Vizag Prasad

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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[edit]

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, gave him the stage name "Vizag Prasad" to differentiate himself from the other actors with the stage name Prasad in the film.^[1] The stage name "Vizag Prasad" was derived from Prasad's birthplace, Gopalapuram, which is a suburb of Vizag. He made his Tamil debut in the film, Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, which was his only Tamil film to date.^[2] After a hiatus, he garnered acclaim for his role as Uday Kiran's father in Nuvvu Nenu in 2001.^[1] 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.^[2]^[1]

Plays[edit]

He acted in over 700 plays including:^[2]

Appu Patram
Bhale Pelli
Bhajantreelu
Kaala Dharmam

Filmography[edit]

1985 Babayi-Abbayi
1988 Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (Tamil)
1992 Sundarakanda
2001 Nuvvu Nenu
2002 Malli Malli Chudali
2002 Allari Ramudu
2002 Chennakesava Reddy
2002 Gemeni
2002 Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu
2002 Kalusukovalani
2003 Juniors
2003 Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story
2003 Appudappudu
2003 Anaganaga O Kurraadu
2003 Janaki Weds Sriram
2004 Kedi No. 1
2004 Gowri
2004 Gudumba Shankar
2004 Pedababu
2005 Athanokkade
2005 Bhadra
2005 Political Rowdy
2005 Alex
2005 Allari Bullodu
2005 Jai Chiranjeeva
2006 Shock
2008 Sundarakanda
2009 Fitting Master
2009 Bangaru Babu
2013 Masala
2014 Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
2015 Lion
2017 Lovers Club
2018 Officer

Death[edit]

He died in 2018 due to cardiac arrest.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Telugu actor 'Vizag Prasad' dies of cardiac arrest". The Hindu. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (22 October 2018). "Actor Vizag Prasad is no more". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Vizag Prasad on IMDb

[The_Hindu-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Telugu actor 'Vizag Prasad' dies of cardiac arrest". The Hindu. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[TOI-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (22 October 2018). "Actor Vizag Prasad is no more". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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