Enreddy Prakash Reddy a.k.a. Om Sai Prakash is a

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

and Telugu film director and producer.

Career

Born in Phirangipuram in

Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the List of urban agglom ...

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, he left Phirangipuram to Chennai with the aim of becoming a film director. He started as an assistant to

Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi Ramakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over the course of his career, he directed more than 100 films across various genres, earning a repu ...

and then charted his own course in direction. He has a trademark of directing films with sentimental and devotional themes. While working in Telugu film '' Sardar Dharmanna'' as associate director, Vishnuvardhan, who acted in the film, encouraged him to come to

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and direct films in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...

. He made his directorial debut in Kannada with ''Sahasa Veera'' (1988). His films in

, such as '' Anna Thangi'', '' Kitturina Huli'', '' Thavarige Baa Thangi'', and '' Golmaal Radhakrishna'', were blockbusters in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based ...

. He directed Maa Inti Aadapoduchu, Amma Leni Puttillu, Kodalu Diddina Kaapuram, Khaidi Garu, Amma Durgamma, Amma Nagamma, Pelli Aadu Choopista, Naga Devatha, etc in Telugu.

Personal life

He is married to Ms Rajamma. His son Sai Krishna Enreddy works as a publicity designer, actor and a director.

Filmography

Director

Actor

*''Bhagwan Sri Sai Baba'' (1993) *''Sri Sai Mahima'' (2000) (Telugu) *''Ramakrishna'' (2004)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Sai Film people from Guntur district Kannada film producers Telugu film directors Film directors from Karnataka Kannada film directors Living people Film producers from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian people Year of birth missing (living people)