Om Prakash Rao

Om Prakash Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who primarily works in Kannada film industry. He has, till date, directed about 47 films in Kannada language. He rose to fame when a regional channel, TV9 Kannada did a sting operation revealing how Om Prakash Rao casts female actors only if they were willing to give him sexual favors. In spite of these controversies, there are frequent attempts by Kannada media and actors such as Kiccha Sudeepa to give him a platform and normalize his behavior.

N. Om Prakash Rao
Born
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupations
Spouses
  • ​
    (divorced)​
  • Denissaa Prakash
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    ​
    (m. 2002)​
Children4

Career

Om Prakash Rao's successful films such as Lockup Death (1996), Simhada Mari (1997), AK-47 (1999), Huchha and Kalasipalya (2004) have been huge blockbusters in Kannada cinema.

Controversies

Omprakash Rao was beaten up in Srirangapattina. The filmmaker, who was revealed as a director who took advantages of all actresses sexually, was said to have been physically abused for all his wrongdoings. The director couldn't even complete the shooting of his ongoing film. The film was said to have been stalled by angry people. Om Prakash Rao was said to have asked for sexual favours by actresses by offering them some top projects[1]

Omprakash Rao and Guru Deshpande, and producers Diwakar Babu and Rajashekar, were caught on camera luring young girls with the promise of roles in films[2]

Filmography

As director
YearFilm TitleNotes
1994Palegaara
1994Lockup Death
1994Gold Medal
1995Emergency
1997Simhada Mari
1997CBI Durga
1999AK-47
1999A. K. 47Telugu
2001HuchchaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
2001Vande Matharam
2002Ninne Preethisuve
2003ParthaAlso producer
2003Sachi
2004Kalasipalya
2004Sahukara
2005Annavru
2005Ayya
2005Thunta
2006HubliAlso producer
2006MandyaAlso producer
2009Kannadada Kiran Bedi
2009Yodha
2010Sugreeva
2010Huli
2011Prince
2012AK 56
2012Bheema Theeradalli
2012Shiva
2013Election
2014Chandralekha
2015Katte
2018Huccha 2
2020Thrishoolam

As actor
YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2002Dakota ExpressSundar
2003Sachi
2004KanakambariKrishna
2004Aliya Mane TholiyaKrishna
2009AbhayShastri
2009Devru
2010Thipparalli TharlegaluPandu
2010Shourya
2010Swayamvara
2011Dhool
2014Fair & Lovely
2015The ManRavishankar
2016KhananaDr. Narasimha

References
  1. "Om Prakash Rao gets beaten up in Srirangapattina - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Kannada film big shots caught in casting couch sting - India News". India Today. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

External sources


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