Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Movie Details:
Country | India |
Language | Telugu, Tamil |
Dubbed in | Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Chinese, Japaese, Russian |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
Release Date | 28 April 2017 |
Running Time | 2hr 51min (Telugu) 2hr 48min (Tamil) |
Cast | Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Bhatia Ramya Krishna Sathyaraj Nassar Subbaraju |
Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
Screenplay by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Produced by | Shobu Yarlagadda Prasad Devineni |
Cinematography by | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
Visual effects by | R. Kamalakannan |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production Company | Arka Media Works |
Distributor | Arka Media Works (Telugu) K Productions (Tamil) Global United Media (Malayalam) AA Films (Hindi) |
Budget | ₹250 crore |
Box Office Collection | ₹1,737.68–1,810.60 crore |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Movie Cast & Characters:
- Prabhas in a dual role as
- Amarendra Baahubali, the nephew of Sivagami Devi and Bijjaladeva and adoptive heir to the throne of Mahishmati (Telugu) / Magizhmathi (Tamil). As a prince, he is highly respected amongst the people for his compassion, nobility, and valor.
- Mahendra Baahubali “Sivudu” (Telugu) / “Sivu” (Tamil) (son), Amarendra’s son to Devasena who was born during his father’s death and grows up to meet the rebel alliance that is combating Bhallaladeva.
- Rana Daggubati as Bhallaladeva (Telugu) / Palvaalthevan (Tamil), Amarendra’s biological cousin and adoptive older brother, who was extremely jealous of his popularity and plotted to erase his right to the throne since their childhood. Unlike Baahubali, he cares little for the people and is even shown enslaving his subjects. He designs his own assassination to get Kattappa to kill Baahubali.
- Anushka Shetty as Devasena (Telugu) / Devasenai (Tamil), the younger sister of the king of Kuntala, who marries Baahubali. Her inclusion in the royal family and calling out Sivagami’s and Palvaalthevan’s/ Bhallaladeva’s law leads to civil conflict in the kingdom and their exile
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Avantika, a young and powerful rebel warrior whom Mahendra falls in love with. She helps him take the kingdom back and they get married.
- Ramya Krishnan as Sivagami Devi, Bhallaladeva’s / Palvaalthevan’s mother and Bijaladeva’s / Pingalathevan’s wife, and a former subject of the kingdom who rises to become queen. She has one of the highest authorities in the kingdom and is a skilled combatant. She is nearly murdered by her own son as she tries to smuggle Mahendra out of the kingdom.
- Nassar as Bijjaladeva (Telugu) / Pingalathevan (Tamil), the deranged father of Bhallaladeva / Palvaalthevan and husband of Sivagami, he has a broken hand from battle and just like his son he believes in exploiting his subjects and being oppressive. Because of this he was never formally granted control of the kingdom. His brother Vikramadeva is the biological father of Amarendra Baahubali.
- Sathyaraj as Karikala Kattappa Nadar, a sibling figure to Sivagami and is called an uncle to Bhallaladeva and Amarendra. He’s a member of a lineage of incredibly skilled warriors who serve the royal family like servants, but he also authorizes the kingdom’s military.
- Subbaraju as Kumara Varma, a relative of Devasena who is competitive against her and is a cowardly warrior, but is motivated by Amarendra to stand up to the Pindari invasion on Kuntala. He is killed by Bijaladeva / Pingalathevan in an elaborate trap to frame Baahubali for treason.
- Others
- Rakesh Varre as Sethupathi, a friend of Bhallaladeva who takes the role of army commander after Baahubali is resigned, he is beheaded by Baahubali when he finds out that Sethupati touched his wife vulgarly.
- Meka Ramakrishna as Jaya Varma, Devasena’s brother and the former king of Kuntala. He’s killed by Bhallaladeva during the final battle.
- Charandeep Surneni as Kalakeya King’s brother,[citation needed] who takes role of the chief of the Kalakeyas. He is killed by Baahubali.
- Rohini as Sanga, Mahendra’s adoptive mother.
- Prudhvi Raj as the Prime Minister of Kunthala kingdom
- Madhusudhan Rao as the messenger from Mahishmathi Kingdom
- Shatru as the leader of the Pindari tribe, which is a tribe of plunderers and raiders. They lay siege to Kuntala and Amarendra kills the leader and drowns the rest of the army.
- Ajay Ghosh as a dacoit
Storyline:
The film is set in medieval India and follows the sibling rivalry between Amarendra Baahubali and Bhallaladeva; the latter conspires against the former and has him killed by Kattappa. Years later, Amarendra’s son returns to avenge his death.
About Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Movie:
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is the second cinematic part in the Baahubali franchise, it is the follow-up to Baahubali: The Beginning, serving as both a sequel and a prequel.
- The film was made on an estimated budget of ₹250 crore ($37 million) and was the most expensive Indian film ever made at the time.
- The production was launched on 17 December 2015 at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.
- On 30 September 2016, the logo of Baahubali 2 was revealed along with the tagline ‘Why Kattappa Killed Baahubali’.
- On 22 November 2016, a 2-minute war sequence from the film was leaked and posted on Facebook and Twitter. The following day, the police arrested a video editor for stealing and uploading the scenes. The Deccan Chronicle, noticing the lack of punishment, felt the leak was a publicity stunt. Following this, a 9-minute war sequence supposedly from the climax was leaked. The video lacked VFX.
- The trailer of the film was released on 17 March 2017.
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was released on 28 April 2017 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam version and later dubbed in Japanese, Russian and Chinese. Released in conventional 2D and IMAX formats, Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to also release in 4K High Definition format.
- Baahubali 2, like its predecessor, received nationwide and universal acclaim for Rajamouli’s direction, the story, cinematography, themes, visual effects, music, action sequences, acting, and emotional weight. It was also praised by the actors of the film industry alike and, along with its predecessor and Rajamouli’s other films, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian epic action films.
- Grossing ₹1,810.60 crore worldwide ($280.7 million), the film surpassed PK (2014) to briefly become the highest grossing Indian film of all time, collecting approximately ₹789 crore worldwide within just six days of its release.
- It became the first-ever Indian film to gross over ₹1,000 crore, doing so in just ten days. Within India, it set many film records, becoming the highest-grossing film in Hindi, as well as in its original Telugu and Tamil languages.
- It stands as the highest grossing film in India, and the second highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. The film sold over 10 crore (100 million) tickets during its box office run, the highest estimated admissions for any film in India since Sholay (1975).
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Movie Songs:
Rajamouli’s cousin M. M. Keeravani composed the music and background for the film.
- Saahore Baahubali – Daler Mehndi, M. M. Keeravani, Mounima
- Hamsa Naava – Sony, Deepu
- Kannaa Nidurinchara – T. Sreenidhi, V. Srisoumya
- Dandaalayyaa – Kaala Bhairava
- Oka Praanam – Kaala Bhairava
Awards & Accolades
Baahubali 2 won the Telstra People’s Choice Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, sharing the prize with Dangal. Tamannaah Bhatia and K.V. Vijayendra Prasad won the Global Indian Impact Icon Award for Baahubali 2 at NRI of the Year Awards. The CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Awards (2017) for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment was given to Team Baahubali. Prabhas, Shetty, Keeravani, Rajamouli were nominated for Favorite Hero Of The Year, Favorite Heroine of the Year, Favorite Music Director and Favourite Director respectively, while Saahore Baahubali and the film were nominated for Favourite Song and Favourite Film at the Zee Telugu Golden Awards. Baahubali 2 won the Saturn Award for Best International Film at the 44th Saturn Awards. At the 65th National Film Awards, it won in three categories: Best Stunt Choreography, Best Special Effects and Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Baahubali 2 also received nominations in every category (except Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu) at the 65th Filmfare Awards South. It also won in all categories, except for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Playback Singer – Female. It got two nominations at the 10th Mirchi Music Awards.