Nutan Prasad

Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked 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.[1]

Nutan Prasad
Born
Tadinada Varaprasad

12 December 1945
Kaikaluru, Madras Presidency, British India
Died30 March 2011
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2009
AwardsNandi Award

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.[2]

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 "కొత్త దేవుడండీ కొంగొత్త దేవుడండీ", is still popular today.[3] Nutan Prasad costarred with all the generations of heroes.[4] 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 "దేశం చాలా క్లిష్టపరిస్థితిలో ఉంది" (transl. The country is in a very difficult situation) and "నూటొక్క జిల్లాల అందగాడిని" (transl. I am one of the most handsome persons from 101 districts).[5] The latter was adapted as a title for the film Nootokka Jillala Andagadu (2021).[6]

After a major accident on the sets of the movie, Bamma Maata Bangaru Baata, he was confined to wheelchair. 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 met with an accident with his costar, Rajendra Prasad and broke his back.[7] The accident left him paralysed from the waist down and he was confined to wheelchair.

Death

He died after prolonged illness at the age of 65 years on 30 March 2011 in Hyderabad.[8][9]

Awards
Nandi Awards[10]

Filmography

The partial filmography of Nutan Prasad is

YearFilmRoleNotes
1973Andala RamuduGiriFilm debut
1975Muthyala MugguKishtayya
1978Chali Cheemalu
Pranam KhareeduKaranam Bullabbai
1979Kudi YedamaitheDattudu
Cheyyethi Jai Kottu[12]Balwanta Rao
President Peramma[13]
Seethe Ramudaithe[14]Lingam
1980Rajadhi RajuSaitan
Kottapeta RowdyKailasam
Thathayya PremaleelaluThathayya
Pelli Gola[15]Chantibabu
Badai BasaavaiahBadai Basavaiah
1981Minister Mahalakshmi
Srirasthu Subhamasthu
Jathagadu
1982Maro Malupu
Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu
Kayyala Ammayi Kalavari Abbayi[16] Mukkoti
Iddaru KodukuluBabulu
Illantha Sandadi
Tingu Rangadu
Korukunna Mogudu
1983Nijam Chepithe NeramaBalu
Iddaru Kiladilu[17]
Adavallu Aligite
KhaidiMunsiff
Maa Inti Premayanam
Maga Maharaju
Manthrigari Viyyankudu
Lanke Bindelu[18]Inspector Suryam
1984Bobbili BrahmannaMarkandeya Sastry
DandayaatraTukaram
Intiguttu
Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu
RustumChalapathi
DanavuduEega
Raraju
Srivariki PremalekhaBhaskaram
Railu Dopidi[19]Nagendra
Sundari Subbarao
Goonda
Ee Charitra Inkennallu'[20]Bhagavan
1985Palnati Simham[21]Veeranna
Adavi Donga
Agni Parvatam
Chattamtho PoratamJailor Hitler Sharma
Chiranjeevi
Vishakanya[22] Chakara
PuliInspector Shyam
Donga
Ooriki SoggaduPandem Potharaju
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu
Raktha SindhuramDamodaram
Maharaju[23]Gopalam
Pachani KapuramBhujanga Rao
1986Kaliyuga Pandavulu
KirathakuduBaby
Veta
Kaliyuga Krishnudu
Naa Pilupe Prabhanjanam[24]Rambabu
Aakrandana
Poojaku Panikiraani Puvvu
Mama Kodallu Saval
DesoddharakuduNarasimha Naidu
Jayam ManadeVaradarajulu
Jailu PakshiSambaiah
Manchi Manasulu[25]All-In-All Acchaiah
Adavi Raja[26]Nanipandu
1987Aha Naa PellantaSatyanarayana
Samsaram Oka ChadarangamEdmund Samuel
Thene ManasuluMadanagopal
Praja SwamyamJarasandha Rayudu
Dongodochadu[27]Surigadu
DharmapatniNarasimha Murthy
President Gari AbbaiDelhi Babai
Manmadha Leela Kamaraju Gola
Alludu Kosam
Bharatamlo ArjunuduC.I. Keshava Rao
Parashakthi
Rowdy Babai
Collector Gari AbbaiElimudra Ellaiah
Lawyer Bharathi DeviSeelamleni Seetharamaiah
Sahasa SamratPilliganthula Appala Veera Paidi Kondaiah Samantharaju
Dabbevariki Chedu
1988Chuttalabbayi
Maharajasri Mayagadu
Chilipi Dampatulu
Donga KolluBellam Apparao
Khaidi No.786
Rowdy No.1Tiger Nagaraju
Chinnodu Peddodu
Rao Gari IlluTata Rao
Aakhari Poratam
Trinetrudu
Yudda Bhoomi
Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela
Agni Keratalu[28]Nagendra
Bharya Bhartalu[29]
1989VijayPuligolla Parameshwara Rao
Goonda RajyamBhagwan Das
Dorikithe Dongalu
Preminchi Chudu
State RowdyBankamatti Bhaskar Rao
Aakhari Kshanam
Manchi Kutumbam[30]Aadamarapu Atmanandam
Bamma Mata Bangaru Bata
Rudranetra
1990Karthavyam
1991Gang LeaderHome Minister Gali Subba Rao
Viyyala Vari Vindhu
Sarpayagam
1993Abbaigaaru
Aadarsham
1994Kurradhi Kurradu[31]Tandava Krishna
1995Big Boss
Gharana Bullodu
Taj Mahal
1996Prema Prayanam
1997MasterCanteen-in-charge
1998Suryavamsam
2000Nuvvu Vastavani
Azaad
9 Nelalu
Chiru Navvutho
2001Anandam
2002Prema Donga
2003Simhachalam[32]Judge
2004Seenu Vasanthi LakshmiSeenu's father
2005Sadaa Mee Sevalo
2006Valliddari Vayasu Padahare
Photo
2009Raju Maharaju

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