Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
| Prabhas Raju Uppalapati | |
|---|---|
| Born | Prabhas Raju Uppalapati October 23, 1979 [1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Prabhas |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Parents | U.Suryanarayana Raju (Father) Siva Kumari Mother)[1] |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
Prabhas Raju Uppalapati (Telugu: ప్రభాస్ రాజు ఉప్పలపాటి), popularly known as Prabhas, is an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema.[2][3]
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[edit] Personal life
Prabhas was born to U.Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. His family is from Mogalturu village in West Godavari. He is the second of three children. He is the nephew of former telugu actor and star Krishnam Raju. [4]
[edit] Career
Prabhas started his movie career with Eeshwar in 2001. In 2003, he was the lead in Raghavendra. He gained popularty in 2004 with M.S. Raju's film, Varsham opposite Trisha Krishnan.[5] He followed with Adavi Raamudu and Chakram. In September 2005 he made the film Chatrapathi, opposite actress Shriya Saran. Chatrapathi was followed by Pournami, Yogi and Munna, Bujjigadu, Billa and Ek Niranjan. Darling came out in 2010 followed by the release Mr. Perfect. Rebel is set to release in 2012.[6][7]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Heroine | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Eeshwar | Eeshwar | Sridevi Vijaykumar | |
| 2003 | Raghavendra | Raghavendra | Anshu | |
| 2004 | Varsham | Venkat | Trisha Krishnan | Winner, Santosham Best Young Performer Award Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2004 | Adavi Ramudu | Ramudu | Aarthi Agarwal | |
| 2005 | Chakram | Chakram | Charmi, Asin | |
| 2005 | Chatrapathi | Sivaji, Chatrapathi |
Shriya Saran | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2006 | Pournami | Siva Kesava | Trisha Krishnan, Charmi | |
| 2007 | Yogi | Eeshwar Prasad (Yogi) | Nayantara | |
| 2007 | Munna | Munna | Ileana | |
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | Lingaraju (Bujji) | Trisha Krishnan | |
| 2009 | Billa | Billa, Ranga |
Anushka Shetty, Namitha, Hansika Motwani |
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| 2009 | Ek Niranjan | Chotu(Niranjan) | Kangana Ranaut | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
| 2010 | Darling | Prabha (Prabhas) | Kajal Aggarwal, Shraddha Das | Winner, CineMaa Awards Best Actor (Jury) |
| 2011 | Mr. Perfect | Vicky | Kajal Aggarwal, Taapsee Pannu | |
| 2012 | Rebel | Tamannaah, Deeksha Seth | ||
| 2012 | Vaaradhi | Anushka, Richa |
[edit] Awards
| Movie | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Varsham | Winner | Santosham Best Young Performer Award |
| Chatrapathi | Nominated | Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award |
| EK Niranjan | Nominated | Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award |
| Darling | Winner | Cine Maa Best Critic Hero Award |
[edit] See also
- Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
- Cinema of India
- Filmfare Awards South
- CineMAA Awards
- South Indian film industry
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Biography". Official Website. http://www.darlingprabhas.com/biography.html. Retrieved Jan 2012.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/05/24/stories/2008052450840100.htm
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-03/news-interviews/29845858_1_prabhas-ajith-chakri-toleti
- ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/prabhas%E2%80%99-birthday-family-affair-682
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/175days-varsham.html
- ^ "Filmography". Official Website. http://www.darlingprabhas.com/films.html. Retrieved Jan 2012.
- ^ "Deatils on IMDb". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659141/. Retrieved Jan 2012.
