

At the top, he witnesses a woman named Avantika slaying Mahishmati soldiers. Realizing it may possess feminine features, he is motivated to scale the mountain and succeeds, albeit with difficulty. He later finds a mask that has apparently fallen from the top of the mountain. At the young age of 25, he is shown to possess superhuman strength when he lifts a Lingam of Shiva and places it at the foot of the mountain. Despite Sanga's continuous pleas, he constantly tries and fails repeatedly, albeit improving at each attempt. Shiva grows up to be an ambitious and mischievous child, obsessed with the goal of ascending the mountain, curious to explore what is the top.

Despite the villagers' pleas to take the baby back up the mountain to where he came from, the wife of the tribe's chieftain, Sanga, decides to adopt him and keep him from harm. The baby is saved by the people of the local Amburi tribe, who reside near the river and worship Lord Shiva. Before drowning, she holds the baby aloft with her hand and prays to Lord Shiva, demanding that the baby who is Mahendra Baahubali, must live. She kills two soldiers pursuing and attempts to cross a raging river, but slips and is washed away in the current.

Near the ancient Indian kingdom of Mahishmati, an injured woman named Sivagami is seen exiting a cave down by a mountain waterfall carrying an infant. Baahubali: 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. 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 Ramya Krishna respectively. It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and Best Feature Film, becoming the first Telugu film to win the award. Both budget and box office records have since been surpassed by Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the second highest grossing Indian film of all time. Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records by becoming the highest-grossing dubbed film in India. With a worldwide box office gross of ₹586.45 crore (US$78 million) in its initial theatrical run, it became the highest-grossing film in India, third highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and highest-grossing South Indian film, at the time of its release. The film opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 along with the dubbed versions in Hindi and Malayalam, garnering critical acclaim and record-breaking box office success. The film was made on a budget of ₹180 crore (US$24 million), making it the most expensive Indian film at its time of release. Keeravani while the cinematography, production design, and VFX were handled by K. The soundtrack and background score were composed by M. However, it took the writers three months to complete the final draft. His fascination with mythology and the tales of the Amar Chitra Katha comics further fuelled his interest in the story. Vijayendra Prasad, who randomly told him a story about Sivagami, a woman who carries a baby in her hand while crossing a river, and a few years later about Kattappa, which intrigued Rajamouli. The film was written by Rajamouli's father K. The story concludes in Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The first of two cinematic parts, the film follows Shivudu / Shiva, an adventurous young man who helps his love Avanthika rescue Devasena, the former queen of Mahishmati who is now a prisoner under the tyrannical rule of king Bhallaladeva.

Shot simultaneously in Telugu and later in Tamil languages, the film features an ensemble cast including Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, and Nassar. Rajamouli, and produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works. Baahubali: The Beginning is a 2015 Indian epic action film directed by S.
