<P> The film was made on a budget of ₹ 180 crore (~ $27.9 million), making it the most expensive Indian film at its time of release . The film opened worldwide on 10 July 2015, garnering critical acclaim and record breaking box office success . With the worldwide box office gross of ₹ 6.5 billion (~ $100.9 million), it became the highest - grossing film in India and the third - highest grossing Indian film worldwide, and the highest - grossing South Indian film at the time of its release . Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records by becoming the highest grossing dubbed film in India . Both budget and box office records since has been surpassed by its sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion . The Beginning is the highest grossing Indian film of 2015 and the fourth highest grossing Indian film of all time . </P> <P> It received several accolades . It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and Best Feature Film, becoming the first Telugu film to win the award . At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Rajamouli and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan . The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards, receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony, including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah . The film's second and final cinematic part was released on 28 April 2017 . </P> <P> In the ancient kingdom of Mahismati, Sivagami (Ramya Krishnan) emerges from a cave while carrying a baby . She kills two soldiers pursuing her and attempts to wade towards a village across a raging river, but fails and falls in . She clutches a branch, before pleading to the Supreme Lord Parameshvar that "Mahendra Baahubali must live!" and holds the baby in one hand above her head before dying . </P> <P> Local villagers notice the baby and rescue it . Sanga (Rohini) and her husband name the infant Sivudu and raise him as their own son . The villagers seal the staircase leading up the waterfall, fearing that someone may come to take away the child . </P>

In which kingdom is the story of the 'bahubali' series of film mainly set