Baahubali 2's Prabhas To Get Wax Statue In Amarendra Mould

Chennai: Baahubali star Prabhas will have his wax figure immortalised at Madame Tussauds, Bangkok, becoming the first South Indian actor to have his statue at the prestigious museum.

Baahubali director SS Rajamouli broke the news on Twitter.

Very happy to announce that Madame Tussauds is making a wax statue of our PRABHAS..

First South Indian to be honoured thus.

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) October 1, 2016

"Very happy to announce that Madame Tussauds is making a wax statue of our PRABHAS. First South Indian to be honoured thus," he tweeted.

The 36-year-old actor's wax statue will be unveiled in March 2017.

"The statue will be unveiled at Bangkok in March 2017 and subsequently will be toured all over the world," Rajamouli added.

The statue will be unvieled at Bangkok in March 2017 and subsequently will be toured all over the world.

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) October 1, 2016

Known for his work mainly in Telegu cinema, Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film, Eshwar.

The actor became popular across India and in abroad after he starred in 2015 film Baahubali: The Beginning. The second part, titled Baahubali: The Conclusion will release on April 28, 2017.

Other Indian actors to have their wax statue at Madame Tussauds include Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Katrina Kaif.

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