Baahubali: The Epic

In the beginning, injured Rajmatha Sivagami Devi flees to the Amburi Village with a baby. She successfully kills the two armed soldiers sent to kill her, but drowns in the Jeevanadhi River as Amburi tribals save him. Tribal woman Sanga adopts the baby and names him Shivudu, who grows up curious about the Jeevanadhi's waterfall, which flows from the top of the neighboring mountain. After spending years trying and failing to climb it, he finally succeeds when motivated to find the owner of a mask he finds from the falls. He finds her to be Avanthika, a member of the Kuntala Rebels, who are determined to overthrow the tyrannical King Bhallaladeva of Mahishmati, who holds the former Kuntala princess Devasena prisoner. After spying on, meeting, and decorating Avanthika's body, Shivudu earns her trust and offers to fulfill her mission for her to keep her out of danger from Mahishmati soldiers. Days later, he storms the kingdom and frees Devasena, but he's pursued by Bhallaladeva's adopted son, Bhadrudu, and the slave warrior general, Kattappa. The Amburis and Rebels meet up to help Shivudu, who kills Bhadrudu. When rain washes the mud off Shivudu's face, Kattappa recognizes him as "Baahubali". Kattappa calls for a truce the next day to explain that Shivudu's birth name is Mahendra, and he's the son of Mahishmati crown prince Amarendra Baahubali. Decades earlier, Amarendra was orphaned after his parents died, so Sivagami and her power-hungry husband, Prince Bijjaladeva (who was denied the throne by his father in favor of Amarendra's father), adopted him, despite Bijjaladeva's reluctance. This makes Sivagami's son, Bhallaladeva, extremely jealous, as he grows up to be greedy, violent, and power-hungry for the throne. Sivagami and the people strongly prefer Baahubali. When they become adults, a traitor, Sakithan, sells the kingdom out to the barbaric Kalakeya Tribe, led by Chief Inkoshi. Since the princes are equal in combat skill and leadership, Bijjaladeva demands that the victor who kills Inkoshi be crowned king. In the ensuing war, both princes violently kill several Kalakeya soldiers, though Bhallaladeva does so by killing his own men and civilians. Although he kills Inkoshi, Baahubali is awarded the throne for valiantly motivating his soldiers and saving as many civilians as he can. Baahubali and Kattappa venture out to outer villages and neighboring kingdoms to learn about their lifestyles, and while Bhallaldeva seemingly accepts his mother's decision, he stews with envy, and upon finding out from spies that Baahubali has feelings for Devasena of Kuntala, he convinces Sivagami to promise to make Devasena his bride. Devasena, feeling insulted by the Mahishmati prince attempting to bribe her with riches, rejects him, favoring Baahubali, who helps save Kuntala from invading Pindari bandits. Baahubali escorts Devasena to Mahishmati, where he condemns Sivagami for promising Bhallaladeva's marriage to Devasena without Devasena's consent. For questioning her judgment, Sivagami allows Baahubali and Devasena to marry, but rewards Bhallaladeva with the throne against the people's wishes. Bhallaladeva creates tension by firing Baahubali as the army general and ordering his friend Sethupathi to grope Devasena. Baahubali kills Sethupathi for the humiliation of Devasena, and Sivagami punishes him and Devasena for treason with exile. Even during exile, however, Baahubali continues to be favored by the people, so Bijjaladeva frames Baahubali for an assassination attempt by tricking Devasena's brother-in-law Kumara Varma into attempting to kill Bhallaladeva, considering the king a life threat to Baahubali. Kumara Varma proceeds to enter the castle with his soldiers with the help of Bijjaladeva, even though all of his soldiers are killed by Bhallaladeva's soldiers, but Kumara Varma manages to kill Bhallaladeva's soldiers at the cost of being slashed multiple times. To his shock, Bijjaladeva then kills Kumara after Bijjaladeva scars Bhallaladeva's face to make it look like Kumara Varma tried to kill him, convincing Sivagami that the assassination attempt was actually ordered by Baahubali, and so Kattappa is ordered to execute Baahubali. He stages his own alleged execution as bait, and he and Baahubali are ambushed by Inkoshi's brother. Despite winning, Kattappa stabs Baahubali and begs for his forgiveness. Shortly after Baahubali forgives Kattappa and bleeds out, Bhallaladeva arrives and brags about framing Baahubali for treason, which Kattappa informs Sivagami of. Devasena arrives with her newborn baby to hear the news, and Sivagami names him Mahendra, proclaiming him to be the new and rightful king. Wanting no opposition, Bhallaladeva arrests Kattappa and Devasena and shoots Sivagami in the back while she escapes with Mahendra. In the present, an adult Mahendra learns that Sivagami died saving him, and is determined to make Bhallaladeva pay for his actions. He leads an army of both Kuntala and village rebels against Mahishmati, and after a violent invasion and a duel in which many soldiers from Mahendra Baahubali's side including Devasena's brother Jaya Varma being killed by Bhallaladeva, Mahendra proceeds to defeat Bhallaladeva and restrains him to a pyre that Devasena built in her captivity, allowing her to light him on fire, burning him to death after twenty-five years of cruel oppression as Mahendra, Kattappa, Avanthika, the soldiers and a helpless Bijjaladeva watch. The next day, Mahendra is crowned the rightful king and pledges loyalty to righteously serve the people. ==Cast==