'Baahubali: The Beginning' clocks 5 years: 5 lesser-known facts to knock your socks off

Baahubali: Beginning, SS Rajamouli directed epic action film, completed five years on Friday, that is July 10. Apart from Prabhas, film also featured Rana Daggubati, Tamannah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Anushka Shetty, Sathyaraj and Nassar playing significant roles.  film received an overwhelming response from all over country as its cliffhanger left audience with question 'Why did Katappa kill Baahubali?' till Baahubali: Conclusion came out. Re on to kw some lesser-kwn facts of film.

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Baahubali: Beginning: lesser-kwn facts

records were t limited to BO

Baahubali: Beginning has entered Guinness Book Of World Record for making world’s largest poster for a movie during film’s Malayalam audio release. Reportedly, poster was more than 50,000 sq ft. poster was later broken in 2015 by MSG-2 Messenger.

t only concept but langu was also fictitious

Reportedly, makers of film created a fictitious langu called “KiLiKi” for Kalakeya clan in film. Various media reports have stated that it's first of its kind for an Indian film character. langu was created with 748 words and 40 grammar rules.

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t Baahubali but Sivagami was inspiration

Once director of film, SS Rajamouli, revealed during a media interaction that when his far, screenwriter Vijayendra Pras, narrated story to him, he was captivated by character of Sivagami and wanted to make film on her. Sivagami's character was played by Ramya Krishnan. She bagged numerous awards for her impeccable performance. 

gross and overseas collection

It is reported that Baahubali: Beginning, became highest-grossing film in India. It was also  third highest-grossing Indian film worldwide as it collected an estimated amount of Rs 650 crore worldwide. At time of its release, film collected Rs 75 crore worldwide, which was highest opening ever for an Indian film until Rajinikanth starrer Kabali surpassed it in 2016.

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years of hard work

After success of both installments, it was revealed that Prabhas dedicated five years just for  series. Reportedly, after he started filming Baahubali: Beginning, he did t sign ar film for five years. His portrayal of Baahubali t only left a lasting impression but also turned him into an icon. 

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