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Vinaya Prasad
Born: 22nd Nov 1967 Udupi, India
Dept: Acting
Vinaya Prasad (also credited as Vinaya Prakash) is a popular film and television actress in South India who has primarily featured in Kannada and Malayalam films besides acting in a few Tamil and Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her performances in Aathanka (1993) and Bannada Hejje (2001). The senior actress in her career has shared screen space with Vishnuvardhan, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Ambareesh, Venkatesh, Ananth Nag, Akkineni Nagarjuna, V. Ravichandran, Shivrajkumar, Mahesh Babu, Jr. NTR and others.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 104
Film: 101 (97%)
Television: 3 (3%)
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Filmography
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Mrs. Francis
Original title: 2 കൺട്രീസ്
2015
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Revathy
Original title: அநேகன்
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Madhumitha's Mother
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2014
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2014
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Herself (1 ep.)
Original title: അവതാരം
2014
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Original title: ബാംഗ്ലൂർ ഡെയ്സ്
2014
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Original title: ഉത്സാഹ കമ്മിറ്റി
2014
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Original title: ഓം ശാന്തി ഓശാന
2014
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2013
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2012
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2012
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Original title: ఓ మై ఫ్రెండ్
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Original title: దూకుడు
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Original title: മേരിയ്ക്കുണ്ടൊരു കുഞ്ഞാട്
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Original title: ഒരു ബ്ലാക്ക് & വൈറ്റ് കുടുംബം
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2008
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2008
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Saravanan's Mother
Original title: ಆ ದಿನಗಳು
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2006
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Original title: ರವಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ
2006
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2006
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2005
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Original title: சந்திரமுகி
2005
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Lakshmi Kandaswamy
2004
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Original title: దొంగ - దొంగది
2004
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Vasu's mother
Original title: ಲವ್
2004
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Original title: ഭദ്ര
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1998
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Bhavani
Original title: ಅಂಡಮಾನ್
1998
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Original title: ಲಾಲಿ
1997
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1997
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1997
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Original title: ಮಂಗಳ ಸೂತ್ರ
1997
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Original title: ಬಾಳಿನ ಜ್ಯೋತಿ
1996
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Original title: ಸಿಪಾಯೀ
1996
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Original title: ലലനം
1996
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Sasikala Vijayakumar
Original title: నాయుడుగారి కుటుంబం
1996
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Original title: தாய்க்குலமே தாய்க்குலமே
1995
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1995
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1995
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1994
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Nancy Joseph
1994
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Original title: ಸಾಮ್ರಾಟ್
1994
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Original title: ಕರುಳಿನ ಕೂಗು
1994
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Sharada
Original title: മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ്
1993
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Sreedevi
Original title: ಗುಂಡನ ಮದುವೆ
1993
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Original title: ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯ
1993
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Original title: ಮೈಸೂರು ಜಾಣ
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Original title: ಗೂಂಡಾ ರಾಜ್ಯ
1992
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1991
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Original title: ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ
1991
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Nurse Saraswathi
Original title: മൂക്കില്ലാരാജ്യത്ത്
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Leena
1991
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Original title: പെരുന്തച്ചൻ
1991
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Bhargavi Thampuratti
1990
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1990
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Original title: ಗಣೇಶನ ಮದುವೆ
1990
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Adilakshmi
1986
A film on the life and teachings of Madhavacharya, the renowned teacher and philosopher of the Dvaita school of Vedanta. ... view
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