Prakash (director)

Prakash Veer, also known as Prakash, is a Kannada film director who made commercially successful movies like Milana, Vamshi, Khushi, and more.[1][2]

Career

He entered Kannada film industry renouncing Investment banker job in United Kingdom. He debuted Kannada film industry as a director and script-writer with movie Khushi starring Vijay Raghavendra and continued making four films with Vijay Raghavendra. He directed two popular movies with Puneeth Rajkumar - movie Milana which ran for a year in Kannada theatres, including another hit movie Vamshi.[2][3][4]

He also produced a popular Kannada teleserial Lakumi on his home banner - Jai Mata Combines[Sri Jaimatha Combines].[1][5]

Filmography

Year Film title Notes
2003 Khushi
2005 Rishi

Won - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay

2006 Shree
2007 Milana

Won - Udaya Film Award for Best Director

2008 Vamshi
2009 Gokula
2015 Siddhartha Vinay Rajkumar Debut Film
2017 Tarak
TBA Devil: The Hero Stopped

References

  1. ^ a b "Suvarna to air daily show 'Bombeyatavayya' from 13 December". indiantelevision.com. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012. Jai Mata Combines, a home banner of Kannada film director Prakash. Prakash has made hit movies such as Kushi, Rishi and Milana, as well as a popular Kannada teleserial 'Lakumi'
  2. ^ a b "Prakash's next: Gokula". movies.rediff.com. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2012. Prakash left a cushy job in the UK as an investment banker to come to Bangalore and make "good" film - His movie Milana ran for one year and introduced the talented Parvathi to the Kannada film industry
  3. ^ "'Milana' mounts". indiaglitz.com. 6 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2012. reputed young director Prakash (of Kushi, Rishi and Sri) - Puneeth Rajkumar:Although Prakash is my cousin on the sets he is my director. We have discussed about this film in detail to make it a pukka commercial film.
  4. ^ "Bindaas' Puneet on a roll". rediff.com. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2012. It is an exciting time for Puneet Rajkumar. Not only is his latest Kannada film Bindaas doing well, his last film Milana too, directed by his cousin Prakash, just completed its silver jubilee
  5. ^ "TV industry is bigger than film". rediff.com. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2012. Kannada film director Prakash of Milana fame is testing the waters as a Kannada television producer with Lakumi.- Given that we had a production house, I always knew that I would be associated with films. But I became a director thanks to my mother's belief in me. We were looking for a director for Kushi, for which I had written the script. When we couldn't find anyone suitable, my mother suggested that I do it myself. So here I am today with Kushi, Rishi, Milana and Gokula.