

Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records by becoming the highest-grossing dubbed film in Hindi of all time. It is currently the eleventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. With a worldwide box office gross of ₹600–650 crore ($93–100 million), it became the highest-grossing South Indian film and the second highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. It was also praised by the actors of the film industry alike and, along with its successor, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian epic action films. It received nationwide and universal acclaim for Rajamouli's direction, story, visual effects, cinematography, themes, action sequences, music, and performances, and became a record-breaking box office success. The film opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 along with the dubbed versions in Hindi and Malayalam. The film was made on a budget of ₹180 crore ($28 million), making it the most expensive Indian film at its time of release. Keeravani, while the cinematography, production design, and VFX were handled by K.

The soundtrack and background score were composed by M. However, it took the writers three months to complete the final draft. His fascination with Mahabharata and the tales of Amar Chitra Katha and Chandamama further fuelled his interest in the story. Vijayendra Prasad, who randomly told him a story about Sivagami, a woman who carries a baby in her hand while crossing a river, and a few years later about Kattappa, which intrigued Rajamouli. The film's story was written by Rajamouli's father V. The story concludes in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The first of two cinematic parts, the film follows Sivudu, an adventurous young man who helps his love Avantika rescue Devasena, the former queen of Mahishmati who is now a prisoner under the tyrannical rule of king Bhallaladeva. It features Prabhas in a dual role alongside Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, and Nassar. The film was produced in Tollywood, the centre of Telugu language films in India, and was filmed in both Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously. Rajamouli, and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works.

Baahubali: The Beginning is a 2015 Indian Telugu epic action film co-written and directed by S.
