Prabhas Raju Biography

Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
Born	Prabhas Raju Uppalapati October 23, 1979 (age 34) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence	Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Young Rebel Star, Prabha, Darling, Mr. Perfect, Tollywood Hunk
Ethnicity	Telugu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Relatives	Krishnam Raju (Paternal uncle)

 Family:

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 youngest of three children, with an elder brother Pramod and sister Pragathee. He is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.

Career:

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. He followed this with  Adavi Ramudu  and  Chakram. In September 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,  came out in 2007 was his third 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 and Ek Niranjan  were successful at the box office. In Billa Prabhas was paired with Anushka for the first time.

In 2010 he had only one release, the Romantic and comedy Darling. The film was a critical and commercial success in which Prabhas was paired with Kajal Aggarwal. Prabhas'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 comedy. This was his second film with Kajal which also starred Tapsee Pannu. The film was praised by critics and became a box-office blockbuster. In 2012, Prabhas starred in Rebel, an action film starring Tamannah Bhatia and Deeksha Sethand  and.  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 and Richa. Previously this film was named Vaaradhi. The film fetched highly positive reviews upon release. The movie also became blockbuster of Tollywood in the year. He will be seen in Baahubali directed by S.S.Rajamouli opposite Anushka Shetty for the third time along with Rana Daggubati.