
When it seems that Mahishmati would end up being defeated, Amarendra inspires his soldiers to fight to the death and they end up crushing the enemy. Bijjala Deva (Nassar), Bhalla Deva's father, uses his cunningness to make sure Bhalladeva gets the maximum war fare. When a war is forced upon Mahishmati by the Kalakeyas, Sivagami promises that the new king will be the one who beheads the Kalakeya king and orders that the war resources be distributed equally between the two cousins. Amarendra Baahubali is liberal to everyone but Bhallala Deva is violent and achieves his goals with any means possible. Amarendra Bahubali and Bhallala Deva are brought up together, trained in all areas including arts, science, disguise, politics and warfare, but both of them have different approaches towards kingship. Sivagami takes charge of running the kingdom with Kattapa's assistance until a new king is elected. Amarendra's mother died while giving him birth, while his father had died much before that. After Shiva beheads Bhadra (Adivi Sesh), Bhalla Deva's son, Kattappa drops his weapons on realising that Shiva is Mahendra Baahubali, the son of late king Amarendra Baahubali.Ī flashback reveals Amarendra Bahubali's past. Shiva rescues her and flees along with her but is chased down by the king's Royal slave Kattappa (Sathyaraj), known for his great warrior abilities. Shiva pledges to help her in her mission and sneaks into Mahishmati to rescue Devasena.

Avanthika is given the opportunity to rescue the queen.Īvanthika falls in love with Shiva after she finds out that he has climbed the waterfall for her. The group intends to rescue their former queen Devasena (Anushka Shetty) who has been chained in the kingdom for the past 25 years. On top of the waterfall, Shiva discovers that the mask belongs to Avanthika (Tamannaah), a rebellious warrior whose group has indulged in a guerrilla warfare against king Bhallala Deva / Pallvalathevan (Rana Daggubati) of the Mahishmati Kingdom. Driven to find out the identity of the girl, he climbs the mountain again and succeeds this time. He then finds a mask of a girl which falls from the waterfall.

It is revealed that he possesses unnatural strength.

Shiva (Prabhas) grows up to be a well-built young man aspiring to hike the mountain and makes many unsuccessful attempts at it. They seal the cave fearing that someone may come to take away the child. Sanga (Rohini) and her husband name the infant Shiva and raise him as their own son. The queen drowns after pointing towards the mountain above the waterfall. Local villagers spot the queen carrying the baby while almost drowning in the river and rescue the infant. She kills the soldiers pursuing her and sacrifices herself to save the baby. In the ancient Kingdom of Mahishmati in India, Sivagami, the queen (Ramya Krishnan), emerges from a cave adjoining a big waterfall, carrying a baby.
