Baahubali: The Beginning is a movie.
Baahubali: The Beginning . With the worldwide box office gross of 6.5 billion , it became the highest grossing film in India and the third-highest grossing Indian film worldwide , and the highest-grossing South Indian film at the time of its release . It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and Best Feature Film , becoming the first Telugu film to win the award . The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards , receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah .