Actor and director · Telugu cinema
L. V. Prasad
- Films on file
- 12 (4 as actor, 9 as director)
- Years on file
- 1931–1959
- Known for
- Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu, Missamma, Pembudu Kodukku
Career on file
L. V. Prasad has 12 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1931 to 1959: four films as an actor and nine films as director. The earliest of them is Kalidas (1931), and the most recent release is Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959). Other recent releases on file are Missamma (1955), Pembudu Kodukku (1953) and Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952).
Garikapati Varalakshmi is the most frequent co-star, sharing two films with L. V. Prasad. Among directors, H. M. Reddy cast L. V. Prasad most often, in three films. In the films L. V. Prasad directed, N. T. Rama Rao appears most often (six films), ahead of Savitri (5) and S. V. Ranga Rao (5). Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and S. Rajeswara Rao each scored three of them, more than any other music director. Vijaya Vauhini Studios produced three of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 2 different directors, 8 music directors and 29 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 9 of them; they average 164 minutes, and the longest is Samsaram at 219 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (2), 1940s (4) and 1950s (6).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.