Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju was born on October 23, 1979, known as Prabhas is an Indian actor who mainly works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest paid actors in Indian cinema, Prabhas has featured on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list three times since 2015 based on his earnings and popularity. He has received seven Filmfare Awards South nominations and is a recipient of the Nandi Award and the SIIMA Award.
He was born to film producer U. Suryanarayana Raju and his wife Siva Kumari. He has two brothers and sisters, a brother named Pramodh and a sister Pragathi. He is the youngest of three children. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju. Prabhas attended the DNR school in Bhimavaram and obtained a B. Tech. Diploma from Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad.
He starred in the S S Rajamouli epic Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), which is the fourth most profitable Indian film to date. He resumed his role in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), which became the first Indian film to reach more than 1,000 crore ($ 155 million) in all languages in just ten days, swell an Indian movie on that day.
Prabhas is the first South Indian actor to have his own wax statue in Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.
DNR School, Bhimavaram Sri Chaitanya College, Hyderabad
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Prabhas Residence and Contact Address
Birth Place
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Home Town
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Present Residence
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Prabhas Awards, Honours, Achievements
Nandi Awards
2013: Best Actor for Mirchi
CineMAA Awards
2010: Critic’s Choice Actor for Darling
SIIM Awards
2017: Best Actor for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Santosham Film Awards
2004: Best Young Performer for Varsham 2015: Best Actor for Baahubali: The Beginning
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
2019: Highest Grossing Debut Actor for Saaho
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.
