Young and slim Rebel Star, all of a sudden, appeared as a long bearded man like a sage. And yes, your guess is right. This getup is for his upcoming magnum opus 'Baahubali'. Perhaps, no hero among the present generation was seen with a very thick beard as Prabhas is seen in the above pic. Maybe, the regular shoot of this project has been delayed only due to the growth of this beard of Prabhas.
Hero Rana will be seen as the brother of Prabhas and his character has negative shades. Gorgeous beauty Anushka will be seen opposite to Prabhas. Adavi Sesh has been selected as one of the villains of this fantasy entertainer. MM Keeravani is composing the music of the film. Sobhu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni are producing this movie on Arka Media.