Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in

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, and

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films and TV series besides acting in

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language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her performances in ''

Aathanka ''Aathanka'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama thriller film directed by Sai Prakash, and stars Anant Nag and Vinaya Prasad in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Anjana, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sarika. The film depicts the marital l ...

'' (1993) and ''Bannada Hejje'' (2001).

Career

Vinaya Prasad hails from

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district of Karnataka state. Prasad made her film debut with a small role in G. V. Iyer's ''

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'' in 1988. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in ''

Ganeshana Maduve ''Ganeshana Maduve'' () is a 1990 Kannada romantic comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat among others. It was a big box-office hit in its time and is considered to ...

'' opposite

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. The film was a huge success and she went on to act in many more films in not only Kannada but also Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Some of her notable Kannada films include ''Ganeshana Maduve'', '' Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare'', ''

Gauri Ganesha ''Gauri Ganesha'' is a 1991 Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Master Anand, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Ramesh Bhat among others. Anant Nag received Best Acto ...

'', ''Mysore Jaana'' and ''Suryodaya''. She starred in a supporting role in the all-time blockbuster '' Manichitrathazhu'', opposite

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. In Tamil, Prasad has acted as the heroine in the hit movie ''

Thaikulame Thaikulame ''Thaikulame Thaikulame'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film directed by N. Murugesh while the story was written by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Pandiarajan, Urvashi (actress), Urvashi and Vinaya Prasad while Vadivelu, R. Su ...

'' with

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and

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starring. In Telugu, her movies include ''

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'', ''

Donga Dongadi ''Donga Dongadi'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Subramaniam Siva, produced by NV Prasad and Sanam Naga Ashok Kumar under Sri Saideva Productions banner and starring Manoj Manchu and Sadaf while ...

'' and ''

Andhrudu ''Andhrudu'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by ML Kumar Chowdary on Sri Keerthi Creations banner and directed by Paruchuri Murali. Starring Gopichand, Gowri Pandit and music composed by Kalyani Malik. The film was c ...

'', for which her performance won a lot of praise. After a successful career as a lead actress, Prasad switched over to character roles in South Indian films and remains a sought-after actress in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. Prasad is also an effective compere and singer. Prasad has compered several important events like Vasantha Habba in Nrityagram and the annual Dasara procession in Mysore. She has starred in the longest-running and most popular daily soap opera on Malayalam TV, '' Sthree'', which aired from late 1998 to mid 2000 on Asianet television channel. The popularity of this soap made her a household name among Malayalis. In 2006, she returned to the Malayalam small screen to reprise her role as Indu in the sequel to the original ''Sthree'', also named, ''Sthree''.

Personal life

Vinaya is from the Udupi district in

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and was raised in Udupi. In 1988 she married V. R. K Prasad, an award-winning director and editor of Kannada films, who expired at a young age. In 2002 Vinaya married Jyotiprakash and currently resides in Bangalore with her husband and daughter, Prathama Prasad. Jyotiprakash has a son named Jai Atre from his previous marriage who is into film direction and screenwriting in Mumbai.

Filmography

Television

;Serials ;Shows

Awards and nominations

;Awards won *1992-1993:

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was ...

(

) *1999-2000: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (Bannada Hejje) *2007: Asianet television awards for Best Actress (Sthree 2) *2009: Asia Vision Award for Best popular actress in Television (Priyamanasi) *2017:

RED FM Tulu Film Awards The Red FM Tulu Film Awards is an award ceremony for Tulu films presented by Red FM 93.5 radio station. The awards have been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in Tulu Cinema. Awards List *Lifetime Achievement Award - ...

Best supporting actress (Pannoda Bodhcha) *2019: Zee Kannada award for Iconic role of the Year (Paaru) ;Nominated *2011:

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

- Best Supporting Actress -Malayalam ( Marykkundoru Kunjaadu)

References

External links

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