Potti Prasad
TrendingAlso known as: కవివరపు ప్రసాదరావు, Kavivarapu Prasad Rao
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Potti Prasad
- Born
- January 5, 1929
- Birthplace
- Atapaka
- Age
- 97 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Capricorn
- Height
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- Weight
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
- Religion
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- Ethnicity
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- Eye Color
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- Profession
- Actor
- Net Worth
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- Education
- B.Com
- Spouse
- Rajyalakshmi
- Children
- 1 (Jagannatha Rao)
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Biography
Potti Prasad is 97 years old, an actor, from India.
Potti Prasad was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He was introduced to films by Jandhyala. His notable roles include those in Chantabbai and Sagara Sangamam. He made his screen debut with Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu in a brief role as one of the two prospective bridegrooms for Girija. He was bowled over by the magnanimity of Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani when he was paid Rs.1116/- for that one scene work. He was a friend of another comedian Raja Babu.
They acted in stage plays together. His last film was Brundavanam (1992).
Career & Filmography
Movies(7)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Nari Nari Naduma Murari |
| 1989 | Sutradharulu |
| 1989 | Hai Hai Nayaka |
| 1988 | Vivaha Bhojanambu |
| 1986 | Chantabbai |
| 1983 | Saagara Sangamam |
| 1982 | Subhalekha |
Family
Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Rajyalakshmi | Married |
Family
Interesting Facts
- His notable roles include those in Chantabbai and Sagara Sangamam.
- He made his screen debut with Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu in a brief role as one of the two (the other being Padmanabham) prospective bridegrooms for Girija.
- He was bowled over by the magnanimity of Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani when he was paid Rs.1116/- for that one scene work.
- Prasad was a stage actor before making his debut in films.
- Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959) was his first film as an actor.
- Chakrapani offered him a role in this film after watching his performance in a stage show in Madras.
- He continued acting in stage shows while trying to get roles in movies.
- He played the role of an editor of a weekly magazine in the comedy film Chantabbai starring Charanjeevi.
- He also played significant role in award-winning film Sagara Sangamam as a domestic help.
- In the film Hai Hai Nayaka, he played the role of an Avadhani who loses his mind after listening to foul words of his student.
- He plays a detective role in the film Babai Abbai starring Nandamuri Balakrishna.
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