V. B. Rajendra Prasad

V. B. Rajendra Prasad
V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Born	Veeramachaneni Rajendra Prasad; 4 November 1932; Gudivada, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	12 January 2015 (aged 82); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation	Producer; director
Children	3, including Jagapathi Babu

Veeramachaneni Rajendra Prasad was an Indian film Producer and director, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Bollywood, and Tamil films.^[2]^[3]^[4] He won one National Film Award for Antastulu and 2 Filmfare Awards for films, Antastulu and Aastiparulu. He is the father of noted actor Jagapathi Babu.^[5]

Death[edit | edit source]

VB Rajendra Prasad died on 12 January 2015 at Isha Hospital following a serious respiratory ailment. Doctors informed that it was a natural death.^[5]^[6]

Awards[edit | edit source]

National Film Awards

Best Feature Film in Telugu - Antastulu (1965).^[7]

Filmfare Awards

Best Film - Antastulu (1965)
Best Film – Telugu - Aastiparulu (1966)

Nandi Awards^[8]

Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Asthiparulu (1966)
Raghupathi Venkaiah Award (2003) - Lifetime achievement

Other honors

K. V. Reddy memorial Award (2000)^[9]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As Producer[edit | edit source]

Telugu

Pelli Peetalu (1998)
Bhale Bullodu (1995)
Bangaru Bullodu (1993)
Killer (1992)
Simha Swapnam (1989)
Captain Nagarjun (1986)
S.P. Bhayankar (1984)
Bharyabhartala Bandham (1984)
Muddula Koduku (1979)
Rama Krishnulu (1978)
Bangaru Bommalu (1977)
Pichchimaaraju (1975)
Manchi Manushulu (1974)
Bangaru Babu (1973)
Dasara Bullodu (1971)
Akka Chellelu (1970)
Adrushtavanthulu (1969)
Aastiparulu (1966)
Antastulu (1965)
Aathma Balam (1964)
Aradhana (1962)
Annapurna (1960)

Hindi

Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988)
Bekaraar (1983)
Raaste Pyar Ke (1982)

As Director[edit | edit source]

Telugu

Captain Nagarjun (1986)
S. P. Bhayankar (1984)
Bharyabhartala Bandham (1984)
Muddula Koduku (1979)
Rama Krishnulu (1978)
Bangaru Bommalu (1977)
Pichchimaaraju (1975)
Manchi Manushulu (1974)
Andaru Dongale (1974)
Bangaru Babu (1973)
Dasara Bullodu (1971)^[10]

Hindi

Bekaraar (1983)
Raaste Pyar Ke (1982)

Tamil

Pattakkathi Bhairavan (1979)
Uthaman (1976)
Engal Thanga Raja (1973)

As Writer[edit | edit source]

Captain Nagarjun (1986)
Raaste Pyar Ke (1982)
Bangaru Bommalu (1977)
Bangaru Babu (1973)
Dasara Bullodu (1971)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "'I could not make a good movie for my son'". The Hindu. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
↑ "VB Rajendra Prasad Felicitation - Telugu Cinema - Telugu film producer's counsel". Retrieved 25 October 2016.
↑ V.B. Rajendra Prasad turns 77 - Telugu Movie News
↑ "Rajendra Prasad V.B." IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (13 January 2015). "V.B. Rajendra Prasad, ace film producer, is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
↑ "Filmmaker V.B Rajendra Prasad dead". The Indian Express. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
↑ "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "K.V. Reddi Memorial Award presented to V.B. Rajendra Prasad". The Hindu. 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
↑ "ANR inspired Telugu film industry's shift from Chennai". The Hindu. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]

V. B. Rajendra Prasad on IMDb

[1] "'I could not make a good movie for my son'". The Hindu. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[2] "VB Rajendra Prasad Felicitation - Telugu Cinema - Telugu film producer's counsel". Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[3] V.B. Rajendra Prasad turns 77 - Telugu Movie News

[4] "Rajendra Prasad V.B." IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (13 January 2015). "V.B. Rajendra Prasad, ace film producer, is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[6] "Filmmaker V.B Rajendra Prasad dead". The Indian Express. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[13thawardPDF-7] "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[8] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[9] "K.V. Reddi Memorial Award presented to V.B. Rajendra Prasad". The Hindu. 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[10] "ANR inspired Telugu film industry's shift from Chennai". The Hindu. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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v t e Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
1980–1990	1980: L. V. Prasad (director and producer) 1981: P. Pullaiah and Santha Kumari (director and producer) 1982: B. A. Subba Rao (director, producer and writer) 1983: M. A. Rahman 1984: Kosaraju Raghavaiah Choudary (lyricist, poet and actor) 1985: Bhanumati (actor, producer, singer, music director, and writer) 1986: Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana 1987: B. Nagi Reddy (producer) 1988: D. V. S. Raju (producer) 1989: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (actor) 1990: Dasari Narayana Rao (actor, director, and producer)
1991–2000	1991: K. Viswanath (Film director) 1992: S. Rajeswara Rao (composer) 1993: D. Madhusudhana Rao (producer) 1994: Anjali Devi (actress) 1995: K. S. Prakash Rao (actor, cinematographer, director, producer) 1996: Inturi Venkateswara Rao 1997: V. Madhusudhan Rao 1998: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (actor) 1999: Santha Kumari (actress and producer) 2000: Kanta Rao (actor, producer)
2001–present	2001: Allu Rama Lingaiah (actor) 2002: P. Susheela (playback singer) 2003: V. B. Rajendra Prasad (producer) 2004: Krishnaveni (actress and producer) 2005: M. S. Reddy (producer, writer, and director) 2006: Daggubati Rama Naidu (producer, actor) 2007: Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (producer) 2008: Vijaya Nirmala (actress, producer and director) 2009: K. Ragava (producer) 2010: M. Balaiah (actor, producer and director) 2011: Kaikala Satyanarayana (actor, producer and director) 2012: Kodi Ramakrishna (director) 2013: Vanisri (actress) 2014: Krishnam Raju (actor) 2015: Eswar (publicity designer, writer) 2016: Chiranjeevi (actor, producer)