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MUMBAI: A name from the South who needs no introduction, Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, professionally known as Prabhas, is a superstar. The actor garnered a lot of love and appreciation over the years with his amazing acting skills and superb action sequences. Born to film producer U. Suryanarayana Raju and his wife Siva Kumari, actor Prabhas turns 41 today.
The actor started his movie career with Eeswar in 2002. In 2003, he was the lead in Raghavendra. And today, he has come a long way purely on the basis of his talent and his passion towards his work.
On 41st birthday, let us look back to some amazing and lesser known facts about the actor.
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Prabhas was first seen in Bollywood in this film
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Prabhad made his name in Bollywood with SS Rajamouli's magnum opus Baahubali: The Beginning. But did you know that Baahubali was not his first Bollywood film. He was first seen on screen in Bollywood with Sonakshi Singh in the movie Action Jackson.
Have a look.
The first South Indian actor to have wax statue
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Prabhas is the first South Indian actor to have a wax statue in Madame Tussauds, Bangkok.
The actor wanted to be a hotelier, but became an actor.
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Prabhas revealed that if the acting bug wouldn't have bitten him in the 20s, he would have been a hotelier. A big-time fan of butter chicken, it would have been a dream come true for him.
Dedication towards his projects
The actor is highly dedicated towards his work and passion. While doing Baahubali, he did not sign any other project. He dedicated five years of his life to Rajamouli and his ambitious project without any questions. The made a volleyball court in his house to prepare for Baahubali. He had gained 30 kgs for the role and even refused an endorsement worth Rs 5.5 crore so that he could concentrate on the period drama. Moreover, he was trained by Mr World 2010 Lakshman Reddy for the movie.
Received 6000 marriage proposals
Owing to his popularity all over the nation, he once received 6000 marriage proposal at a time, but he turned all of them down because he wanted to be focused on Baahubali.
A nature lover
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The actor is also a nature lover. Prabhas has a garden that houses many birds. The birds reside in open cages that give them the freedom to take flight and return to their respective cages.
Well, these are some unknown facts about him. There is no doubt that the actor has won the hearts of millions over the years, and we would love to see more of him in the coming days.
He will be seen in movies like Radhe Shyam, Adipurush, and Prabhas 21.
Well, he is one of the superstars of India and has been taking the standard of action in his movies to the Hollywood level.
Team TellyChakkar wishes him a very happy Birthday.
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