Rajendra Prasad (actor)
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Prasad at the audio launch event of Quick Gun Murugun (2009), sporting his look from the film.
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Gadde Rajendra Prasad 19 July 1956 Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Movie Artist Association (MAA) President |
| Years active | 1977–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Vijaya Chamundeswari |
Gadde Rajendra Prasad (Telugu: గద్దె రాజేంద్ర ప్రసాద్; born 19 July 1956) is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is considered to be one of the finest comic heroes in the Telugu film industry. In 1991, he received Andhra Pradesh state's Nandi Award for Best Actor for Erra Mandaram. And after almost 25 years, he received his second Nandi Award for Best Actor for Aa Naluguru. Additionally, he has also received Honorary doctorate from Andhra University. In 2012, he starred in the medical thriller Dream, for which he won the Royal Reel Award along with director K. Bhavani Shankar at the Canada International Film Festival
He has been honoured with the title "Hasya Kireeti" by the Telugu Alliances of Canada, held at Mississauga. He was also honoured to walk the green carpet at the IIFA film festival held in 2009, marking his performance in the Bollywood film, Quick Gun Murugun. The film was also screened at the London Film Festival, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, the New York Asian Film Festival and in The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
He was elected president of Movie Artist Association (MAA) for two years in April 2015.
A unique characteristic of his acting career is that he played a lot many professions like police, tailor, watch man, conductor, business man, barber etc.
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