Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020)
was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in
Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
, he came into the limelight with the film ''
Samarasimha Reddy
''Samarasimha Reddy'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by B. Gopal and produced by Chengala Venkat Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the title role alongside Anjala Zaveri, Simran, Sanghavi, with music com ...
'' (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. He acted as an antagonist in several films such as ''
Jayam Manade Raa'' (2000) and ''
Chennakesava Reddy'' (2002). Later in his career, he was also featured in many comic roles.
He died of
cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest CA is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly Circulatory system, circulate around the body and the blood flow to the ...
at his home in
Guntur
Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...
on 8 September 2020, at the age of 74. He was honoured with Special Jury Award (Alexander) for his contribution to
Tollywood at the
16th Santosham Film Awards.
Selected filmography
Telugu films
Tamil films
Kannada films
Hindi films
Awards
*
Nandi Award for Best Villain
The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985:
See also
* Nandi Awards
* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
References
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Villain
A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; Th ...
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Jayam Manadera (2000)
[(in Telugu)]
References
External links
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20th-century Indian male actors
2020 deaths
Telugu comedians
Place of birth missing
Nandi Award winners
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
People from Kurnool district
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
1946 births
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