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- Birth nameAkkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad Rao
- L.V. Prasad was born on January 17, 1908 in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a director and producer, known for Jai-Vijay (1977), Bidaai (1974) and Jeene Ki Raah (1969). He was married to Soundarya Manoharamma. He died on June 22, 1994.
- SpouseSoundarya Manoharamma(1924 - ?) (1 child)
- Was awarded the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by the Government of India for his life-time contribution to Indian cinema in 1983.
- Was the first person to be awarded the prestigious Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in 1981.
- Acted in Kalidas (1931) - the first Tamil talkie, in Bhakta Prahlada (1932) - the first Telugu talkie, and in The Light of the World (1931) - the first Hindi (Indian) talkie.
- Indian postal department issued a commemorative postal stamp in his honor on September 5, 2006
- Father of A. Ramesh Prasad and grandfather of Sai Prasad.
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