Raghupathi Surya Prakash

R. S. Prakash
Born
Raghupathi Surya Prakash Rao Naidu

1901
Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
(now Chennai, India)
Died28 May 1956 (aged 55)
Madras, India (now Chennai)
Occupations

Raghupathi Surya Prakash Rao Naidu (1901–1956), popularly known as R. S. Prakash, was an Indian film director, producer, and cinematographer.[1] He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. He was the first director of Telugu cinema. He shot, developed and edited all his early films.[2]

Along with his father, Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, he produced Bhishma Pratigya in 1921 — generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film.[3][4] Prakash directed the film and also played the title role of Bhishma.[4] Later, he directed several silent and sound films till the 1950s.

  1. ^ Vinnels, David; Skelly, Brent (2002). Bollywood Showplaces: Cinema Theatres in India. E & E Plumridge. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-9516563-5-8.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. pp. 1994–1995. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
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