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Vinaya Prasad
Born
Vinaya Bhat

OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
  • V. R. K. Prasad
    (m. 1988; died 1995)
  • Jyotiprakash
    (m. 2002)

Vinaya Prakash (née Bhat), (22 November 1967)[1] also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has featured primarily in Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films and television series besides acting in Telugu language films.[2]

Career

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Vinaya Prasad hails from Udupi district of Karnataka state. Prasad made her film debut with a small role in G. V. Iyer's Madhwacharya in 1986. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Anant Nag. The film was a huge success and she went on to act in many more films in not only Kannada but also Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Some of her notable Kannada films include Ganeshana Maduve, Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare, Gauri Ganesha, Mysore Jaana and Suryodaya. She starred in a supporting role in the all-time blockbuster Manichitrathazhu, opposite Mohanlal. In Tamil, Prasad has acted as the heroine in the hit movie Thaikulame Thaikulame with Pandiarajan and Urvashi starring. In Telugu, her movies include Indra, Donga Dongadi and Andhrudu, for which her performance won a lot of praise.

After a successful career as a lead actress, Prasad switched over to character roles in South Indian films and remains a sought-after actress in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. Prasad is also an effective compere and singer. Prasad has compered several important events like Vasantha Habba in Nrityagram and the annual Dasara procession in Mysore. She has starred in the longest-running and most popular daily soap opera on Malayalam TV, Sthree, which aired from late 1998 to mid 2000 on Asianet television channel. The popularity of this soap made her a household name among Malayalis. In 2006, she returned to the Malayalam small screen to reprise her role as Indu in the sequel to the original Sthree, also named, Sthree.

Personal life

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Vinaya is from the Udupi district in Karnataka and was raised in Udupi. In 1988, she married V. R. K. Prasad, a director and editor of Kannada films, who died at a young age.[3][2]

In 2002, Vinaya married Jyotiprakash and currently resides in Bangalore with her husband and daughter Prathama Prasad.[3] Jyotiprakash has a son named Jai Atre, from his previous marriage, who is into film direction and screenwriting in Mumbai.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Kannada films

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Other language films

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Television

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Serials
List of Vinaya Prasad television serials credits
Year Series Role Language Channel
1987 Bisilu Kudure Kannada
1990 Badukkinalli Ondu Tiruvu Savithri
1991 Kavalu Dari
1998 Shakthi
1998–2000 Sthree Indu Malayalam Asianet
2000–2001 Sthree (Part 2)
2002 Sarada Sarada
2003 Sthree Indu Kannada Asianet Kaveri
2004 Nanda Gokula
2005–2007 Sthree (Sequel to Part 1) Indu Malayalam Asianet
2007–2008 Priyamanasi Manasi Surya TV
2009 Sreemahabhagavatham Kunti Asianet
2010 Devimahatymam Devamma
Anupama Anupama Kannada Zee Kannada
2010–2013 Bangaara Kanchana Udaya TV
2011 Devimahatymam Shivani Malayalam Asianet
2013 Nithyothsava Pratibha Guntur Kannada Zee Kannada
2014–2015 Balamani Sumangala a.k.a. Azhakathamma Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
2016 Ponnambili Appu mash's wife (Photo Presence)
Sundari Nandhini Kannada Udaya TV
2017–2018 Ammuvinte Amma Padmaja Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
2018–2024 Paaru Akhilandeshwari Kannada Zee Kannada
2020 Roja Renuka Devi (cameo) Tamil Sun TV
Thinkalkalamaan Kalamandalam Umadevi Malayalam Surya TV
2020–2021 Anbe Vaa Annalakshmi Tamil Sun TV
Shows
List of Vinaya Prasad television show credits
Year Title Role Language Channel
2007, 2008, 2009 Star Singer Celebrity judge Malayalam Asianet
2010 Nanna Haadu Nannadu Host Kannada Zee Kannada
2011 Hairomax Mrs.Kerala Judge Malayalam UT TV
2012 Sakhiyare Sakath Maathu Host Kannada Udaya TV
2013 Amma
2015 Kitchen Galatta Contestant Tamil Sun TV
2018 Comedy Stars Season 2 Judge Malayalam Asianet
Comedy Super Night Herself Flowers TV
2019 Weekend with Ramesh Season 4 Guest Kannada Zee Kannada
2020 Thutta Mutta Participant Udaya TV
2021 Red Carpet Mentor Malayalam Amrita TV
2022 Panam Tharum Padam Participant Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
Jodi No 1 Akhilandeshwari Kannada Zee Kannada
2022 Flowers Oru Kodi Participant Malayalam Flowers TV
2023 enteamma superaa[4] Judge Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama

References

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  1. ^ "Vinaya Prasad: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sharadhaa, A. (4 October 2017). "I love to laugh and make others laugh: Vinaya Prasad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Getting Kannada movie stars to bare their souls". Rediff. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "This video of Vinaya Prasad's troublesome school kid avatar is too cute to be missed!". The Times of India. 29 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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