Vijayendra Prasad has been nominated for a Rajya Sabha seat. With the news of his nomination to the political post broke, fans took to social media to congratulate the veteran screenwriter and film director on the achievement. Prasad is the father of SS Rajamouli, the director of India’s biggest blockbuster Baahubali franchise and most recently RRR. However, Prasad is the brain behind these two films as he wrote the script for them.
Born in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, KV Vijayendra Prasad is one of the leading screenwriters and film directors of the country. He has written the story for several major Telugu and Hindi films. His notable works include some of the highest-grossing Indian films, such as RRR, the Bahubali series and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Some of the films written by him have crossed regional boundaries and became blockbusters across the country, which is a rare feat. It is important for national integration and cultural integration. He has been instrumental in creating a sense of cultural pride and nationalism through cinema. He has won several awards for story writing, including the 2016 Filmfare Award for Best Story for Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
In 1988, Prasad wrote his first film, Janaki Ramudu, starring Nagarjuna. After that, he wrote scripts for several films in the Telugu and Kannada film industries. In 1996, he directed his first feature film Ardhangi. He wrote Rajamouli’s Chhatrapati starring Prabhas in 2005 which was a huge hit. In 2009, he wrote the blockbuster fantasy drama Magadheera starring Ram Charan.
By this time, any film written by Prasad was a sure bet for filmmakers. In 2012, he wrote his first screenplay for a Hindi film titled Rowdy Rathore, starring Akshay Kumar, After this, Bahubali came in 2015 and the rest told their history. Baahubali will not only make Prasad a blockbuster writer but will also bring his son Rajamouli into the national limelight. The father-son duo followed it up with Baahubali 2 in 2017, which was an even bigger hit.
In 2015, Prasad wrote the Kabir Khan-directed Bajrangi Bhaijaan, starring Salman Khan, It broke many records at the box office in the Hindi film industry. After success with Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Thalaivi (2021) and RRR (2012), she followed it up with Mersal starring Vijay and Samantha. He is currently working on Sita: Rebirth, a sequel to Bajrangi Bhaijaan and a film based on the famous novel Anandamath by renowned Bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.