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1/11/2026 // SUBJECT: Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015) - Character Relationships and Plot Processing: 1m 9.9s
Source: Claude 4.5 Haiku + Search
Analysis: gemini-3-pro-preview
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#Q ORIGINAL QUESTION

Regarding the film Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015), where do the main characters know each other from?

#M ANNOTATED LLM RESPONSE

I'll search for information about how the main characters in Bāhubali: The Beginning know each other.

Based on the search results and my knowledge of the film, here's how the main characters know each other:

The key relationship in the film is between Shivudu (the protagonist played by Prabhas) and Avanthika (the warrior princess).

Shivudu meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years.

They meet when Shivudu ventures away from his village, and

becomes caught up in the crossfire battle of a mysterious rebel tribe upon befriending one of its warriors

While Avanthika initially doubts Shiva's intentions, later she falls in love with him after she finds out that he has climbed the waterfall for her.

After this,

Shiva pledges to help her in her mission and sneaks into Mahishmati to rescue Devasena

(the imprisoned queen).

As for Devasena, the imprisoned queen whom they rescue,

she is the real mother of Shiva and she has been imprisoned by the king for the past 25 years

, so their connection is a family one that Shivudu discovers during the film's events rather than knowing each other beforehand.

#F CORRECTION FEED (CLICK TO SEARCH)

[1] Shivudu (Prabhas) does meet Avanthika (Tamannaah) and learns of her mission to rescue Queen Devasena.
[2] This description is inaccurate. Shivudu does not meet Avanthika by getting caught in a 'crossfire battle' and 'befriending' her. He finds a wooden mask that falls down the waterfall, climbs the waterfall to find its owner, and then tracks/pursues Avanthika romantically. The 'crossfire' phrasing appears to be from a specific, low-quality online synopsis.
[3] While true that she falls in love, the summary omits the crucial 'mask' plot point. She realizes he is the one who climbed the waterfall when he returns her mask (which he found at the bottom).
[4] Shivudu takes on Avanthika's mission to rescue Devasena from Mahishmati.
[5] Devasena is indeed Shivudu's biological mother and has been imprisoned by Bhallaladeva for 25 years.

#O MISSED POINTS & OVERSIGHTS

High
The Wooden Mask

The summary completely omits the wooden mask, which is the primary plot device that motivates Shivudu to climb the waterfall and leads him directly to Avanthika.

Medium
Nature of the Meeting

The summary characterizes the meeting as 'befriending' in a 'crossfire battle,' whereas the film depicts it as a romantic pursuit/stalking where Shivudu paints Avanthika's arm/face while she sleeps, leading to a confrontation.

#C RELATED QUERIES

#01 How does Shivudu actually meet Avanthika in Baahubali?
#02 What is the significance of the wooden mask in Baahubali The Beginning?
#03 Who is Kattappa and how does he know Shivudu?

#S SOURCES

wikipedia.org spoilertown.com

#R ORIGINAL AI RESPONSE

#A DIRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED ANALYSIS)