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Baahubali: The Beginning
2015
· Movie
· 159 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #768
- IMDb #337
- Rotten Tomatoes #692
- Letterboxd #1942
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #701
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1173
Every rating
71–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 93, everyone else 77.
See the most agreed on films →A young man with extraordinary strength is raised in a remote tribe, unaware of his royal heritage. He is drawn by an irresistible urge to climb a massive waterfall, leading him to the hidden kingdom of his ancestors. There, he learns the epic story of his father, the legendary warrior Baahubali, and the betrayal that led to his death, setting the stage for a great conflict.
Details
- Director
- S. S. Rajamouli
- Writers
- Rahul Koda, S. S. Rajamouli, Vijayendra Prasad
- Studio
- Arka Media Works
- Released
- 10 July 2015
- Country
- India
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $25.1M
- Box office
- $90.7M
- Awards
- 67 wins, 37 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (25) →
Awards & nominations
See all 104 →1 major award won · 67 wins from 104 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2015 | President's Honour | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirineni | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Audiographer | P. M. Sateesh | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
| Nandi Awards 2017 | Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Winner |
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Producers Guild Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| President's Honour | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
CineMaa Awards
13 nominations, 13 won
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Winner |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Winner |
| Best Editor | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Winner |
| Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Winner |
| Best Movie | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Music Director Jury | M. M. Keeravani | Winner |
| Best Singer Female | Ramya Behra (for song "Dheevara") | Winner |
| Best Singer Male | Karthik (for song "Pacchabottu") | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best VFX | V. Srinivas Mohan | Winner |
Nandi Awards
13 nominations, 13 won
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Best Audiographer | P. M. Sateesh | Winner |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirineni | Winner |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | M. M. Keeravani | Winner |
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
IIFA Utsavam
26 nominations, 11 won
| Best Director – Telugu | S. S. Rajamouli | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role – Telugu | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Tamil | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Telugu | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Tamil | Sathyaraj | Winner |
| Best Picture – Tamil | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Picture – Telugu | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Tamil | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Satya Yamini (for song "Mamathala Thalli") | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil | Haricharan (for song "Manohari") | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Best Direction – Tamil | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | K Shiva Datta (for "Mamathala Thalli") | Nominee |
| Best Music Direction – Tamil | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| Best Music Direction – Telugu | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – Tamil | Tamannaah | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – Telugu | Tamannaah | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – Tamil | Prabhas | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – Telugu | Prabhas | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role – Tamil | Rana Daggubati | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Telugu | Sathyaraj | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Damini (for song "Pachcha Bottesi") | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil | Deepu (for song "Veerane") | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Telugu | Revanth (for song "Manohari") | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Telugu | Deepu (for song "Dheevara") | Nominee |
South Indian International Movie Awards
13 nominations, 7 won
| Best Action Choreographer | Peter Hein | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer (Telugu) | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Winner |
| Best Director (Telugu) | S. S. Rajamouli | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) | Satya Yamini (for song "Mamathala Thalli") | Winner |
| Best Film (Telugu) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Actor (Telugu) | Prabhas | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) | Ramya Behra (for song "Dheevara") | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist (Telugu) | K. Shiva Datta | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) | M. M. Keeravani (for song "Nippule Swasaga") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director (Telugu) | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) | Sathyaraj | Nominee |
Santosham Film Awards
7 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Prabhas | Winner |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Winner |
| Best Editing | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Winner |
| Best Photographer Award | Tata Mallesh | Winner |
| Best Producer | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Winner |
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni | Winner |
| Best Makeup Artist | Senapathi Naidu, Nalla Srinu | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sathyaraj | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Winner |
Filmfare Awards South
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Winner |
| Best Director – Telugu | S. S. Rajamouli | Winner |
| Best Film – Telugu | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer Female – Telugu | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Ramya Krishnan | Winner |
| Best Actor – Telugu | Prabhas | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Telugu | Tamannaah | Nominee |
| Best Music Director – Telugu | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Rana Daggubati | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Sathyaraj | Nominee |
National Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Feature Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Winner |
FICCI Frames – BAF Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| VFX in a Motion Picture (International) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Winner |
| VFX Shot of the Year | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominee |
| VFX in a Motion Picture (India) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominee |
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Lyricist | Madhan Karky | Winner |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominee |
| Best Music | M. M. Keeravani | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tamannaah | Nominee |
Edison Awards
3 nominations
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Nominee |
| Best Character Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Nominee |
| Iconic Spellbinder | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Nominee |