chatrapathi. He continued Enthralling masses by appearing in commercial entertainers like Munna,Ek Niranjan, Bujjigadu, Billa and Rebel and proved his box office stamina.[4] After gaining success, he started experimenting with youthful family entertainers like Darling and Mr. Perfect which were successful at the box office. His latest release, Mirchi, was also highly successful.
Contents  [hide]
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Awards and Nominations
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Personal life[edit]


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Prabhas was born to U.Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family is from Mogalturu village in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the third of three children, he has elder brother called Pramod and sister Pragathee. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Krishnam Raju.[5]
Career[edit]

Prabhas started his movie career with Eeshwar in 2002. In 2003, he was the lead in Raghavendra. He gained popularity in 2004 with M. S. Raju's Varsham opposite Trisha Krishnan.[6] He followed this with Adavi Raamudu and Chakram. In September 2005 he acted in the film Chatrapathi opposite Shriya Saran. Chatrapathi was a big success followed by Pournami and Yogi, which were both box office flops. Munna, an action-drama film which starred Ileana D'Cruz, came out in 2007 was his third success after Varsham and Chatrapathi, followed by the action-comedy Bujjigadu in 2008, which was his third film opposite Trisha Krishnan. In 2009 his two films Billa and Ek Niranjan were successful at the box office. In Billa Prabhas was paired with Anushka Shetty for the first time, the film was box office success.
In 2010 he had only one release, the romantic comedy Darling. The film was a critical and commercial success. Prabhas was paired up with Kajal Aggarwal. Prabhas's performance was praised by critics in the film and also won CineMaa Awards Best Actor (Jury) for his role in the film. He had one release in 2011 Mr. Perfect, another romantic comedy. This was his second film with Kajal Aggarwal, and also starred Taapsee Pannu. The film was praised by critics and became a box-office blockbuster. In 2012, Prabhas starred in Rebel, an action film starring Tamannaah Bhatia and Deeksha Seth and directed by Raghava Lawrence.[7][8] Rebel received mixed reviews from critics and was average at the box office. His next film was Mirchi with debutante director Koratala Shiva starring Anushka Shetty and Richa Gangopadhyay. Previously this film is named as Vaaradhi and later changed to Mirchi.[9] The film fetched highly positive reviews upon released.The movie also became A Sensational Blockbuster of Tollywood in the year. Along with this, he will be seen in Baahubali directed by S. S. Rajamouli pairing Anushka Shetty for the third time along with Rana Daggubati.[10]
Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Language Notes
2002 Eeshwar Eeswar Telugu
2003 Raghavendra Raghavendra Telugu
2004 Varsham venkat Telugu
2004 Adavi Ramudu Ramudu Telugu
2005 Chakram Chakram Telugu
2005 Chatrapathi Sivaji / Chatrapathi Telugu
2006 Pournami Siva Kesava Telugu
2007 Yogi Eeshwar Prasad (Yogi) Telugu
2007 Munna Munna Telugu
2008 Bujjigadu Lingaraju (Bujji) Telugu
2009 Billa Billa / Ranga Telugu
2009 Ek Niranjan Chotu Telugu
2010 Darling Prabhas(Prabha) Telugu
2011 Mr. Perfect Vicky Telugu
2012 Rebel Rishi Telugu
2013 Mirchi Jai Telugu
2014 Baahubali King Prithviraj Chauhan Telugu Pre-Production
2014 Tamil Pre-Production
Awards and Nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Film Result
2004 Santosham Film Awards Santosham Best Young Performers Award Varsham Won
2004 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu Varsham Nominated
2005 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu Chhatrapati Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu Ek Niranjan Nominated
2010 CineMAA Awards CineMAA Award for Best Actor-Jury Darling Won
2011 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu Mr. Perfect Nominated
2012 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor Mr. Perfect' Nominated
See also[edit]

India portal
Film portal
Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
Cinema of India
CineMAA Awards
Cinema of South India
References[edit]

^ Jump up to: a b "Biography". Official Website. Retrieved Jan 2012.
Jump up ^ "Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Profiles : Lights, Action, Prabhas!". The Hindu. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Prabhas is too busy for Billa 2". The Times of India. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Prabhas completes 10 years in industry". Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
Jump up ^ "Prabhas’ birthday a family affair". Deccan Chronicle. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Telugu Cinema - function - silver jubilee function - Varsham - Prabhas, Trisha". Idlebrain.com. 2004-11-01. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
Jump up ^ "Filmography". Official Website. Retrieved Jan 2012.
Jump up ^ "Details on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved Jan 2012.
Jump up ^ Vaaradhi changed to Mirchi
Jump up ^ "Prabhas is Kaliyuga Ramudu". apHerald.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-17.