Claim: Baahubali: The Beginning is a movie.

Shobu Yarlagadda -LRB- born 27 August 1971 -RRB- is an Indian American environmental engineer , turned film producer , and the son-in-law of veteran film maker K. Raghavendra Rao . He is the co-founder and CEO of Arka Mediaworks , a film production company known for its works exclusively in Telugu cinema . Shobhu has garnered the National Film Award , two state Nandi Awards , two Filmfare South Awards .  In 2015 , Shobhu produced Baahubali : The Beginning , which recorded the highest grossing Indian film within India . Touted to be the most expensive Indian film , the film was featured in the BBC 's documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema .    He produced the two part Baahubali : The Beginning -LRB- 2015 -RRB- premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion -LRB- 2017 -RRB- premiered at the British Film Institute , while becoming the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise of all time globally with a cumulative box office earnings of approximately . The first part of the Telugu film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , and got nominated for Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films .