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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion ([The One with Strong Arms] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an Indian epic historical fiction film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It is the continuation of Baahubali: The Beginning. Initially, both parts were jointly produced on a budget of ₹ 250 crore (2.5 billion),^[6][4] however the budget of the second part was increased later. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has made a business of ₹500 crore (5 billion) before release.^[7] The film was released worldwide on 28 April 2017.^[1] Baahubali 2 was the first Telugu film to be released in 4K High Definition format. It is estimated that close to 200 screens are being upgraded to 4K projectors before the release date of the movie.^[8]

Katappa continues to narrate the story of how he ended up killing Bahuballi.

After the vanquishing the Kalakeyas, Amarendra Bahubali is declared the King and Bhallaldeva is declared the Commander in Chief.Before the coronation, Queen Mother Shivagami begins to look for a bride for Amarendra. She instructs Amarendra and Kattappa to tour the kingdom to understand the current state of the kingdom and its people.

Amarendra falls in love with the Devasena who is a princess of the Kuntala Kingdom and the sister of the king of Kuntala. Bhalladeva learns of Amarendras attempts to woo Devasena and hatches a plot to drive a wedge between Amarendra and Sivagami by asking for Devasenas hand in marriage for him self.Sivagami unaware that Amarendra is in love with Devasena promises Bhalladeva, Devasenas hand in marriage.

When Sivagami send over a convoy to the kingdom of Kuntala, the Mahismati emissary makes the marriage propossal in an arrogant way.Devasena rejects the marriage proposal with harsh words.Sivagami is engraged to hear Devasenas response and orders that Devasena be brought to Mahismati as a captive.

The kingdom of Kuntala is attacked by Pinjaris, a decoit like army.Amarendra with the help of Devasenas cousin, KumaraVarma are able to nullify the attack and save Kuntala. Amarendra reveals who he is, tries to allay the fears of Sivagami's rage and convinces Devasena to come with him to Mahismati, as his future bride.

Upon reaching Mahismati the misunderstanding comes to light. Sivagami delivers an ulitmatum to Amarendra that he must either chose the throne or Devasena and he choses the latter. Bhalladeva is corronated the King and Bahubali is made the Commander in Chief but its quite obvious that Bahubalis is still the peoples kings.

At Devasenas baby shower, Bhalladeva relieves Amarendra of his duties as Commander in chief so that Amarendra can be with his wife. Devasena immediately speaks out against the Kings treachery and the mute inaction of Sivagami.Due to further clashes, Devasena and Amarendra are banished from the Palace.Amarendra and Devasena live happily among the people . Balladeva hatches a plot to convince Sivagami that Amarendra is trying to assassinate him.Sivagami convinced that and open action would result in factions and civil war, order Katappa to assassinate Amarendra. Katappa bound by his word to serve the Queen, draws Amarendra by feigning as if caught and stabs him in the back.

Katappa learns of Ballaladeva's treachery and informs Sivagami. Devasena too arrives to learn of her husbands death with her son, Mahendra Bahabali in her arms. Sivagami informs the angry hordes outside her palace that Amarendra is dead and Mahendra is the new King.

As Bhalladeva and his men are about to seize the Queen, she flees with Mahendra Bahubali. Devasena is taken prisoner.

Mahendra Bahubali returns to the palace and defeats Bhalladeva and becomes the new King of Mahismati.

• Prabhas as Shivudu (Shiva in Hindi) alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali
• Rana Daggubati as Bhallala Deva (Pallavathevan in Tamil)
• Anushka Shetty as Maharani Devasena
• Tamannaah as Avanthika
• Ramya Krishnan as Sivagami
• Sathyaraj as Kattappa
• Nassar as Bijjaladeva (Pingalathevar in Tamil)
• Subbaraju as Kumara Varma, brother-in-law of Devasena
• Pruthviraj Balireddy as an official

Baahubali: The Conclusion is being produced in Tollywood, the center of Telugu language films in India based out of Hyderabad, however it is being filmed in both Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously. The film series is touted to be the most expensive in India till date. The screen writer, K. V. Vijayendra Prasad who wrote stories for most of Rajamouli's films once again penned the story for Baahubali. R.C.Kamalakannan is chosen as visual effects supervisor and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is the Editor. PM Satheesh is the sound designer and Peter Hein is responsible for the action sequences. The costume designers are Rama Rajamouli and Prasanth Tripuraneni. The line producer is M.M Srivalli. The film shooting started on 17 December 2015 at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad with Prabhas and Ramya Krishna.

Prabhas was cast as main lead of the film. Anushka Shetty was cast as the heroine of the film as she was also a part of Mirchi (2013).^[9] She coincidentally became the first heroine Rajamouli repeated in his films and thus made her schedules full for 2013 and 2014.^[10] Rana Daggubati was recruited as the antagonist of the film and coincidentally he was also a part of Rudhramadevi.^[11] Sathyaraj signed the film.^[12]

In April 2013, Adivi Sesh was cast for a crucial role in the film as Rajamouli was impressed by his work in the Panjaa (2011).^[13] Actress Ramya Krishnan was chosen to play the crucial role in the film as Rajamatha in August 2013.^[14] Actor Nassar was selected to play a supporting role.^[14] Charandeep was selected to play the brother of the film's chief villain.^[15] On 20 December 2013 a press release stated that Tamannaah will be second heroine of the film which marks her first collaboration with Rajamouli and second collaboration with Prabhas.^[16] Meka Ramakrishna was picked for the head of the Kuntala guerillas.

Rana Daggubati was said to be playing the role of Prabhas' brother and he too underwent a lot of physical transformation satisfying the role he was assigned to play in the film.^[11] He also underwent training in Martial arts under the supervision of a Vietnamese trainer, Tuan.^[17] Sathyaraj has a Tonsured look for his role in the film.^[18] Sudeep said that he would play the role of a weapons trader Aslam Khan in this film.^[19] In the end of October 2013, Rana appeared at a fashion show with a beefed up body which, according to him, was a part of his look in the film.^[20] In mid-May 2014, reports emerged that Anushka would play a pregnant woman for a few sequences in the second part of the film.^[21]

At the same time, Prabhas posted on his Facebook page that he underwent a minor shoulder surgery and would join the film's sets in a span of a month.^[22] On 1 June 2014, Prabhas and Rana's trainer Lakshman Reddy, said that Prabhas started his training 8 months before the commencement of shooting and after two years, both of them weighed nearly 100 kilos each. He also added that Prabhas has two attires with a heavy, bulky body for Baahubali's role and a lean physique for the second role.^[23] For his look, Prabhas met WWE superstars like The Undertaker in February 2014 and interacted with them about their daily regimen and workouts.^[24]

Prabhas had equipment costing ₹15 million shipped to his home, where he built a personal gym. His breakfast included 40 half-boiled egg whites blended and added with protein powder.^[24] In mid-June 2014, regarding her role in the film, Tamannaah said that she would be playing the role of a warrior princess named Avanthika and her appearance in the film is completely different when compared to her past films.^[25][26] Before joining the film's shoot, Tamannaah did costume trials for the film which she confirmed in her micro-blogging page stating "I am very excited to get on to the set of Baahubali. I did some dress trials today and my look in this movie will be totally new. I have never been seen in such sort of a look till now. It will be a new role for me."^[27] Rajamouli called Tamannaah and her characterization as a "value addition" to the movie.^[28] She stated that she plays Avanthika, and had a special training and diet regime.^[29] The film introduced a new language called Kilikili.^[30]

Rajamouli's cousin M. M. Keeravani composed the music and background for the film.

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The film Bahubali 2 was first reviewed by the UAE critic Umair Sandhu, rated it 5/5 and he compares the computer graphics (VFX) to Hollywood films such as 'Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series'. And praised the characters of Prabhas and the Rana Daggubhati for their outstanding performance.^[31]

Hemanth Kumar from Firstpost called it "Rajamouli's epic drama" and rated it 4/5.^[32] Dipanjan Sinha of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars. Sinha praised the film's cinematography and special effects, but found fault with some of the female characters. "Devasena ... starts off as an ace warrior only to be tamed into someone who has to be protected."^[33] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express rated the film 2/5 stars, noting problems with pacing in the form of "long, infernally silly romantic interludes", and issues with the film's sound mix. "The background music is relentless, and the pitch at which the declamatory dialogues are delivered is deafening: there were times I felt like closing my ears."^[34]

The film was released in conventional 2D as well as in IMAX format on 28 April 2017 ^[35] in about 9,000 screens worldwide^[36]. The Film Baahubali 2 is releasing in most Gulf countries like UAE on Thursday that is 27 April 2017^[37]

Baahubali: The Conclusion set a record collection of ₹5 billion (US$60 million) before the release of the film through satellite and theatrical rights.^[38][7]

• List of most expensive Indian films
• List of highest-grossing Indian films