Six actors who took physical transformation to the next level

The movie that everyone is waiting for is ‘Baahubali 2’ and its first look is coming out on October 22. But before that, ‘Baahubali’ baddie Rana Daggubati stunned us all with his muscular new look for the sequel. The entire South Indian film industry is in awe of the actor’s body. However, Rana is not the only one who has really taken fitness to the next level. So, let’s check out Tollywood actors who underwent commendable transformations for their movies.

Rana Daggubati

This actor has always been a giant, in terms of height. However, he was on the leaner side before he began ‘Baahubali’. For the SS Rajamouli project, Rana underwent intense weight training and bulked up seriously to achieve his goal weight of 110 kilos. Not just that, since he required playing a younger version of Bhallaldeva in ‘Baahubali 2’, he has gone on a leaner side and packed some more muscle to get a really chiseled look. The actor now currently weighs about 95 kilos. Such dedication towards a role is truly awe inspiring.

Prabhas

For Prabhas, his physical transformation was much more visible and dramatic compared to Rana. The actor was quite lean before ‘Baahubali’, weighing just 80 kilos. But for his role of Shivudu aka Amarendra Baahubali, he put on 20 kilos in a span of few months! Prabhas incorporated the diet and exercise regimen of WWE wrestlers and worked out for almost six hours each day in his personalized gym. Not just that, he also consumed massive amounts of protein and that is how he achieved this beast look for the SS Rajamouli epic.

Jr NTR

Jr NTR went from flab to fab for his action movie ‘Temper’. In 2014, this actor was at his heaviest and even his fans started noticing that he needed to hit the gym. It was Puri Jagannadh who finally convinced the Young Rebel Tiger to lose some pounds for his next film. The ‘Janatha Garage’ star took his advice very seriously and a year later, he sported a chiseled body with six-pack abs for ‘Temper’. Needless to say, Jr NTR’s star power has been on the rise ever since.

Allu Arjun

The Stylish Star has always been super lean and fit. However, he mostly appears as a chocolate boy or a guy-next-door in most of his films. In ‘Sarrainodu’, he played a mass hero who is an unstoppable fighting machine. So obviously, he had to pack some pounds for his role and sure enough, his bulging biceps showed the work he put in the gym. Allu Arjun’s body was the talk of town when the Boyapati Sreenu film came out and it is this transformation that made his invincible character that much believable in the movie.

Sudheer Babu

This Tollywood hunk has always been someone who takes his fitness very seriously. But he usually sticks to maintaining a lean physique in general. All that changed with ‘Baaghi’, when he had to put on a ton of muscle for his bad guy role. Sudheer went from his average weight of 75 to almost 87 kilos for this role and the rippling muscles really showed on camera as he flexed his arms and took on Tiger Shroff.

Nandamuri Kalyanram

This actor of the NTR family was having a lackluster career so far. He was also not very special in terms of body as he had an average physique at best. But all that changed when he started working out for Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Ism’. Now, the actor has had a complete makeover with the most perfect washboard abs you will ever witness. Hopefully this extreme makeover will change his fortune with films.