Back ال. ڤى. پراساد ARZ এল ভি প্ৰসাদ Assamese एल॰ वी॰ प्रसाद Hindi L.V. Prasad ID L・V・プラサード Japanese एल.व्ही. प्रसाद Marathi எல். வி. பிரசாத் Tamil ఎల్.వి.ప్రసాద్ Tegulu ایل وی پرساد Urdu
L. V. Prasad | |
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 Prasad on a 2006 stamp of India | |
| Born | Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao 17 January 1907 Somavarappadu, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 22 June 1994 (aged 87) Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, businessman |
| Years active | 1930–1990 |
| Children | 2, Late A. Anand Rao and Ramesh Prasad |
| Relatives | A. Sreekar Prasad (nephew) |
| Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1982) |
Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao (17 January 1907 – 22 June 1994), known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest Award for films in India. In 1980, he was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, for his contribution to Telugu cinema.
He founded Prasads Group in 1956, which include the Prasad Art Pictures, Prasad Studios, Prasad's IMAX and L. V. Prasad Eye Institute.[1] He was elected as the President of The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 1982–83. The Government of India released a Commemorative postage stamp in his memory in 2006.[2]
Prasad also had the unique distinction of acting in the first talkies of three different languages of Indian cinema; Alam Ara (Hindi), Bhakta Prahlada (Telugu) and Kalidas (a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film).[3]
- ^ "L.V. Prasad Institute to adapt new technique in cornea surgery". The Nindu. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "54th National Film Aawards" (PDF). nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Express News Service (23 June 1994). "L.V.Prasad dead". The Indian Express. p. 11. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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