Back K. V. Vijayendra Prasad French के॰वी॰ विजयेन्द्र प्रसाद Hindi V・ヴィジャエーンドラ・プラサード Japanese व्ही. विजयेंद्र प्रसाद Marathi V. Vijayendra Prasad Portuguese கே. வி. விஜயேந்திர பிரசாத் Tamil కె. వి. విజయేంద్ర ప్రసాద్ Tegulu
V. Vijayendra Prasad | |
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 Prasad in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 07 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Roopa Ganguly |
| Constituency | Nominated (Cinema) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad[1] 27 May 1942[2] Kovvur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Relatives | S. S. Rajamouli (son) |
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Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[3] He also worked in a few Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil films. His filmography consists of more than twenty five films as a screenwriter, most of which were commercially successful.[4]
His notable work as a screenwriter includes films like the Baahubali series, RRR (2022), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Manikarnika (2019), Magadheera (2009), and Mersal (2017).[5][6][7][8] In 2011, he directed the Telugu film Rajanna, which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.[9] In 2016, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[10] His upcoming films include 1770, Sita: The Incarnation, Aparaajitha Ayodhya, Pawan Putra Bhaijaan, and Vikramarkudu 2.[3]
On 6 July 2022, President of India Ram Nath Kovind nominated him as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.[11]
- ^ "Meet SS Rajamouli's father, writer V Vijayendra Prasad, who has penned RRR, Baahubali, Bajrangi Bhaijaan". DNA India. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "'Baahubali' writer V Vijayendra Prasad in talks to pen Aamir Khan's 'Mahabharat'". The Hindu. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Rajya Sabha nominee K V Vijayendra Prasad is RRR, Bajrangi Bhaijaan screenwriter and SS Rajamouli's dad". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Atluri, Sri (10 December 2004). "TC Exclusive: Interview with writer Vijayendra Prasad". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004.
- ^ "61st Filmfare Awards 2015 – Live Update". The Times of India.
- ^ "Baahubali, Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Meet the Rs 500 crore writer". India Today. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan Has a Baahubali Connection". NDTV.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali' – a unique connection". The Indian Express. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Small wonder – The Hindu. Thehindu.com (1 January 2012). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners 2016: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2016". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (6 July 2022). "Celebrated athlete PT Usha, Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade among 4 nominated for Rajya Sabha". India TV. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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