Title: L.V.PRASAD
Date Of Issue: 5-Sep-2006
Denomination: 500(Ps)
No/Issue Sheet: 40
Printing Process: Wet-offset
Nos. Printed: 0.4 Million
Printer: Security Printing Press, Hyderabad
AKKINENI LAKSHMI VARA PRASAD, popularly known as L.V.Prasad, strode the Indian cine world like a colossus, Actor, director, producer and script writer. L.V. Prasad was involved with various facets of film-making right from the days of the early talkies. Born into an affluent agricultural family in the village of Somavarappadu in Eluru taluk of Andhra Pradesh. He learnt the nuances and techniques of film-making from the eminent personalities like Prithraj Kapoor and Mehboob Khan. L.V Prasad also acted in the first Tamil talkie(Kalidas-1931) and the first Telugu talkie ( Bhaktha Prahlada)-1931). L.V.Prasad made great strides in the film industry and came to be acknowledged as a movie baron who propelled many actors to stardom. For his cinematic achievements he received numerous awards and honours, including the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, conferred on him in the year 1986 for his unique and outstanding achievements and services to the film industry. L.V.Prasad breathed his last on 22nd June 1994, but his legacy of his film lives on along with his gift of vision care for India's teeming poor. The Department of Posts is honoured to issue a commemorative postage stamp on L.V.Prasad.
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