Bahubali: The Beginning is an epic fantasy action costume drama. It is the first installment to the Bahubali series which is set in the fictional kingdom of Mahishmati. A 25-year-old man named Shivudu (Prabhas) falls in love with a young warrior named Avanthika (Tamannaah). While he tries to win her heart, he learns the truth about his legacy when it is revealed that his father was the legal heir of the throne of Mahishmati but due to his cousin Bhallaladev’s (Rana Dagubati) cruel intentions were massacred. On hearing the injustice meted out to his father and mother Shivudu decides to get involved in the decades-old conflict in his family and vows to take revenge of his father’s death and serve justice.