Rajendra Prasad

19 Jul, 1956 | Nimakuru, Andhra pradesh

Actor/Producer

Biography

Gadde Rajendra Prasad better known as Rajendra Prasad ,  is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in the Telugu cinema. He was born in a middle class family from Nimmakuru, Krishna District. He acquired an engineering degree from Andhra University but preferred a career in acting. After initial hardships in search of a break in the film industry, he got a role in the movie Sneham. Personal life Prasad was born to Sri Gadde Venkata Narayana and Mother Srimati Manikyambba in a middle-class family from Dondapadu, near Gudivada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Prasad was born in the house of legendary N.T.Rama Rao's. Prasad completed his mainstream education, graduating with a diploma in Ceramic Engineering before entering the film industry. His son recently got married in hyderabad,February 2015. Career During the initial phase of his career he got petty roles but emerged as a very popular comedy actor in the decades of eighties and nineties starting from Vamsy's Ladies Tailor (1985). In his 26 years film carrier he acted in more than 200 Telugu movies and few Tamil movies. He is fondly called the King of Comedy,Natakireeti, Divine Comedian, Rastra Hasyapathi, Andhra Charlie Chaplin & Millennium Family Hero and many more by his fans. MAA Elections Recently Rajendra Prasad competed for MAA ( movie artists association ) secretery elections, and lot controversy occured with Murali Mohan and Jaya Sudha and Won as Maa President 2015 on Jayasudha .