V. Vijayendra Prasad
Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He also worked in a few Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil films. His filmography consists of more than twenty five films as a screenwriter, most of which were commercially successful.
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 07 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Roopa Ganguly |
| Constituency | Nominated (Cinema) |
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| Born | Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad 27 May 1942 Kovvur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Relatives | S. S. Rajamouli (son) |
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His notable work as a screenwriter includes films like the Baahubali series, RRR (2022), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Manikarnika (2019), Magadheera (2009), and Mersal (2017). In 2011, he directed the Telugu film Rajanna, which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. In 2016, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. His upcoming films include 1770, Sita: The Incarnation, Aparaajitha Ayodhya, Pawan Putra Bhaijaan, and Vikramarkudu 2.
On 6 July 2022, President of India Ram Nath Kovind nominated him as a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.