Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, known simply as Prabhas, born 23 October 1979 in Madras (Chennai), became the first Telugu cinema actor to achieve pan-Indian superstardom through the Baahubali duology (2015, 2017) — directed by S.S. Rajamouli — and has since starred in Saaho (2019), Adipurush (2023), Salaar (2023), and the Kalki 2898 AD (2024) franchise.

His Parents

Father: Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju (died 15 May 2010) — Telugu film producer who founded Gopi Krishna Movies.

Mother: Siva Kumari — homemaker.

His Siblings

Pramod Uppalapati — elder brother; producer (Gopi Krishna Movies).

Pragathi Uppalapati — elder sister.

His Famous Uncle: Krishnam Raju

Uppalapati Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) — Prabhas's paternal uncle; one of the legends of Telugu cinema (over 180 films); known as the "Rebel Star"; former Union Minister of State.

His Personal Life

Prabhas has never married and has no children — making him one of India's most-discussed eligible bachelors. He has stayed deliberately out of the public-relationship spotlight.

The Uppalapati Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju (d. 15 May 2010) — Telugu film producer.

Mother: Siva Kumari — homemaker.

Uncle: Uppalapati Krishnam Raju (1940 – 11 September 2022) — Rebel Star.

Siblings: Pramod Uppalapati (elder brother, producer); Pragathi Uppalapati (elder sister).

Prabhas:

  • Born 23 October 1979, Madras (Chennai)
  • DNR School, Bhimavaram; St. Joseph's Public School, Hyderabad
  • Sri Chaitanya College, Vijayawada
  • DRR Institute of Hotel Management, Manipal (Hotel Management)
  • Telugu debut: Eeswar (2002)
  • Major films: Varsham (2004), Chatrapathi (2005, with Rajamouli), Bujjigadu (2008), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), Saaho (2019), Radhe Shyam (2022), Adipurush (2023), Salaar (2023), Kalki 2898 AD (2024)

Personal: Unmarried; no children.

What the Uppalapati Family Story Teaches Us

A film-producer father. A homemaker mother. A legendary actor-and-politician uncle who guided his career. A producer elder brother who has supported his career across his entire arc. From one Telugu film family came the first pan-Indian star to genuinely cross over from Telugu to Hindi-and-other-language audiences nationally.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Prabhas story carries the same lesson. Sometimes an uncle is the mentor that an absent father couldn't be. Krishnam Raju was a second-father figure to Prabhas. Write down the uncles who became mentors. They are real entries on the tree.

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