Baahubali: The Beginning is a 2015 Indian epic historical fiction film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Arka Media Works.[1] Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, the film stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, and Tamannaah while Sathyaraj, Ramya Krishnan and Nassar appear in supporting roles.[1] The soundtrack and music score was composed by M. M. Keeravani while K. K. Senthil Kumar provided the cinematography. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, Sabu Cyril and V. Srinivas Mohan were in charge of the film's editing, art direction and special effects respectively.[1]
The first of two cinematic parts, The Beginning opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 to critical acclaim and record-breaking box-office success, becoming the highest-grossing film in India and the third-highest grossing Indian film worldwide, and the highest-grossing South Indian film.[1][2][3][4] Grossing over ₹6.5 billion worldwide against a budget of ₹1.2 billion, the film became the first South Indian film, and the first non-Hindi film to gross over ₹1 billion in the dubbed Hindi version.[2][4] The Beginning garnered several awards and nominations with praise for Rajamouli's direction, cinematography, production design, costumes and performances of the cast members.
At the 63rd National Film Awards, The Beginning won the Best Feature Film, becoming the first Telugu film to win the award, and Best Special Effects.[5] At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Rajamouli and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions won several awards in their respective categories, including Best Picture, Best Direction for Rajamouli, and Best Performance In A Supporting Role (Female) for Krishnan at the 1st IIFA Utsavam. The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards, receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony, including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah.
Accolades edit
| Award | Date of Ceremony[a] | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 7 January 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Sathyaraj | Won | [6] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |||
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Won | |||
| Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni | Won | |||
| Best Makeup Artist | Senapathi Naidu, Nalla Srinu | Won | |||
| Asian Film Awards | 17 March 2016 | Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Nominated | [7] |
| CineMaa Awards | 12 June 2016 | Best Movie | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [8] |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Won | |||
| Best Music Director Jury | M. M. Keeravani | Won | |||
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Rana Daggubati | Won | |||
| Best VFX | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |||
| Best Editor | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Won | |||
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Won | |||
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Won | |||
| Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Won | |||
| Best Singer Male | Karthik (for song "Pacchabottu") | Won | |||
| Best Singer Female | Ramya Behra (for song "Dheevara") | Won | |||
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Character Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Nominated | [9] [10] |
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Nominated | |||
| Iconic Spellbinder | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominated | |||
| FICCI Frames – BAF Awards | 30 March 2016 | VFX in a Motion Picture (International) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [11] [12] |
| VFX in a Motion Picture (India) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominated | |||
| VFX Shot of the Year | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominated | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Film – Telugu | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [13] |
| Best Director – Telugu | S. S. Rajamouli | Won | |||
| Best Actor – Telugu | Prabhas | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress – Telugu | Tamannaah | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Director – Telugu | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor – Telugu | Rana Daggubati | Nominated | |||
| Sathyaraj | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer Female – Telugu | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Won | |||
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Won | |||
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Picture – Telugu | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [14] [15] [16] |
| Best Picture – Tamil | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | |||
| Best Direction – Telugu | S. S. Rajamouli | Won | |||
| Best Direction – Tamil | S. S. Rajamouli | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – Tamil | Prabhas | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – Tamil | Tamannaah | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – Telugu | Prabhas | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – Telugu | Tamannaah | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Tamil | Sathyaraj | Won | |||
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Telugu | Sathyaraj | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Tamil | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Telugu | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Performance in a Negative Role – Tamil | Rana Daggubati | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance in a Negative Role – Telugu | Rana Daggubati | Won | |||
| Best Music Direction – Tamil | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Direction – Telugu | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |||
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | K Shiva Datta (for "Mamathala Thalli") | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil | Deepu (for song "Veerane") | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil | Haricharan (for song "Manohari") | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Tamil | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Telugu | Revanth (for song "Manohari") | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) – Telugu | Deepu (for song "Dheevara") | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Satya Yamini (for song "Mamathala Thalli") | Won | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) – Telugu | Damini (for song "Pachcha Bottesi") | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril | Won | |||
| Nandi Awards | 14 November 2017 | Best Feature Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [17] [18] |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Won | |||
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Won | |||
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Won | |||
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Won | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer | M. M. Keeravani | Won | |||
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Won | |||
| Best Audiographer | P. M. Sateesh | Won | |||
| Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirineni | Won | |||
| Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Won | |||
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |||
| National Film Awards | 3 May 2016 | Best Feature Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [19] |
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |||
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 28 April–1 May 2016 | Best Lyricist | Madhan Karky[b] | Won | [20] |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 22 December 2015 | President's Honour | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [21] |
| Saturn Awards | 22 June 2016 | Best Fantasy Film | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Nominated | [22] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tamannaah | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Rama Rajamouli, Prashanti Tipirneni | Nominated | |||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Film (Telugu) | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | [23] |
| Best Director (Telugu) | S. S. Rajamouli | Won | |||
| Best Actor (Telugu) | Prabhas | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematographer (Telugu) | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Won | |||
| Best Action Choreographer | Peter Hein | Won | |||
| Best Music Director (Telugu) | M. M. Keeravani | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) | Rana Daggubati | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) | Sathyaraj | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) | Ramya Krishnan | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist (Telugu) | K. Shiva Datta | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) | M. M. Keeravani (for song "Nippule Swasaga") | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) | Satya Yamini (for song "Mamathala Thalli") | Won | |||
| Ramya Behra (for song "Dheevara") | Nominated | ||||
| Santosham Film Awards | 14 August 2016 | Best Actor | Prabhas | Won | [24] |
| Best Producer | Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni | Won | |||
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Won | |||
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Won | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Geetha Madhuri (for song "Jeevanadhi") | Won | |||
| Best Photographer Award | Tata Mallesh | Won |
See also edit
Footnotes edit
References edit
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