Movie name : Baahubali: The Beginning
Director : S. S. Rajamouli
Produced By :
Prasad Devineni
Music : M. M. Keeravani
Year of relese :10 July 2015
Prabhas
Rana Daggubati
Tamannaah
Anushka Shetty
Cast :
The first of two cinematic
parts, the film follows Si-
vudu, an adventurous young
man who helps his love, a
rebellious warrior intending
to rescue the former queen
of Mahishmati. In the pro-
cess, he learns of his true
identity as the heir to the
throne of Mahishmati, the
son of Amarendra Baahubali,
whose tale is narrated to him
by Kattappa, a loyal warrior.
When asked about Amaren-
dra's whereabouts, Kattappa
reveals that he was the one
who killed him. The reason
behind this is explained in
the follow-up Baahubali 2:
The Conclusion.
The film was conceived by
Rajamouli's father KV Vijay-
endra Prasad, who randomly
told him a story about Siva-
gami, a woman who carries
a baby in her hand while
crossing a river, and a few
years later about Kattappa,
which intrigued Rajamouli.
His fascination with mythol-
ogy and the tales of the Amar
Chitra Katha comics further
fuelled his interest in the story.
However, it took the writers
three months to complete the
final draft. The soundtrack and
background score were com-
posed by MM Keeravani while
the cinematography, production
design, and VFX were handled
by KK Senthil Kumar, Sabu
Cyril and V. Srinivas Mohan
respectively.
The film was made on a budget
of Rs 180 crore (US$25 million),
making it the most expensive
Indian film at its time of release.
The film opened worldwide on
10 July 2015, garnering critical
acclaim and record-breaking
box office success. With a
worldwide box office gross of
Rs 650 crore (US$91 million),
it became the highest-grossing
film in India, third highest-gross-
ing Indian film worldwide, and
highest-grossing South Indian
film, at the time of its release. Its
Hindi dubbed version also broke
several records by becoming
the highest-grossing dubbed
the film in India. Both budget
and box office records have
since been surpassed by
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion,
the second highest-grossing
Indian film of all time.
It received several accolades.
It won the National Film
Award for Best Special Ef-
fects and Best Feature Film,
becoming the first Telugu
film to win the award. At the
63rd Filmfare Awards South,
the Telugu version won five
awards from ten nominations,
including Best Film, Best
Director for Rajamouli and
Best Supporting Actress for
Ramya Krishna respectively.
Baahubali: The Beginning be-
came the first Indian film to be
nominated for Saturn Awards,
receiving five nominations at
the 42nd ceremony, including
Best Fantasy Film and Best
Supporting Actress.
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