Netflix India's Baahubali Prequel - Here Is Everything You Need To Know About

It would perhaps not be an exaggeration to say that Baahubali has been the biggest phenomena to ever hit the Indian theatres. From the grand scale of the movie to its grand box-office collection everything about Baahubali and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was as epic as the film itself.

Soon Netflix would be cashing in on the phenomenon that was Baahubali. Netflix India is soon coming up with the prequel of Baahubali. Here is everything you need to know about Netflix India’s Baahubali prequel.

The Cast And Crew

The venture is going to bring together Mrunal Thakur who would be playing the role of Sivagami and Rahul Bose who would be playing the character of Skandasasa. Other actors like Atul Kulkarni, Vaquar Shaikh, Siddharth Arora, Jameel Khan and Anup Soni will also be a part of the cast. The series is being produced by Prasad Devineni and would be directed by Praveen Sattaru and Deva Katta.

Before Baahubali 1

The series is based on Anand Neelakantan bestselling novel The Rise of Sivagami. It will trace the journey of Sivagami from a rebellious girl to the wise queen. The events will be set around 50 years before the events of the first film and will focus mostly on Sivagami and the life in the fictional kingdom of Mahishmati.

The S.S. Rajamouli Touch

It is being reported that S.S. Rajamouli who directed both the films, Baahubali 1 and 2, has been brought in to shoot the war sequence in the finale of the series. We are sure that the finale is going to be at par with the films given it would be directed by the ace director himself.

Global Connect

The directors for the series have revealed that the series is not going to have a restricted appeal. It is neither aimed specifically at South Indian audience or North Indian audience and has been keeping the global audience in mind.

The series will be available on Netflix from 2019.