Vijayendra Prasad

Writing

Vijayendra Prasad

Born

1942-05-27 (84)

Place of birth

Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh

Known for

Writing

Credits

18 titles

Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad (born 27 May 1942) is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. With a career spanning across nearly three decades, his filmography consists of over 25 films as a screenwriter. He is considered to be one of the most successful screenwriters of Indian cinema. He has frequently collaborated with his son, director S. S. Rajamouli, to deliver some of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

Known for

Behind the camera

Bajrangi Bhaijaan poster
7.8

A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

2015

Vāranāsi poster
NR

Follows Rudhra's perilous adventures as ancient Varanasi stands on the brink of catastrophe from a looming asteroid in 2027 CE, unfolding across multiple timelines and distant continents.

Vāranāsi

2027

Mersal poster
7.3

A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?

Mersal

2017

Magadheera poster
7.3

A street-bike racer chances upon a woman and is struck by visions of a past life where they were both star-crossed lovers in a war-ridden kingdom 400 years ago, while the reincarnation of his romantic rival emerges with murderous intent.

Magadheera

2009

Naa Alludu poster
3.8

Karthik seeks revenge after Bhanumati refuses to hire him despite his qualifications. When he vows to marry one of her two daughters, Bhanumati hires a bodyguard for them.

Naa Alludu

2005

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi poster
6.5

Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

2019

Rajanna poster
4.8

The film is set in the Nelakondapalli village of khammam district in Nizam Princely State of Hyderabad of the late 1940s. The feudal society is under the vice-like grip of an aristocratic family and its head, a Dorasani (Shwetha Menon). Mallamma (Baby Annie) is the darling of the village, who is living in perpetual humiliation. They seek solace in her songs. Brought up by Sambayya, an old man, she develops a mysterious attachment to a basil tree which is regarded as holy by the entire village.

Rajanna

2011

Rajanna poster
4.8

The film is set in the Nelakondapalli village of khammam district in Nizam Princely State of Hyderabad of the late 1940s. The feudal society is under the vice-like grip of an aristocratic family and its head, a Dorasani (Shwetha Menon). Mallamma (Baby Annie) is the darling of the village, who is living in perpetual humiliation. They seek solace in her songs. Brought up by Sambayya, an old man, she develops a mysterious attachment to a basil tree which is regarded as holy by the entire village.

Rajanna

2011

Yamadonga poster
6.3

Raja, an orphaned thief, dies while helping a gang in kidnapping a wealthy heiress, Mahi, in exchange of money. He then lands in Yamlok and fights with Yama, the god of death, to get his life back.

Yamadonga

2007

Thalaivii poster
4.6

The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Thalaivii

2021

Samarasimha Reddy poster
5.4

A man claims to be the long-lost brother of three sisters, returning to help improve their lives. His true identity, and the intention behind his scheme, is revealed in a Rayalaseema-set flashback.

Samarasimha Reddy

1999

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pavan Putra Bhaijaan

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rowdy Rathore 2

Sri Krishna 2006 poster
6.0

Venkateshwarulu is madly in love with Indu. His grandmother insists that he have two wives. Later, when Raju and Indu agree to his grandmother's wishes, Raju turns up and claims to be Indu's husband.

Sri Krishna 2006

2006

Srivalli poster
NR

Srivalli is a movie about a neuroscientist Srivalli(title role played by Neha Hinge) who undergoes an experiment about brain wave simulation. The story revolves around the effects and the repercussions she faces once her brain starts reacting to the experiment. Srivalli loses track of the past, present and future unable to distinguish between simulation and reality leading to thrilling circumstances.

Srivalli

2017

Pandu Ranga Vittala poster
NR

Vithala gets married to two women, who are both unaware of each other's existence. He strives hard to keep them happy but encounters various obstacles in his endeavour.

Pandu Ranga Vittala

2005

1770: Ek Sangram poster
NR

Based on Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's iconic Bengali novel "Anandamath". Set in 1770, against the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion when a brotherhood of monks banded together to fight the ruling British East India Company.

1770: Ek Sangram

Sita: The Incarnation poster
NR

The story of Sita, a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic “Ramayana”.

Sita: The Incarnation