The shooting of Telugu superstar Prabhas’ next had been halted by director Prashanth Neel until foodie Prabhas lost all the extra kilos he had gained recently.

It looks like Prabhas has finally taken control of his weight-gain. Friends in Hyderabad are shocked by the lean muscular look that Prabhas has come out with this week.

A well-connected source from Hyderabad tells me, “Prabhas couldn’t lose weight as he’s addicted to good food. No matter how much he exercized—and his volume of exercise was highly incommensurate with his intake of calories—he just wouldn’t lose an ounce. It was only when friends and directors warned Prabhas that the avoir-dupois would weigh down his career that Prabhas took stock.”

The end-result is impressive, Prabhas has lost close to 20-22 kgs in three months.