New Delhi: Baahubali: The Beginnng and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, released in 2015 and 2017 respectively, are extremely successful films in Indian cinema. Together, they have collected over Rs 2500 crore at the box office. These period action dramas, directed by SS Rajamouli, have not only achieved high financial success but also established Prabhas as a popular actor across India. Prabhas portrayed the dual roles of Amarendra Baahubali and Mahendra Baahubali, which added to his fame.
Prabhas’ Statue in Mysore
Even after six years, Baahubali continues to maintain a cult following, and audience excitement for the film remains undiminished. Recently, a fan of Prabhas shared a photo on social media (previously known as Twitter) showing his statue in the Baahubali avatar at the Mysore wax museum. The picture quickly became popular and spread widely.
#Prabhas Statue at Wax Museum, Mysore 😍#Baahubali ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/BwlO32QHPw
— Prabhas Network™ (@PrabhasNetwork_) September 24, 2023
A statue of Prabhas, depicting his Baahubali character, was recently placed in a museum in Mysore, Karnataka. However, this has caused dissatisfaction among the creators of Baahubali. After seeing the statue, which looks noticeably different from Prabhas’ portrayal in the film, producer Shobu Yarlagadda expressed his anger on social media (previously known as Twitter) and threatened to take action against the museum.
Shobu Yarlagadda tweeted that the museum had not obtained permission before installing Prabhas’ statue. The statue showcased the actor in his Baahubali attire. He used social media to criticize the museum’s team for their actions.
This not an officially licensed work and was done without our permission or knowledge. We will be taking immediate steps to get this removed. https://t.co/1SDRXdgdpi
— Shobu Yarlagadda (@Shobu_) September 25, 2023
Netizens reaction in the statue
When ur a Ramcharan fan but paid to make prabhas statue🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/Gk13iKXDiP
— Candid_Shweta (@CandidShweta) September 25, 2023
Lol wtf 🤣🤣
It looks more like a warner statue in bahubali costume than prabhas n this guy wants to take action against it 😐 https://t.co/bRRIMCzFuz— Jithendra (@imjithendraa) September 25, 2023
Prabhas statue looks like James from chakravakam 🤥
— 𝚅𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚅 (@Nirvaana_07) September 25, 2023
Prabhas Statue at Wax Museum, Mysore
Is this prabhas 🤔🤔 can any one tell me #prabhas#prabhasfans pic.twitter.com/1Yt61bvbmL— Mahesh Snithik (@pogula_mahesh) September 25, 2023
Enti Comedy ah ? #Prabhas look enti e staue look enti, worst statue design https://t.co/EI5xZiHdVH
— Sanjay Sahoo (@HellooBabu) September 25, 2023
Suddenly I thought it’s David Warner
Later I realized that he mentioned prabhas and that statue was prabhas https://t.co/J0rcXdHdQv— Siddhardhroy@532 (@siddhardhroy) September 25, 2023
About Baahubali
The Baahubali franchise, directed by SS Rajamouli, is set in the kingdom of Mahishmati during medieval times in India. The story revolves around the rivalry between Prabhas’ character, Amarendra Baahubali, and Rana’s character, Bhallaladeva. Bhallaladeva conspires against Amarendra and has him killed by Kattappa. The films were simultaneously filmed in Tamil and Telugu. The first film, titled Baahubali: The Beginning, was released in 2015 and ended with a cliffhanger. The story was then continued in Baahubali: The Conclusion, which premiered in 2017.
The first film starred Prabhas in a dual role, along with Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, and Nassar. The story reached its conclusion in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which also featured Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, and Nassar.