Shakti Prasad

Shakti Prasad
Born
J. C. Ramaswamy

(1928-05-19)19 May 1928
Died2 August 1986(1986-08-02) (aged 58)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActor
Years active1967–1986
SpouseLakshmi Devi
Children3, including Kishore Sarja and Arjun Sarja
Relatives

J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly Negative roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films including landmark films such as Immadi Pulikeshi (1967) and Antha (1981).

He is the father of actor Arjun Sarja and director Kishore Sarja, grandfather of actors Chiranjeevi Sarja, Dhruva Sarja and Aishwarya Arjun and father-in-law of former film actress Niveditha Arjun.