completion of his 25 years as the king which was later destroyed during his battle with Mahendra Bahubali. Later its broken head was dumped in the river. He used a scythed chariot drawn by a pair of horses in the Kalakeya War. It was destroyed by the Kalakeya chief. In his battle with Mahendra Baahubali he had a much more powerful chariot drawn by two Gaur bisons with three spinning scythes and a mechanism to shoot multiple arrows simultaneously at small intervals. It was destroyed by Mahendra. He carries a unique mace (Gada) whose head be detached to be elongated through a chain inside it and looks same as that of Ball and chain. Mahendra smashed it while fighting Bhallaladeva. Transformation Rana Daggubati was inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis to play the character of Bhallaladeva. He had a lot of workout sessions for transforming into the character. Reports say that he worked for more than two hours a day for weight training and cardio. The older Bhallaldeva is heavier and weighed around 110 kg for those portions of both the films while his younger version is 8 kg lighter. He learned martial arts for the film. He ate every two and half hours as a part of his diet and avoided oil, while eating food rich in carbohydrates and proteins. Even Prabhas had to eat about 40 boiled eggs daily to increase his weight to 150 kg. They both went through very tough workouts including 500 push ups a day. Legacy and impact Rana Daggubati, the actor who played Bhallaladeva, was paid a high amount for his role parallel to that of Baahubali, which was played by Prabhas, but he charged Rs 15 crore, less than the Rs 25 crore paid to Prabhas for the franchise. He described Baahubali as "career-defining" for him as the film industry will trust and support his vision. He further said that the film's success allowed him to gain more opportunities. He said he learned a lot working with the team of Baahubali. References External links Bhallaladeva on IMDb Baahubali (franchise) Indian film characters Action film characters Drama film characters Fictional Indian people Fictional murderers Fictional swordfighters Fictional kings