Prabhas Raju Uppalapati (born 23 October 1979),[1] popularly known as Prabhas, i

s an Indian film actor, who is referred to as Young Rebel star in Telugu cinema.
[3][4] 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 for his subsequent films. He appeared in the blockbuster hit Chatrapathi
and continued enthralling masses with commercial entertainers like Munna, Ek Nir
anjan, Bujjigadu, Billa, and Mirchi.[5][6][7] proving his box office stamina.[8]
After gaining success, he started experimenting with youthful family entertaine
rs like Darling and Mr. Perfect which were successful at the box office.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Awards and Nominations
5 References
6 External links
Personal life
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Prabhas was born to U. Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family is from Mo
galturu village in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the youngest of
three children, with an elder brother Pramod and sister Pragathee.[9] He is the
nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.[10]
Career
Prabhas started his movie career with Eshwar in 2002. In 2003, he was the lead i
n Raghavendra. He gained popularity in 2004 with M. S. Raju's Varsham opposite T
risha Krishnan.[11] He followed this with Adavi Raamudu and Chakram. In Septembe
r 2005 he acted in the film Chatrapathi opposite Shriya Saran. Chatrapathi was a
major success followed by Pournami and Yogi, which were box office flops. Munna
, an action-drama film which starred Ileana D'Cruz, came out in 2007 was his thi
rd hit after Varsham and Chatrapathi, followed by the action-comedy Bujjigadu in
2008, which was his third film opposite Trisha . In 2009 his two films Billa an
d Ek Niranjan were successful at the box office. In Billa Prabhas was paired wit
h Anushka Shetty for the first time.
In 2010 he had only one release, the romantic comedy Darling. The film was a cri
tical and commercial success in which Prabhas was paired with Kajal Aggarwal. Pr
abhas's performance was praised by critics and he won CineMaa Awards Best Actor
(Jury) for his role. He had one release in 2011, Mr. Perfect, another romantic c
omedy. This was his second film with Kajal which also starred Taapsee Pannu. The
film was praised by critics and became a box-office blockbuster. In 2012, Prabh
as starred in Rebel, an action film starring Tamannaah Bhatia and Deeksha Seth a
nd directed by Raghava Lawrence.[12] Rebel received mixed reviews from critics a
nd was average at the box office. His next film was Mirchi with debutante direct
or Koratala Shiva starring Anushka and Richa Gangopadhyay. Previously this film
was named Vaaradhi.[13] The film fetched highly positive reviews upon release. T
he movie also became blockbuster of Tollywood in the year. He will be seen in Ba
ahubali directed by S. S. Rajamouli opposite Anushka Shetty for the third time a
nd Tammana Bhatia for the second time along with Rana Daggubati.[14]