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| “ | Queen mother, Savagami. (spits, turns to Bhalla) Bhalla, have you ever thought about killing your mother? I have dreamt so! Ever since she shared your privileges with that filthy lowlife, I have been dreaming about the possibility of killing her! Now, she has given the throne that you rightfully deserve to him, ever since then my hand yearns to strangle her throat! What do you say Bhalla, shall we kill her? | „ |
| ~ Bijjaladeva while drunk. |
| “ | Aaaahhh! History repeats itself! The throne that was rightfully meant for me, was given to my brother! Now the throne that is meant for my son, given to his brother! So what's to become of my son, my grandson, and my great grandson? Are we all nothing but slaves to the kingdom?! Answer me dog, tell me! Why didn't they make me king that day? Is it because of my hand?! Who cares if one hand doesn't work, can a king not rule with one iron fist?! Aaahhh! | „ |
| ~ Bijjaladeva ranting to Kattappa, and proceeding to punch the pillar. |
| “ | You must be confused Kumara. Well, this is a ritualistic sacrifice, for Baahubali's ultimate demise! Imagine how horrified the queen would feel seeing this: "Oh no, look my lady. Your own child Baahubali has sent his dear friend Kumara Varma and his men to kill the king! How treasonous, look at what he has done to poor Bhalla, scarring him across the face! There can be no doubt that this has gone to far. We must act immediately, Baahubali must be killed! | „ |
| ~ Bijjaladeva, using Kumara's knife to scar Bhalla before slashing Kumara's throat. |
Bijjaladeva is one of the main antagonists of the Baahubali franchise.
Bijjaladeva is the son of King Somadeva and Queen Hemavati of Mahishmati, and the older brother of Vikramadeva, who would inherit the kingdom. This made Bijjaladeva incredibly jealous, as he believed he was denied because of a deformity in his hand. In actuality, Bijjaladeva grew up spoiled and turned deranged and manipulative in his adulthood. Bijjaladeva similarly uses his son Bhallaladeva and his strength/determination as a pawn to achieve what he couldn't have during his time.
He was portrayed by M. Nasser, who also played Rishikodagan in Kochadaiyaan.
Biography[]
Bijjaladeva is the first-born son of Somadeva and Hemavati, and the older brother of future king Mahadeva, also known as Vikramadeva. Bijjaladeva has been known to be arrogant and egocentric from a young age, one day desiring to rule Mahishmati as a god like king. However he is also known to be deranged and sociopathic in his approach, and due to Vikramadeva's more noble personality he is crowned king. This makes Bijjaladeva incredibly jealous and thus becoming distant and harsh with little company other than from his son Bhallaladeva. This is a main reason as to why he hates Amarendra Baahubali, as he sees him as competition.
From as far back as when his son was eight, he has brainwashed Bhalla into thinking that he has every right to rule the kingdom and that Baahubali is a piece of trash who is just trying to take it from him. This effectively turns Bhalla into a murderer who treasonously plots against Baahubali and has made many attempts to kill him.
The Lost Legends[]
Bijjaladeva makes multiple schemes to portray Bhalla as being a superior to Baahubali, but with no avail over a long period. For one, he gives Bhalla the egg of a Ratnapakshi bird to win the Tournament of Champions. He also conspires with Pradhan Guru to ascend Bhalla to the throne by force, as well as poisoning Chagthai Khan's son.
Bijjaladeva has a side role constantly motivating Bhalla to undermine Baahubali, try to kill him, or influence Sivagami. However it's shown he had a major role in the kingdom's past. He had a portion of an army help him invade the kingdom of Agratha to steal their riches, and he orchestrates killing the king Shruthsen. In response, the villainous Kalpana Devi takes charge plotting to destroy Mahishmati. Sivagami is shown to despise her husband for this. In the fifth season, Bijjaladeva ventures with Baahubali to settle a village conflict in which they compete over resources, however unknown to Baahubali, Bijjaladeva encourages a few splinter villagers to kill their competitors. The coup fails when Baahubali fights back and Bijjaladeva attempts to strangle Baahubali but stops when other villagers nearly catch him. He's able to convince Baahubali that he couldn't see properly in the night and asks for forgiveness, and Baahubali believes it and states that he's stronger than the legends say. Later on, Bijjaladeva tells Bhalla that Kattappa is an obstacle to his rule and that he should be killed too. Bhalla doesn't kill Katappa during their investigation of the underground cult and states that controlling him will be preferable. When Bhalla is nearly blackmailed by two princesses working for Kalpana, he tells Bijjaladeva that Baahubali was too naive to believe that they hate him and stealing the throne from him would be more satisfying.
Baahubali[]
Bijjaladeva is shown to have a deep, psychopathic hatred towards Sivagami simply for raising Baahubali and having him as a favorite child. In the first movie he sways the guards into gathering a bigger and stronger army for Bhalla during the war against the Kalakeyas. Since Baahubali saves the hostages that Bhalla ruthlessly murdered, Sivagami ascends him and thus makes Bijjaladeva visibly outraged.
In the second movie, Bijjaladeva reveals that he has a deep hidden urge to strangle his wife Sivagami for loving Baahubali so much. He also plays the important role of setting Baahubali up for framed treason, by convincing Devasena's cousin Kumara Varma to killing Bhalla before he can carry out his plot of assassination. It's revealed to be an elaborate trap and Bijjaladeva personally kills Kumara, and he claims the scene to be an attack on royalty by Baahubali. Bijjaladeva and Bhalla manage to capture Devasena and Kattappa shortly after while Sivagami escapes Mahishmati with a baby Mahendra. When Mahendra returns 25 years later, Bijjaladeva tries to sabatoge the ritual to Shiva during the final battle by engulfing the temple bridge with flames, and also tries to convince Kattappa to change sides, both of which fail. He is the only villainous character to survive.
Personality[]
Bijjaladeva is a sociopath and has had a deranged personality since his teenage years. It had initially stemmed from generic arrogance due to his royal status, such as mistreating Kattappa for his lower caste and being jealous of his brother Vikramadeva. After Vikramadeva was crowned king and Bijjaladeva had been demoted from crown prince, he had become a dangerous person to so much as converse with. He will constantly gloat about how powerful he is and obsess over ruling the kingdom, much to the annoyance of his wife Sivagami and general Kattappa. As he is physically crippled, he uses his son Bhalla as a pawn to fulfill the wishes he couldn't, and channels his hate and rage towards the royals through him. Bhalla grows up being a stronger and more dangerous copy of his father, as opposed to simply scheming he turns into a heartless murderer. Bijjaladeva is skilled with acting and has a notorious reputation as someone who can't be trusted, but can easily escape the consequences due to royal status. Despite being of old age he has demonstrated remarkable upper body strength, and can hurt an innocent when he's not controlled.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Superhuman strength- In addition to being manipulative and aggressive in his words, Bijjaladeva has been trained in combat and can still kill someone despite his form. He has slashed Kumara Varma's throat and punched through a stone pillar like paper mache with his right arm.
Trivia[]
- Bijjaladeva is inspired by, and thus shares the personalities, of Shakuni and Dhridirashtra from the Mahabharata, particularly Shakuni's deranged, cunning personality and Dhridirasthra's excessive pride and lack of discipline towards his children, as well as his murderous outlook towards his brother's children.
- Bijjaladeva is the only known Baahubali villain to still be alive as if the events of the movies.
- Although his age is unknown, he is most likely between his seventies and eighties depending on the number of years that have passed through the franchise.