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'''Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao''',<ref name="సరదా కాస్త వ్యసనమైపోయింది">{{cite web |last1=పి |first1=మధుసూదనాచారి |title=సరదా కాస్త వ్యసనమైపోయింది |url=http://telugucinemacharitra.blogspot.in/2012/01/blog-post_28.html |accessdate=31 October 2017 |website= |publisher=[[Eenadu]]}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Vizag Prasad''', was an Indian actor known for his work in [[Telugu cinema]] and [[Telugu theatre|theatre]], particularly in negative and character roles. He made his film debut with ''[[Babai Abbai]]'' (1985),<ref name=":0" /> directed by [[Jandhyala]], and went on to appear in over 170 films and 700 plays throughout his career.<ref name="Sakshi" />


'''Korlam Parvati Vara Prasada Rao''', better known by his stage name '''Vizag Prasad''', was a Telugu theatre artist actor known for his negative character artiste roles.
== Career ==
Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao hails from [[Gopalapatnam]], a suburb of [[Visakhapatnam]] (Vizag).<ref name="Sakshi" /> He began his acting career at the age of 16, performing in numerous plays before transitioning to films.


== Career ==
''[[Babai Abbai]]'' (1985), directed by [[Jandhyala]], was his first film.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Sakshi" /> During the making of ''Mogudu Pellalu'' (1985), director Jandhyala gave him the stage name "Vizag Prasad" to distinguish him from other actors named Prasad in the film.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web |date=2018-10-22 |title=Telugu actor 'Vizag Prasad' dies of cardiac arrest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/actor-vizag-prasad-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/article25281819.ece |access-date=2020-02-19 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> The name "Vizag Prasad" was derived from his native place, Gopalapuram, a suburb of Vizag. Until the release of ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]'', he was credited as "K. P. V. Prasad" in his films. However, during the shooting of ''Nuvvu Nenu'', the cast and crew referred to him as "Vizag" Prasad, and the name was later used in the film's title credits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=25 September 2006 |title=Retrospect: Babai-Abbai (1985) |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/retro_babai-abbai1985.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429003636/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/movies/retro_babai-abbai1985.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-04-29 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}</ref>
He started acting in plays at age 16. He acted in hundreds of plays before moving on to films. His first film was ''[[Babayi-Abbayi]]''. The director of the film, [[Jandhyala (filmmaker)|Jandhyala]], gave him the stage name "Vizag Prasad" to differentiate himself from the other actors with the stage name Prasad in the film.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/actor-vizag-prasad-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/article25281819.ece |title=Telugu actor ‘Vizag Prasad’ dies of cardiac arrest |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2018-10-22 |access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> The stage name "Vizag Prasad" was derived from Prasad's birthplace, [[Gopalapuram, Visakhapatnam|Gopalapuram]], which is a suburb of [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag]]. He made his Tamil debut in the film, ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', which was his only Tamil film to date.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/actor-vizag-prasad-is-no-more/articleshow/66304067.cms |title=Actor Vizag Prasad is no more |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2018-10-22 | first=Srivathsan | last=Nadadhur |access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> After a hiatus, he garnered acclaim for his role as [[Uday Kiran]]'s father in ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]'' in 2001.<ref name="The Hindu" /> ''Nuvvu Nenu'' enabled him to be a viable supporting actor and he starred with well known Telugu actors in  ''Sundara Kanda'', ''Allari Ramudu'', ''Bhadra'', ''Allari Bullodu'', ''Gemeni'', and ''Jai Chiranjeeva''.<ref name="TOI" /><ref name="The Hindu" />
 
He made his Tamil debut in the film, ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', which was his one of his only Tamil films to date.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/actor-vizag-prasad-is-no-more/articleshow/66304067.cms |title=Actor Vizag Prasad is no more |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2018-10-22 | first=Srivathsan | last=Nadadhur |access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> After a hiatus, he garnered acclaim for his role as [[Uday Kiran]]'s father in ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]'' in 2001.<ref name="The Hindu" /> ''Nuvvu Nenu'' enabled him to be a viable supporting actor and he starred with well known Telugu actors in  ''Sundara Kanda'', ''Allari Ramudu'', ''Bhadra'', ''Allari Bullodu'', ''Gemeni'', and ''Jai Chiranjeeva''.<ref name="TOI" /><ref name="The Hindu" />
 
== Death ==
He died in 2018 due to cardiac arrest.<ref name="The Hindu" />


== Plays ==
== Plays ==
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* ''Kaala Dharmam''
* ''Kaala Dharmam''
== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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*1985 ''[[Babayi-Abbayi]]''
*1985 ''[[Babayi-Abbayi]]''<ref name=Sakshi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/vizag-prasad-died-heart-stroke-visakhapatnam-1127392|title=వైజాగ్‌కు ఇక సెలవు|date=22 October 2018|website=Sakshi}}</ref>
*1985 ''Mogudu Pellalu''
*1985 ''[[Pratighatana]]''
*1987 ''[[Sruthilayalu]]''  
*1988 ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'' (Tamil)
*1988 ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'' (Tamil)
*1992 ''[[Swathi Kiranam]]''
*1992 ''[[Sundarakanda (1992 film)|Sundarakanda]]''
*1992 ''[[Sundarakanda (1992 film)|Sundarakanda]]''
*1993 ''[[Prema Pusthakam]]''
*2001 ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]''
*2001 ''[[Nuvvu Nenu]]''
*2002 ''[[Nee Premakai]]''
*2002 ''[[Malli Malli Chudali]]''
*2002 ''[[Malli Malli Chudali]]''
*2002 ''[[Allari Ramudu]]''
*2002 ''[[Allari Ramudu]]''
*2002 ''[[Nee Thodu Kavali]]''
*2002 ''[[Chennakesava Reddy]]''
*2002 ''[[Chennakesava Reddy]]''
*2002 ''[[Gemeni (film)|Gemeni]]''
*2002 ''[[Gemeni (film)|Gemeni]]''
*2002 ''[[Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu]]''
*2002 ''[[Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu]]''
*2002 ''[[Kalusukovalani]]''
*2002 ''[[Kalusukovalani]]''
*2002 ''[[Vachina Vaadu Suryudu]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-vvs.html|title=Combining art with a cause|work=[[The Hindu]]|via=Idlebrain.com|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-date=17 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117184750/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-vvs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2002 ''Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu''
*2002 ''[[Siva Rama Raju]]''
*2003 ''[[Juniors (film)|Juniors]]''
*2003 ''[[Juniors (film)|Juniors]]''
*2003 ''[[Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story]]''
*2003 ''[[Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story]]''
*2003 ''Appudappudu''
*2003 ''[[Appudappudu]]''
*2003 ''Anaganaga O Kurraadu''
*2003 ''[[Anaganaga O Kurraadu]]''
*2003 ''Janaki Weds Sriram''
*2003 ''[[Janaki Weds Sriram]]''
*2004 ''Kedi No. 1''
*2004 ''Kedi No. 1''
*2004 ''[[Gowri (2004 film)|Gowri]]''
*2004 ''[[Gowri (2004 film)|Gowri]]''
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*2005 ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]''
*2005 ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]''
*2006 ''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]''
*2006 ''[[Shock (2006 film)|Shock]]''
*2008 ''[[Sundarakanda (2008 film)|Sundarakanda ]]''
*2006 ''[[Raam (2006 film)|Raam]]''
*2006 ''[[Boys and Girls (2006 film)|Boys and Girls]]'' (Tamil)
*2008 ''[[Sundarakanda (2008 film)|Sundarakanda]]''
*2008 ''[[Adivishnu]]''
*2009 ''[[Fitting Master]]''
*2009 ''[[Fitting Master]]''
*2009 ''[[Bangaru Babu (2009 film)|Bangaru Babu]]''
*2009 ''[[Bangaru Babu (2009 film)|Bangaru Babu]]''
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*2014 ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]''
*2014 ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]''
*2015 ''[[Lion (2015 film)|Lion]]''
*2015 ''[[Lion (2015 film)|Lion]]''
*2016 ''Rani Gari Bangla''
*2017 ''Lovers Club''
*2017 ''Lovers Club''
*2017 ''Idhi Maa Prema Katha''
*2018 ''[[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]]''
*2018 ''[[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]]''
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== Death ==
;Television
He died in 2018 due to cardiac arrest.<ref name="The Hindu" />
*''[[Lady Detective (TV series)|Lady Detective]]''


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2018 deaths]]
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[[Category:Indian film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]

Latest revision as of 22:02, 26 March 2026


Vizag Prasad
Born
Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao
OccupationActor
Years active1981-2018

Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao,[1] better known by his stage name Vizag Prasad, was an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema and theatre, particularly in negative and character roles. He made his film debut with Babai Abbai (1985),[2] directed by Jandhyala, and went on to appear in over 170 films and 700 plays throughout his career.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Korlam Parvathi Varaprasada Rao hails from Gopalapatnam, a suburb of Visakhapatnam (Vizag).[3] He began his acting career at the age of 16, performing in numerous plays before transitioning to films.

Babai Abbai (1985), directed by Jandhyala, was his first film.[2][3] During the making of Mogudu Pellalu (1985), director Jandhyala gave him the stage name "Vizag Prasad" to distinguish him from other actors named Prasad in the film.[4] The name "Vizag Prasad" was derived from his native place, Gopalapuram, a suburb of Vizag. Until the release of Nuvvu Nenu, he was credited as "K. P. V. Prasad" in his films. However, during the shooting of Nuvvu Nenu, the cast and crew referred to him as "Vizag" Prasad, and the name was later used in the film's title credits.[2]

He made his Tamil debut in the film, Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, which was his one of his only Tamil films to date.[5] After a hiatus, he garnered acclaim for his role as Uday Kiran's father in Nuvvu Nenu in 2001.[4] Nuvvu Nenu enabled him to be a viable supporting actor and he starred with well known Telugu actors in Sundara Kanda, Allari Ramudu, Bhadra, Allari Bullodu, Gemeni, and Jai Chiranjeeva.[5][4]

Death[edit | edit source]

He died in 2018 due to cardiac arrest.[4]

Plays[edit | edit source]

He acted in over 700 plays including:[5]

  • Appu Patram
  • Bhale Pelli
  • Bhajantreelu
  • Kaala Dharmam

Filmography[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Television

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ పి, మధుసూదనాచారి. "సరదా కాస్త వ్యసనమైపోయింది". Eenadu. Retrieved 31 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Retrospect: Babai-Abbai (1985)". Telugucinema.com. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "వైజాగ్‌కు ఇక సెలవు". Sakshi. 22 October 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Telugu actor 'Vizag Prasad' dies of cardiac arrest". The Hindu. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (22 October 2018). "Actor Vizag Prasad is no more". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Combining art with a cause". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Idlebrain.com.

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