The release of the Baahubali series created a historic chapter in the history of Indian cinema seven years ago when filmmaker SS Rajamouli's magnum opus was released in July 2013.
The two-part epic drama blurred boundaries of Bollywood and regional cinema like never before and rocked the Indian box office.
Two years in April 2017, when Baahubali: The Conclusion was released. It, too, rewrote the Indian box office history.
Here is a list of several facts you should know about the Baahubali series:
Baahubali: The Beginning
#1 Baahubali: The Beginning entered the Guinness Book Of World Record for making the world's second largest poster for a movie during the film's Malayalam audio release.
#2 Superstar Prabhas dedicated five years just for the Baahubali series. After starting filming Baahubali: The Beginning he did not sign another film for five years.
#3 The remaining principal cast - Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty - all made many films between the release of the two Baahubali movies.
#4 The makers of Baahubali created the first fictitious language for an Indian film character for the depiction of the Kalakeya clan. The fictious language was called "KiLiKi," with 748 words and 40 grammar rules and it remains the same in all versions of the film.
#5 Baahubali: The Beginning, at the time of its release in 2015, became the highest-grossing film in India, third highest-grossing Indian film worldwide by collecting ₹ 650 crore worldwide. The box office collection of its sequel was much higher.
#6 Baahubali 2 became the highest grossing Indian film of all time. It was the first Indian movie to collect over ₹ 1,500 crore worldwide.
#7 Baahubali: The Beginning had held the highest opening day collection record in 29 out of 30 states in India. The exception was Tamil Nadu because of delayed release.
#8 Fans of the series can visit Mahishmathi in Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City. A massive set spread over 100 acre and built on a budget of ₹ 60 crore was retained by Ramoji Film City and it was opened for tourism in 2017.
#9 Actress Sridevi was first approached for the role of Sivagami which went to Ramaya Krishnan. Sridevi allegedly asked for a salary of ₹ 6 crore. However, in 2017, Sridevi refuted the reports and said that she was 'shocked' by what Rajamouli said about her rejecting Baahubali.
#10 Filmmaker Rajamouli reportedly said that when his father, screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad, narrated the story to him, he was captivated by the character of Sivagami and wanted to make the film on her. —NDTV
