Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

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• Box office: $254.2M

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language epic action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the script with V. Vijayendra Prasad. It was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under the banner Arka Media Works. The cast includes Prabhas in a dual and titular role, alongside Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar and Subbaraju. It is the sequel to Baahubali: The Beginning, as well as the final installment in the Baahubali film duology. The film is set in fictional medieval India and centers on the rivalry between siblings Amarendra Baahubali and Bhallaladeva.

Production

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was produced in the Telugu film industry. Unlike the first film, Baahubali 2 was shot primarily in Telugu; however, only certain close-up shots and dialogue scenes—mainly those involving Ramya Krishna, Nassar, and Sathyaraj—were additionally filmed in Tamil to improve lip-sync for the Tamil release. As of July 2015, the film series was considered the most expensive in India.

Rajamouli's father V. Vijayendra Prasad who wrote stories for most of his films once again gave the story for Baahubali. The series was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni. R. C. Kamalakannan was chosen as visual effects supervisor and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao was the editor. PM Satheesh was the sound designer and stunt sequences were coordinated by King Solomon, Lee Whittaker, and Kecha Khamphakdee.

Prabhas was cast as main lead of the film. Anushka Shetty was cast as the lead actress of the film as she was also a part of Mirchi (2013). She coincidentally became the first heroine Rajamouli repeated in his films and thus made her schedules full for 2013 and 2014. Rana Daggubati was cast as the antagonist of the film.

Actor Nassar was selected to play a supporting role. Charandeep was selected to play the brother of the film's chief villain. Unlike the first part, Tamannaah Bhatia's role in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was minor. She was initially not supposed to be a part of the sequel, but given the success of the predecessor, she was a part of three scenes. Meka Ramakrishna was picked for the head of the Kuntala guerillas.

Rana Daggubati was said to be playing the role of Prabhas' brother and he too underwent a lot of physical transformation satisfying the role he was assigned to play in the film. He also underwent training in martial arts under the supervision of a Vietnamese trainer, Tuan. Sathyaraj has a tonsured look for his role in the film.

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