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With “Baahubali: The Conclusion” breaking every box office record in sight since its opening on April 28, it’s star Prabhas has beaten established South Indian actors like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan to become the first actor from southern cinema to be featured at Madame Tussauds.
Prabhas has joined the ranks of the world’s most famous personalities including PM Narendra Modi, whose statue was installed in April 2016. His figure will be displayed at the museum’s Bangkok venue. The statues feature him as his famous character Amarendra Baahubali from SS Rajamouli’s super-hit franchise “Baahubali”.
“Baahubali” director SS Rajamouli took to Twitter to break the news. “Very happy to announce that Madame Tussauds is making a wax statue of our PRABHAS… First South Indian to be honoured thus,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile photos of his wax statue are going viral on the internet and his fans are already going gaga over it.
#PrabhasAtMadameTussauds Congrats #Prabhas anna on wax statue at Madame Tussauds ??
Celeb yet so humble
Hardwork paying off
So proud ?
? pic.twitter.com/E7DqD25326— P R A B H A S (@AravindMaveric) May 2, 2017
“I am really happy to have been selected by Madame Tussauds’ and I think this was only possible because of fans. I am grateful for their unconditional love and support. I am also thankful to my guru, SS Rajamouli, for the opportunity to work on this fantastic project Baahubali,” Prabhas said in a statement.
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According to a TOI report, the actor met the artists where over 350 photographs and measurements were taken to enable a close-to-life recreation of his likeness.
DP Updated #PrabhasAtMadameTussauds PROUD PRABHAS FAN – Only South Indian Actor to be placed in @MadameTussauds ,Bankok INDIAN SUPERSTAR?? pic.twitter.com/ypuuP08mGV
— ProudPrabhasFan (@Gowtham4ever4u) May 2, 2017
Several photographs of his statue have now started doing the rounds of social media. Many fans took to Twitter and expressed their happiness, some even called it the best wax statue ever.
Wax statue of YoungRebelStar #Prabhas as #Baahubali at #MadameTussauds ,Bangkok.1st South Indian Actor to have his statue at prestigs museum pic.twitter.com/uxmzsvFqaQ
— BARaju (@baraju_SuperHit) May 2, 2017
Meanwhile on the box office front, Baahubali 2 has passed the Monday test with flying colors. The Hindi version of the film has grossed a total of Rs. 168. 25 crores in a span of four days itself.
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