Director, actor, writer and producer · Telugu cinema
L. V. Prasad
L. V. Prasad movies: 15 Telugu films on file (9 as director, 7 as actor, 5 as writer, 1 as producer), 1931–1967. Earliest on file: Kalidas (1931). Latest release: Aada Paduchu (30 November 1967).
- Films on file
- 15 (9 as director, 7 as actor, 5 as writer, 1 as producer)
- Years on file
- 1931–1967
- Born
- 17 January 1908 · January birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 22 June 1994
- Selected films on file
- Kalidas, Bhakta Prahlada, Aada Paduchu
- Record
- Q6456668 on Wikidata
Career on file
L. V. Prasad has 15 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1931 to 1967: nine films as director, seven films as actor, five films as writer and one film as producer. The earliest of them is Kalidas (1931), and the most recent release is Aada Paduchu (1967). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Kalidas (1931), Bhakta Prahlada (1932) and Aada Paduchu (1967). Other recent releases on file are Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959), Ilavelpu (1956) and Missamma (1955).
Garikapati Varalakshmi is the most frequent co-star, sharing three films with L. V. Prasad, followed by Savitri (2). Among directors, H. M. Reddy cast L. V. Prasad most often, in four 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; next is Susarla Dakshinamurthi (2). Vijaya Vauhini Studios produced three of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 4 different directors, 9 music directors and 35 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 10 of them; they average 164 minutes, and the longest is Samsaram at 219 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1930s (3), 1940s (4), 1950s (7) and 1960s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.