V. Vijayendra Prasad
V. Vijayendra Prasad | |
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Prasad in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Roopa Ganguly |
| Constituency | Nominated (Cinema) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad 27 May 1942 Kovvur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Children | S. S. Rajamouli |
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| Writing career | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Notable works | Full list |
Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. With a career spanning across nearly three decades, his filmography consists of over 25 films as a screenwriter. He is considered to be one of the most successful film writers in India and only screenwriter who has had a hand in several of the biggest films of Indian cinema. He has frequently collaborated with his son, director S. S. Rajamouli, to deliver some of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
His notable work as a writer includes films like Bobbili Simham (1994), Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), Baahubali duology (2015–2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and RRR (2022). In 2011, he has directed Rajanna, for which he won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. In 2016, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
On 6 July 2022, President of India Ram Nath Kovind nominated him as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.