Tadinada Varaprasad, popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly 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.
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.
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 "Kotta Devudandi", is still popular today. Nutan Prasad costarred with all the generations of heroes. 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 "Desham chala klista paristhiti lo undi" () and "Nootokka jillalaku andagadni" (). The latter was adapted as a title for the film Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (2021).
After a major accident on set of the movie Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata, he was left paralyzed and became a wheelchair user. 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 on the sets of Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata In 1989, while shooting for the film Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata, he had an accident with his costar, Rajendra Prasad and broke his back. The accident left him paralysed from the waist down and he became a wheelchair user for the rest of his life.
Death He died after prolonged illness at the age of 65 years on 30 March 2011 in Hyderabad.
Awards Nandi Awards(in Telugu) Best Supporting Actor–Sundari Subbarao (1984) Best Villain–Praja Swamyam (1987) Best Villain–Nava Bharatam (1988) Best Supporting Actor–Vasundhara (1992) NTR National Award (2005)"Nutan Prasad gets NTR award" The Hindu
Partial filmography + Year Film Role Notes 1973 Andala Ramudu Giri Film debut 1975 Muthyala Muggu Kishtayya 1978 Chali Cheemalu Tmmalapadu Chinapaddayya Pranam Khareedu Karanam Bullabbai 1979 Kudi Yedamaithe Dattudu Cheyyethi Jai Kottu Balwanta Rao President Peramma Peddiraju ChaayaSeethe Ramudaithe Lingam Mande GundeluSamajaniki SavalJaggu 1980 Kottapeta Rowdy Kailasam Thathayya Premaleelalu Thathayya Konte Mogudu Penki PellamAhobilamPelli Gola Chantibabu1981 Srirasthu Subhamasthu Maro KurukshetramPrema NatakamPrem Kumar 1982 Maro Malupu Jagannatha RathachakraluGovardhan Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu Kayyala Ammayi Kalavari AbbayiMukkoti Tingu Rangadu 1983 Iddaru Kiladilu Idhi Kaadu MugimpuPrajapathi RaoRaghuramuduAshtalakshmi Prasanna SiddhanthiKalyana VeenaChattaniki Veyyi KalluMaavullayyaMayagaduBhushanam Khaidi Munsiff Rajkumar Maa Inti Premayanam Maga Maharaju Manthrigari Viyyankudu Lanke BindeluInspector Suryam 1984KoteeswaruduParatparam aka Small Boss Bobbili Brahmanna Markandeya Sastry Intiguttu DanavuduKondaveeti NaguluMuddukrishnaMukkopiBhale RamuduKanaka RaoSeethamma Pelli Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu Dandayatra Rustum Chalapathi Srivariki Premalekha Bhaskaram Railu Dopidi Nagendra Goonda Ee Charitra Inkennallu Bhagavan 1985Palnati SimhamVeeranna KongumudiAnjaneyulu Adavi Donga Illale Devata Agni Parvatam Chattamtho Poratam Jailor Hitler Sharma Chiranjeevi Pala Ramudu Nyayam Meere Cheppali VijethaVisha KanyaNerasthuduKeshava VarmaSri Katna LeelaluNeelakanthamAlaya DeepamBangaru ChilakaBalaram PattabhishekamDongallo Dora Kattula Kondayya Puli Inspector Shyam Donga Raktha Sindhuram Damodaram Maharaju Gopalam Pachani Kapuram Bhujanga Rao 1986 Kaliyuga Pandavulu Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu Kirathakudu Baby Veta Srimathi KanukaPavithra Kaliyuga Krishnudu MagadheeruduKondaveeti RajaPadaharella AmmayiCaptain NagarjunKashmoraPrema GharshanaKrishna Garadi Naa Pilupe PrabhanjanamRambabu Santhi NivasamDesoddharakudu Narasimha Naidu Jayam Manade Varadarajulu Jailu Pakshi Sambaiah Manchi ManasuluAll-In-All Acchaiah Adavi RajaNanipandu 1987Aha Naa PellantaSatyanarayana Samsaram Oka Chadarangam Edmund Samuel Thene ManasuluMadanagopal DongodochaduSurigadu Hanthakudi VetaLawyer Bharathi DeviDaada Dharmapatni Narasimha Murthy President Gari Abbai Delhi Babai Dayamayudu Manmadha Leela Kamaraju Gola Kondala Rao Bharatamlo Arjunudu C.I. Keshava Rao Agni Putrudu Collector Gari Abbai Elimudra Ellaiah Samrat Bhanu Prakash Sahasa Samrat Pilliganthula Appala Veera Paidi Kondaiah Samantharaju Dabbevariki Chedu 1988 Chuttalabbayi Donga Kollu Bellam Apparao Khaidi No.786 Tiragabadda Telugubidda Dr. Chaturvedi Rowdy No.1 Tiger Nagaraju Maa Inti MaharajuRockyRaktha Thilakam Rao Gari Illu Tata Rao BandipotuLawyer RamanaiduChattamto ChadarangamSimhadri Appanna Aakhari Poratam Mugguru Kodukulu Brahma Puthrudu Trinetrudu Yudda Bhoomi Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela Agni Keratalu Nagendra Bharya Bhartalu 1989 Vijay Puligolla Parameshwara Rao Dhruva Nakshatram Mattigaddala Manikyala Rao Preminchi ChooduDavid Gopal RaoAakhari Kshanam Goonda RajyamBhagwan Das Dorikithe DongaluChalaki Mogudu Chadastapu PellamProprietor KrishnaChennapatnam ChinnolluKoko, Konaseema Kodandam Rajakeeya Chadarangam State Rowdy Bankamatti Bhaskar Rao Manchi KutumbamAadamarapu Atmanandam Bamma Mata Bangaru Bata Rudranetra 1990 Karthavyam 1991 Gang Leader Home Minister Gali Subba Rao Surya IPS Sarpayagam 1992 Rowdy Inspector Alexander 1993 Abbaigaaru Aadarsham Sarasaala SoggaduRambanam 1994 Kurradhi Kurradu Tandava Krishna 1995 Big Boss Gharana Bullodu Taj Mahal 1997 Master Canteen-in-charge Thoka Leni Pitta 1998 Suryavamsam KodukuluSri Ramulayya 1999 Mechanic Mavayya Home Minister 2000 Nuvvu Vastavani Azad SivannaNinne Premistha Chiru Navvutho 2001 Anandam Subbu 2002 Parasuram Chandrakanth 2003 Simhachalam Judge 2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi Seenu's father 2005 Youth Babu's father Sadaa Mee Sevalo 2006 Valliddari Vayasu Padahare Marriage registration officer Photo 2009 Raju Maharaju 2011SrimathiKannada film
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