Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Veteran Actor Nutan Prasad No More!!!

I am die hard fan of  Nutan Prasad especially his voice modulation. Once i met him at Ravindra Bharati and I was so happy with talk to him. He spent around one hour with me talking about variuos issues in film industry. Those were the days when i was trying my luck in films. He suggested me to stay away from film industry as i did not have back-up. He advised me to study well and get into a job and  then try luck when i have some source if income regularly other than films.


Paralysed in both his legs during a film shooting (Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata), actor Nutan Prasad who showed remarkable fortitude in times of misfortune and continued his film career despite the blow, died here in Hyderabad on Wednesday 30/03/2011.

The 65-year-old actor, born Thadivada Varaprasad, had been ailing for sometime and died while being rushed to hospital in the morning.

Nutan Prasad who acted in a few hundred movies had begun as a stage artiste before getting a break in films as a villain in 1973. He was born in Kaikalur village in Krishna district.

What endeared him to the masses was his style of dialogue delivery. His dialogue `Desham Chala Klishta Paristhithullo Undi' (the nation is going through difficult times) in the film `Patnam Vachchina Patrivratalu' was a huge hit with Telugu film audiences.

Nutan Prasad was also known as `Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (the most handsome man in 101 districts) for one such dialogue that he uttered in a film.

The comedy-villain had been confined to wheelchair from 1989 when a crane wire snapping during the shooting of `Baamma Mata Bangaru Maata' resulted in an injury to the backbone. As a result, he was paralysed in both his legs.

Undeterred and refusing to reconcile to a hopeless situation, Nutan Prasad continued to act in films and appeared in television shows. He also lent his voice to TV programmes.

Nutan Prasad had also served as secretary of Ravindra Bharati in a nominated post under the Department of Culture. As someone who had admired N T Rama Rao, Nutan Prasad also dabbled in politics aligning himself with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for sometime.

Some of Nutan Prasad's memorable roles was in `Rajadhi Raju' in which he plays Satan and danced for the song `Kothadevudandi Kongothadevudandi'.

He is also remembered for his role in `Muthyala Muggu' and films like `Khaidi', `Magamaharaju', `Srivariki Premalekha' and `Kathanayakudu'.

Nutan Prasad had won a Nandi award for best supporting actor in the film `Sundari Subba Rao' in 1984. He was also a recipient of the prestigious NTR national award.

He is famous for his voice over in Neralu - Ghoralu in Eenadu Television. 

The Telugu film industry condoled the death of Nutan Prasad who had been an inspiration to most artistes for the dedication and committment he had towards his work.

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