Bahubali counts among the most expensive made in Telugu and even Indian film history. The first part, made for Rs 120 crore, grossed close to Rs 650 crore. It became the first south Indian film to cross the Rs 100 crore mark in its Hindi-dubbed version. Realising that the movie (even though originally a Telugu film) is now seen as a national product, the budget was scaled up for the sequel and is believed to have been produced at a cost of Rs 200 crore.