A. S. Prakash is an Indian art director and who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is a two-time recipient of the Nandi Award for Best Art Director.
Early life Prakash is a native of Visakhapatnam and completed his post-graduation in Fine Arts from Andhra University. He began his career by assisting art director Nitish Roy and drawing sketches at Ramoji Film City.
Career Prakash made his debut as an independent art director in 2003 with Oka Raju Oka Rani. He gained wider recognition for his elaborate sets in the 2013 blockbuster Mirchi (film).
For the 2016 film Janatha Garage, he designed a massive garage set after researching real garages across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, incorporating over 500 trees and sourcing furniture from Tamil Nadu. This work earned him his second Nandi Award for Best Art Director.
In 2020, Prakash created the grand sets for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. For Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022), his seventh collaboration with Mahesh Babu, he erected eight major indoor sets representing different eras, including a full recreation of a Vizag street in Hyderabad.
Prakash also worked on Waltair Veerayya (2023) and The Family Star (2024). As of 2026, his projects include Vishwambhara and Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi.
Filmography
Year Title Credit 2003 Oka Raju Oka Rani Art Director 2006 Bommarillu Art Director 2007 Dubai Seenu Art Director 2008 King (2008 film) Art Director 2009 Billa (2009 film) Art Director 2011 Dookudu Art Director 2013 Mirchi (film) Art Director 2015 Srimanthudu Art Director 2016 Janatha Garage Art Director 2018 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Art Director 2018 Bharat Ane Nenu Art Director 2019 Chitralahari (film) Art Director 2019 F2: Fun and Frustration Art Director 2019 Vinaya Vidheya Rama Art Director 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Art Director 2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru Art Director 2021 Gaali Sampath Art Director 2021 Krack (film) Art Director 2021 Varudu Kaavalenu Art Director 2022 Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022 film) Art Director 2022 Sarkaru Vaari Paata Production Designer 2022 Bheemla Nayak Production Designer 2022 F3 (film) Production Designer 2023 Waltair Veerayya Production Designer 2023 Veera Simha Reddy Production Designer 2023 Aadikeshava Art Director / Production Designer 2023 Rangabali (film) Art Director 2023 Skanda (film) Production Designer 2023 Bhola Shankar Production Designer 2023 Bro (2023 film) Production Designer 2024 Guntur Kaaram Art Director / Production Designer 2024 The Family Star Art Director / Production Designer 2024 Tillu Square Production Designer 2024 RT4GM Art Director 2025 Akhanda 2: Thaandavam Art Director 2025 They Call Him OG Production Designer 2026 Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Production Designer2026Bhartha Mahasayulaku WignyapthiProduction Designer 2026 Vishwambhara Production Designer
Awards Year Award Film Result 2013 Nandi Award for Best Art Director Mirchi (film) Won 2016 Nandi Award for Best Art Director Janatha Garage Won
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