V. Vijayendra Prasad

V. Vijayendra Prasad
Prasad in 2019
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 July 2022
Preceded byRoopa Ganguly
ConstituencyNominated (Cinema)
Personal details
Born
Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad[1]

(1942-05-27) 27 May 1942 (age 82)[2]
Kovvur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
RelativesS. S. Rajamouli (son)
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • film director
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Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[3] He also worked in a few Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil films. With a career spanning across nearly three decades, his filmography consists of over 25 films as a screenwriter.[4] He is considered to be one of the most successful film writers in India and only screenwriter who has had a hand in several of the biggest movies of Indian cinema.[5][6] He has frequently collaborated with his son, the director S. S. Rajamouli, to deliver some of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

His notable work as a writer includes films like Bobbili Simham (1994), Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), the Baahubali series, RRR (2022), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Manikarnika (2019) and Mersal (2017).[7][8][9][10] In 2011, he directed the Telugu film Rajanna, which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film.[11] In 2016, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[12] His upcoming films include 1770, Sita: The Incarnation, Aparaajitha Ayodhya, Pawan Putra Bhaijaan, and Vikramarkudu 2.[3]

On 6 July 2022, President of India Ram Nath Kovind nominated him as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.[13]

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  2. ^ "'Baahubali' writer V Vijayendra Prasad in talks to pen Aamir Khan's 'Mahabharat'". The Hindu. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rajya Sabha nominee K V Vijayendra Prasad is RRR, Bajrangi Bhaijaan screenwriter and SS Rajamouli's dad". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ Atluri, Sri (10 December 2004). "TC Exclusive: Interview with writer Vijayendra Prasad". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004.
  5. ^ Pandey, Devasheesh; news, India TV (6 July 2022). "Vijayendra Prasad nominated to RS: Not just Rajamouli's father but most successful film writer in India". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Cain, Rob. "Vijayendra Prasad: The Mastermind Behind 'Mersal', 'Baahubali' And Other Giant Hits". Forbes. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "61st Filmfare Awards 2015 – Live Update". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Baahubali, Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Meet the Rs 500 crore writer". India Today. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan Has a Baahubali Connection". NDTV.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali' – a unique connection". The Indian Express. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. ^ Small wonder – The Hindu. Thehindu.com (1 January 2012). Retrieved on 2015-10-31.
  12. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners 2016: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2016". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (6 July 2022). "Celebrated athlete PT Usha, Philanthropist Veerendra Heggade among 4 nominated for Rajya Sabha". India TV. Retrieved 6 July 2022.