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N. Om Prakash Rao
Born
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupations
Spouses
  • ​
    (divorced)​
  • Denissaa Prakash[1]
    ​
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    (m. 2002)​
Children4

Om Prakash Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and film actor who primarily works in Kannada film industry. He has, till date, directed about 25 films in Kannada language.[2][when?]

Career

Om Prakash Rao's successful films such as Lockup Death (1996), Simhada Mari (1997), AK-47 (1999), Huchha and Kalasipalya (2004) have been huge blockbusters in Kannada cinema.[citation needed]

Controversies

Omprakash Rao gets beaten up in Srirangapattina. The filmmaker, who has been revealed as a director who takes advantages of all actresses sexually, is said to have been physically abused for all his wrongdoings. The director couldn't even complete the shooting of his film. The film is said to have been stalled by angry people. Om Prakash Rao is said to have asked for sexual favours by actresses by offering them some top projects[3]

Omprakash Rao and Guru Deshpande, and producers Diwakar Babu and Rajashekar, were caught on camera luring young girls with the promise of roles in films[4]

Filmography

As director

Year Film Title Notes
1994 Palegaara
1994 Lockup Death
1994 Gold Medal
1995 Emergency
1997 Simhada Mari
1997 CBI Durga
1999 AK-47
1999 A. K. 47 Telugu
2001 Huchcha Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
2001 Vande Matharam
2002 Ninne Preethisuve
2003 Partha Also producer
2003 Sachi
2004 Kalasipalya
2004 Sahukara
2005 Annavru
2005 Ayya
2005 Thunta
2006 Hubli Also producer
2006 Mandya Also producer
2009 Kannadada Kiran Bedi
2009 Yodha
2010 Sugreeva
2010 Huli
2011 Prince
2012 AK 56
2012 Bheema Theeradalli
2012 Shiva
2013 Election
2014 Chandralekha
2015 Katte
2018 Huccha 2
2020 Thrishoolam

As actor

Year Title Role Note(s)
2002 Dakota Express Sundar
2003 Sachi
2004 Kanakambari Krishna
2004 Aliya Mane Tholiya Krishna
2009 Abhay Shastri
2009 Devru
2010 Thipparalliya Tharlegalu
2010 Shourya
2010 Swayamvara
2011 Dhool
2014 Fair & Lovely
2015 The Man Ravishankar
2016 Khanana Dr. Narasimha

References

  1. ^ "Chitraloka". 20 June 2001. Archived from the original on 20 June 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Om Prakash Rao gets beaten up in Srirangapattina - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Kannada film big shots caught in casting couch sting - India News". India Today. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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