S.S. Rajamouli’s Super Smash ‘Baahubali’ enters the Rs 300 crore club in just nine days.

July, 19, 2015 :: S.S. Rajamouli’s Super Smash ‘Baahubali’ has become the first south Indian film to enter the Rs 300 crore club in just nine days, confirms a trade analyst. It has surpassed the previous record held by superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran’, which had collected approximately Rs.290 crore at the box office. As of Saturday, the film has grossed Rs.303 crore worldwide. The Hindi version of the film has netted over Rs.50 crore, setting a new record for a dubbed film. Despite the onslaught of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, the numbers of ‘Baahubali’ have not been affected.

A mythological drama about two brothers at war for a kingdom, the film stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles.

Baahubali : The Beginning, also presented as B?hubali: The Beginning (English: The One With Strong Arms) is a 2015 Indian bilingual epic historical fiction film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni, it is the first of two cinematic parts. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil and dubbed into Hindi, Malayalam and French languages. Baahubali: The Beginning features an ensemble cast of Prabhas, Rana, Tamannaah and Anushka Shetty in lead roles. Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj, Nassar, Adivi Sesh, Tanikella Bharani and Sudeep appear in supporting roles.

Baahubali : The Beginning is the most expensive production in the history of Indian cinema to date. The film was shot using Arri Alexa XT camera, marking Rajamouli’s first film to use digital cameras; the principal photography began at Rock Gardens in Kurnool on 6 July 2013. Sabu Cyril was the production designer for the film, the soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani, and V. Srinivas Mohan was the visual effects supervisor.

Baahubali : The Beginning was released worldwide on 10 July 2015 to positive reviews from critics, and it recorded the highest-grossing opening for an Indian film at the box-office. The final part is scheduled for release in 2016.

Directed by S. S. Rajamouli

Produced by Prasad Devineni, Shobu Yarlagadda

Screenplay by Madhan Karky, Rahul Koda, V. Vijayendra Prasad, S. S. Rajamouli

Story by V. Vijayendra Prasad

Starring

Prabhas as Shivu/Shivudu alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali

Rana Daggubati as Palvaalthevan/Bhallala Deva

Tamannaah as Avanthika

Anushka Shetty as Devasena

Ramya Krishnan as Sivagami

Sathyaraj as Kattappa

Nassar as Pingaladevan/Bijjaladeva