V. B. Rajendra Prasad

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| name = V. B. Rajendra Prasad

| image =

| birth_name = Veeramachaneni Rajendra Prasad

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|11|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gudivada, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|12|1932|11|04|df=y}}

| death_place = Hyderabad, Telangana, India

| occupation = Producer, director

| spouse =

| children = 3, including Jagapathi Babu{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-could-not-make-a-good-movie-for-my-son/article4423471.ece|title='I could not make a good movie for my son'|date=17 February 2013|access-date=25 October 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}

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Veeramachaneni Rajendra Prasad was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Hindi and Tamil films.{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/felicitation-vbrajendraprasad.html|title=VB Rajendra Prasad Felicitation - Telugu Cinema - Telugu film producer's counsel|access-date=25 October 2016}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20081107232905/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/42772.html V.B. Rajendra Prasad turns 77 - Telugu Movie News] He received a National Film Award for Antastulu (1965) and two Filmfare Awards for the films, Antastulu (1965) and Aastiparulu (1966). He is the father of noted actor Jagapathi Babu.

Death

V. B. Rajendra Prasad died on 12 January 2015 at Isha Hospital following a serious respiratory ailment. Doctors informed that it was a natural death.{{Cite news |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Suresh |date=2015-01-13 |title=V.B. Rajendra Prasad, ace film producer, is no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vb-rajendra-prasad-ace-film-producer-is-no-more/article6782525.ece |access-date=2020-08-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=2015-01-13|title=Filmmaker V.B Rajendra Prasad dead|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/filmmaker-v-b-rajendra-prasad-dead}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Language ! scope="col" \| Producer ! scope="col" \| Director ! scope="col" \| Writer
1960 ! scope="row" \| Annapurna \| rowspan="9" \|Telugu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1962 ! scope="row" \| Aradhana \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1964 ! scope="row" \| Aathma Balam \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1965 ! scope="row" \| Antastulu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1966 ! scope="row" \| Aastiparulu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1969 ! scope="row" \| Adrushtavanthulu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1970 ! scope="row" \| Akka Chellelu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1971 ! scope="row" \| Dasara Bullodu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1973 ! scope="row" \| Bangaru Babu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1973 ! scope="row" \| Engal Thanga Raja \|Tamil \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1974 ! scope="row" \| Andaru Dongale \| rowspan="3" \|Telugu \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1974 ! scope="row" \| Manchi Manushulu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1976 ! scope="row" \| Pichimaaraju \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1976 ! scope="row" \| Uthaman \|Tamil \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1977 ! scope="row" \| Bangaru Bommalu \| rowspan="3" \|Telugu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1978 ! scope="row" \| Rama Krishnulu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1979 ! scope="row" \| Muddula Koduku \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1979 ! scope="row" \| Pattakkathi Bhairavan \|Tamil \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1982 ! scope="row" \| Raaste Pyar Ke \| rowspan="2" \|Hindi \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1983 ! scope="row" \| Bekaraar \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1984 ! scope="row" \| S.P. Bhayankar \| rowspan="3" \|Telugu \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1985 ! scope="row" \| Bharyabhartala Bandham \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
1986 ! scope="row" \| Captain Nagarjun \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}
1988 ! scope="row" \| Khatron Ke Khiladi \|Hindi \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1989 ! scope="row" \| Simha Swapnam \| rowspan="5" \|Telugu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1992 ! scope="row" \| Killer \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1993 ! scope="row" \| Bangaru Bullodu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1995 ! scope="row" \| Bhale Bullodu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}
1998 ! scope="row" \| Pelli Peetalu \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Language

! scope="col" | Producer

! scope="col" | Director

! scope="col" | Writer

1960

! scope="row" | Annapurna

| rowspan="9" |Telugu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1962

! scope="row" | Aradhana

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1964

! scope="row" | Aathma Balam

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1965

! scope="row" | Antastulu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1966

! scope="row" | Aastiparulu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1969

! scope="row" | Adrushtavanthulu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1970

! scope="row" | Akka Chellelu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1971

! scope="row" | Dasara Bullodu

| {{yes}}

1973

! scope="row" | Bangaru Babu

| {{yes}}

1973

! scope="row" | Engal Thanga Raja

|Tamil

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1974

! scope="row" | Andaru Dongale

| rowspan="3" |Telugu

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1974

! scope="row" | Manchi Manushulu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1976

! scope="row" | Pichimaaraju

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

1976

! scope="row" | Uthaman

|Tamil

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1977

! scope="row" | Bangaru Bommalu

| rowspan="3" |Telugu

| {{yes}}

1978

! scope="row" | Rama Krishnulu

| {{yes}}

1979

! scope="row" | Muddula Koduku

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1979

! scope="row" | Pattakkathi Bhairavan

|Tamil

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1982

! scope="row" | Raaste Pyar Ke

| rowspan="2" |Hindi

| {{yes}}

1983

! scope="row" | Bekaraar

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1984

! scope="row" | S.P. Bhayankar

| rowspan="3" |Telugu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1985

! scope="row" | Bharyabhartala Bandham

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1986

! scope="row" | Captain Nagarjun

| {{yes}}

1988

! scope="row" | Khatron Ke Khiladi

|Hindi

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1989

! scope="row" | Simha Swapnam

| rowspan="5" |Telugu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1992

! scope="row" | Killer

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1993

! scope="row" | Bangaru Bullodu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1995

! scope="row" | Bhale Bullodu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1998

! scope="row" | Pelli Peetalu

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Awards

;National Film Awards

Best Feature Film in Telugu - Antastulu (1965).{{cite web |title=13th National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf |access-date=15 September 2011 |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals}}

;Filmfare Awards

Best Film - Antastulu (1965)
Best Film – Telugu - Aastiparulu (1966)

;Nandi Awards{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |access-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |language=Telugu}}

Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Aastiparulu (1966)
Raghupathi Venkaiah Award (2003) - Lifetime achievement

;Other honors

K. V. Reddy memorial Award (2000){{cite web |date=2000-12-18 |title=K.V. Reddi Memorial Award presented to V.B. Rajendra Prasad |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/12/18/stories/0418403d.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223010828/http://www.hindu.com/2000/12/18/stories/0418403d.htm |archive-date=23 February 2014 |access-date=25 October 2016 |work=The Hindu}}