Nutan Prasad

Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s, and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65.[1]

Nutan Prasad
Born
Tadinada Varaprasad

12 December 1945
Kaikaluru, Madras Presidency, British India
Died30 March 2011
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2009
AwardsNandi Award

Career

In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in about a hundred films in myriad roles ranging from a villain to comedian among others.[2]

Debut and recognition

Nutan Prasad started his acting career with the play Naa Votu in Guntur. His debut movie was Andala Ramudu, starring along with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao in the year 1973. He continued his acting career with movies like Needaleni Aadadi, and his first major break as an actor with potential came from the movie Muthyala Muggu; he acted as a villain along with Rao Gopal Rao.

His acting career reached its peak with the movie Rajadhi Raju in which he acted as Satan. The movie became a hit and the song choreographed on him "కొత్త దేవుడండీ కొంగొత్త దేవుడండీ", is still popular today.[3] Nutan Prasad costarred with all the generations of heroes.[4] He starred in successful movies like Patnam Vachina Pativratalu, Khaidi, Magamaharaju, Srivariki Premalekha, Kathanayakudu, and Aha Naa Pellanta.

Prasad was known for his dialogues like "దేశం చాలా క్లిష్టపరిస్థితిలో ఉంది" (transl. The country is in a very difficult situation) and "నూటొక్క జిల్లాల అందగాడిని" (transl. I am one of the most handsome persons from 101 districts).[5] The latter was adapted as a title for the film Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (2021).[6]

After a major accident on the sets of the movie, Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata, he was confined to wheelchair. He then quit acting in movies fulltime and appeared in guest roles. He also did voiceover and commentary for serials and movies. He dubbed for late Gummadi in Aayanaki Iddaru (1995). Nutan Prasad became the narrator of the hit crime reality show in ETV-2 Neralu Ghoralu. He was appreciated by the Telugu TV audience for his narrative style and voice in Neralu Ghoralu.

Accident during the sets of Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata

In 1989, while shooting for the film Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata, he met with an accident with his costar, Rajendra Prasad and broke his back.[7] The accident left him paralysed from the waist down and was bound to wheelchair.

Death

He died after prolonged illness at the age of 65 years on 30 March 2011 in Hyderabad.[8][9]

Awards
Nandi Awards[10]

Filmography

The partial filmography of Nutan Prasad is :

YearFilmRole
1973Andala Ramudu (debut)Giri
1975Muthyala MugguKishtayya
1978Chali Cheemalu
1978Pranam KhareeduKaranam Bullabbai
1979Kudi YedamaitheDattudu
1979 Cheyyethi Jai Kottu[12] Balwanta Rao
1979 President Peramma[13]
1979 Seethe Ramudaithe[14] Lingam
1980Rajadhi RajuSaitan
1980 Kottapeta Rowdy Kailasam
1980Thathayya PremaleelaluThathayya
1980 Adrushtavanthudu Basavaraju aka Bassu
1981 Srirasthu Subhamasthu[15]
1981 Minister Mahalakshmi[16]
1981 Jathagadu
1982Maro Malupu
1982Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu
1982 Iddaru Kodukulu Babulu
1982Tingu Rangadu
1982 Korukunna Mogudu
1983 Nijam Chepithe Nerama Balu
1983 Iddaru Kiladilu[17]
1983Adavallu Aligite
1983KhaidiMunsiff
1983Maa Inti Premayanam
1983Maga Maharaju
1983Manthrigari Viyyankudu
1984Bobbili BrahmannaSastry
1984 Dandayaatra Tukaram
1984Intiguttu
1984Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu
1984RustumChalapathi
1984 Danavudu Eega
1984Srivariki PremalekhaBhaskaram
1984 Railu Dopidi[18] Nagendra
1984Sundari Subbarao
1984 Ee Charitra Inkennallu[19] Bhagavan
1985 Palnati Simham[20] Veeranna
1985Adavi Donga
1985Agni Parvatam
1985Chattamtho PoratamJailor Hitler Sharma
1985Chiranjeevi
1985Donga
1985 Ooriki Soggadu Pandem Potharaju
1985Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu
1985Raktha SindhuramDamodaram
1985Maharaju[21]Gopalam
1985 Pachani Kapuram Bhujanga Rao
1986Kaliyuga Pandavulu
1986KirathakuduBaby
1986Veta
1986Kaliyuga Krishnudu
1986 Aakrandana
1986 Jayam Manade Varadarajulu
1986 Jailu Pakshi Sambaiah
1986 Manchi Manasulu[22] All-In-All Acchaiah
1987Aha Naa PellantaSatyanarayana
1987Samsaram Oka ChadarangamEdmond Samuel
1987 Thene Manasulu Madanagopal
1987Praja SwamyamJarasandha Rayudu
1987DharmapatniNarasimha Murthy
1987 President Gari Abbai Delhi Babai
1987 Collector Gari Abbai Elimudra Ellaiah
1987 Lawyer Bharathi Devi Seelamleni Seetharamaiah
1987 Sahasa Samrat Pilliganthula Appala Veera Paidi Kondaiah Samantharaju
1988Chuttalabbayi
1988Donga KolluBellam Apparao
1988Khaidi No.786
1988 Rowdy No.1 Tiger Nagaraju
1988 Rao Gari Illu Tata Rao
1988Trinetrudu
1988Yudda Bhoomi
1988Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela
1988 Bharya Bhartalu[23]
1989 Goonda Rajyam Bhagwan Das
1989 Dorikithe Dongalu
1989State RowdyBankamatti Bhaskar Rao
1989Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata
1989 Rudranetra
1990KarthavyamASP Ram Mohan Rao
1991Gang LeaderHome Minister Gali Subba Rao
1991Sarpayagam
1993Abbaigaaru
1994 Kurradhi Kurradu[24] Tandava Krishna
1995Big Boss
1995Gharana Bullodu
1995Taj Mahal
1997MasterCanteen-in-charge
1998Suryavamsam
2000Nuvvu Vastavani
2000Azaad
2000Chiru Navvutho
2001Anandam
2004Seenu Vasanthi LakshmiSeenu's father
2005Sadaa Mee Sevalo
2006Photo
2009Raju Maharaju

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