There would hardly be anyone who’s not highly impressed by the magnificence of Baahubali. Both the series of the franchisee have left fans awestruck on account of the splendor and majesty they have been studded with. Needless to say, S. S. Rajamouli’s brilliance is what has made this movie a magnum opus but at the same time, we can’t deny the essential fact that the characters have also played a major role in making it lively. Prabhas and Rana are undoubtedly the two precious gems of Baahubali but superlative performance by Prabhakar, who has played the role of Kalakeya, has taken the epic to the next level! He is indeed the most frightening villain in Indian Cinema at present. Even though he appears to be an unforgettable demon in the movie, he’s quite hardworking and humble in reality.
In this article, we present you 10 unknown facts about Prabhakar AKA Kalakeya:
1) He came to Hyderabad for attending a wedding ceremony subsequent to completing intermediate. His relatives got impressed with his physique and assured him of getting employed in railway police. He waited for 6 long yrs for the job but all in vain.
2) During his struggling period, he got to hear that Rajamouli had been hunting for talent for “Magadheera”. He also went for audition where Rajamouli observed Prabhakar but didn’t utter any word. After some time, he was taken to Rajasthan where the shooting of “Magadheera” was going on and it was there that the “Baahubali” director noticed him.
3) He didn’t even think in his dreams that he would get an opportunity to work with Rajamouli and after returning, he continued his search for a job. But finally, he was able to bag a role in “Maryada Ramanna”.
4) Subsequent to being selected, he told Rajamouli the big secret – he didn’t know how to act. It was at Devdas Kanakala that he developed acting skills and all the credit goes to Rajamouli who also gave him Rs. 10,000 per month.
5) He was praised for his debut act in “Maryada Ramanna” and it opened the doors of Telugu film industry for him.
6) It was the character of Kalakeya in “Baahubali” that made him popular and recognized in the industry.
7) Rajamouli has drastically changed his life and just to show his gratitude to the director, he named his son after him.
8) Undeniably, he worked really hard to play Kalakeya and the most difficult thing was to learn the ‘Kilikili’ language. His wife used to wake him up at 3am so that he could practice and she helped him a lot in this challenging phase.
9) After the immense success of “Baahubali”, he had no dearth of offers and “Sarrainodu”, the recent movie of Prabhakar, is ranked among the highest-grossing Telugu movies.
10) Despite the fact that he is bestowed with amazing acting skills, he didn’t initially thought to become an actor, as cricket was his first love and he was just crazy about it since childhood.
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