Pradeep Shakthi | |
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Born | 25 July 1954 |
Died | 20 February 2016 | (aged 61)
Occupation(s) | Film actor, Director, Business man |
Years active | 1985-1994 2008-2009 2013-2015 |
Pradeep Shakthi (25 July 1954 – 20 February 2016) was an Indian Telugu actor, director and businessman.[1][2][3]
Pradeep Shakthi, born as Raja Vasireddy, was from the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to Telugu cinema by director Vamsy in the film Aalaapana (1985). He acted in many Telugu and Tamil films in negative roles. He directed a politically controversial film, 1990 Kaliyuga Viswamithra (1989). He migrated to the US in 1993 and settled in Staten Island, New York, where he became a full-time restauranteur.[4]