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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker (c. 1929–2012)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = R. N. K. Prasad
| image = R.N.KrishnaPrasadImg.jpg
| imagesize =
| birth_name = Rattihalli Nagendra Rao Krishna Prasad
| birth_date = 1929
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 15 {{death year and age|2012|1929|02}}
| death_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Cinematographer, film director, actor
| othername =
| years_active =
| parents = [[R. Nagendra Rao]]
| spouse = [[Usha Prasad]]
| children = [[Rajeev Prasad]], [[Mala Rao]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.rnjayagopal.com/}}
| family = {{ubl|[[R. N. Jayagopal]] (brother)|[[R. N. Sudarshan]] (brother)}}
}}

'''Rattihalli Nagendra Rao Krishna Prasad''' (c. 1929 – 15 February 2012) was an Indian cinematographer, actor, director and producer. He was the eldest son of [[R. Nagendra Rao]] considered one of the foremost figures of [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rnk-prasad-veteran-cinematographer-dead/article2898367.ece|title=R.N.K. Prasad, veteran cinematographer, dead|date=16 February 2012|publisher=|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/RNK-Prasad-dead/articleshow/21425307.cms|title=RNK Prasad dead|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>

== Career ==
Born in 1929 in [[Mysore]], Krishna Prasad directed the Kannada film ''[[Naguva Hoovu]]'' starring his younger brother [[R. N. Sudarshan]] in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/the-directors-natural-choice/article2911538.ece|title=The director's natural choice|first=Muralidhara|last=Khajane|date=20 February 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Krishna Prasad won the Karnataka State Award for cinematography three times.

In his later years, Krishna Prasad acted in Tamil films playing an important supporting role in ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' (1990) along with his brother [[R. N. Jayagopal]]. Krishna Prasad also acted in the Tamil television serial ''[[Marmadesam]]''.

==Filmography==
===As a cinematographer===
*''[[Premada Putri]]'' (1957)
*''[[Vijayanagarada Veeraputhra]]'' (1961)
*''[[Naandi (film)|Naandi]]'' (1964)
*''[[Nanna Kartavya]]'' (1965)
*''[[Belli Moda]]'' (1967)
*''[[Dhoomakethu]]'' (1968)
*''[[Kadina Rahasya]]'' (1969)
*''[[Arishina Kunkuma]]'' (1970)
*''[[Naguva Hoovu]]'' (1971; also director)
*''[[Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta]]'' (1971)
*''[[Kesarina Kamala]]'' (1973)
*''[[Seethe Alla Savithri]]'' (1973)
*''[[Uravu Solla Oruvan]]'' (1975) (Tamil)
*''[[Kavikkuyil]]'' (1977) (Tamil)
*''[[Chittu Kuruvi]]'' (1978) (Tamil)
*''[[Rosappu Ravikkaikari]]'' (1979) (Tamil)
*''[[Mutthu Ondu Mutthu]]'' (1979)
*''[[Mareyada Haadu]]'' (1981)
*''[[Avala Antharanga]]'' (1984)
*''[[Rusi (film)|Rusi]]'' (1984) (Tamil)
*''[[Aagaya Thamaraigal]]'' (1985) (Tamil)
*''[[Hrudaya Pallavi]]'' (1987)
===As an actor===
;Films
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Nayakan]]'' || Reddy brother
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' || Venugopal
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992||''[[Thambi Pondatti]]'' ||
|-
|''Pudhusa Padikkiren Paattu'' ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Pathavi Pramanam]]'' || President of India
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995 || ''[[Raasaiyya]]'' || Groom's father
|-
|''[[Ragasiya Police]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996 || ''[[Sivasakthi]]'' || R. N. K. Prasad
|-
| ''[[Subash (film)|Subash]]'' || Indian Army General
|-
|}
;Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Marmadesam#Ragasiyam|Marmadesam - Ragasiyam]]'' || Govindarajan G. || Tamil television series
|-
| 2002{{endash}}2006 || ''[[Nagamma (TV series)|Nagamma]]'' || Ravi's father || Telugu television series
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
*1967–68 Karnataka State Film Awards: [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] - ''[[Belli Moda]]'' (won)
*[[1980–81 Karnataka State Film Awards]]: Best Cinematographer - ''[[Mareyada Haadu]]'' (won)
*[[1984–85 Karnataka State Film Awards]]: Best Cinematographer - ''[[Avala Antharanga]]'' (won)

== References ==
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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:Artists from Mysore]]
[[Category:Film producers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Kannada film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Film directors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]
[[Category:Karnataka State Film Award winners]]

R. N. K. Prasad - Revision history

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