Prabhas (born Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, 23 October 1979) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Telugu cinema. Often called India's first true pan-Indian star, he rose to national fame playing the title roles in S. S. Rajamouli's Baahubali films, and went on to headline Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024). In 2017 he became the first South Indian actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds.